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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.23%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
AUM
$33.6B
AUM Growth
+$98.9M
Cap. Flow
-$672M
Cap. Flow %
-2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.62%
Holding
2,602
New
301
Increased
1,225
Reduced
883
Closed
189

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.21%
2 Financials 9.87%
3 Industrials 9.87%
4 Communication Services 9.15%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
MBT
1826
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
$992K ﹤0.01%
108,941
-15,257
-12% -$123K
EQY
1827
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$990K ﹤0.01%
32,265
-59,746
-65% -$1.75M
VAC icon
1828
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$3.24B
$985K ﹤0.01%
11,604
-2,630
-18% -$198K
MBVT
1829
DELISTED
Merchants Bancshares Inc
MBVT
$985K ﹤0.01%
+18,181
New +$818K
NVG icon
1830
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund
NVG
$2.65B
$984K ﹤0.01%
68,055
-9,706
-12% -$142K
BLKB icon
1831
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.5B
$983K ﹤0.01%
15,360
-17,229
-53% -$1.1M
SFLY
1832
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$981K ﹤0.01%
19,549
+11,978
+158% +$581K
BNFT
1833
DELISTED
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
$969K ﹤0.01%
32,618
+4,511
+16% +$144K
HSBC icon
1834
HSBC
HSBC
$355B
$968K ﹤0.01%
26,683
-40,466
-60% -$1.43M
ATRO icon
1835
Astronics
ATRO
$3.45B
$966K ﹤0.01%
+39,388
New +$1.04M
HNP
1836
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
$966K ﹤0.01%
37,099
+420
+1% +$10.4K
BIT icon
1837
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
BIT
$696M
$964K ﹤0.01%
58,509
+13,915
+31% +$229K
DFP
1838
Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund
DFP
$423M
$964K ﹤0.01%
40,540
ATCO
1839
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
$964K ﹤0.01%
105,447
+31,215
+42% +$331K
KERX
1840
DELISTED
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc
KERX
$962K ﹤0.01%
+164,181
New +$897K
HBI
1841
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$960K ﹤0.01%
+44,513
New +$1.06M
AMBA icon
1842
Ambarella
AMBA
$2.99B
$958K ﹤0.01%
17,689
+10,665
+152% +$643K
OIS icon
1843
Oil States International
OIS
$522M
$958K ﹤0.01%
24,564
+1,390
+6% +$47.2K
MTSI icon
1844
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$20.4B
$954K ﹤0.01%
+20,611
New +$900K
RBS.PRL.CL
1845
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$954K ﹤0.01%
40,000
+13,135
+49% +$325K
HTHT icon
1846
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$12.4B
$953K ﹤0.01%
73,500
-58,992
-45% -$695K
NZF icon
1847
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund
NZF
$2.4B
$953K ﹤0.01%
67,422
-8,877
-12% -$128K
HQL
1848
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
HQL
$585M
$952K ﹤0.01%
56,029
+5,120
+10% +$89.9K
MYI icon
1849
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
MYI
$709M
$951K ﹤0.01%
69,683
+15,840
+29% +$221K
QUNR
1850
DELISTED
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
QUNR
$951K ﹤0.01%
31,578
-2,839
-8% -$84.4K

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,602 positions worth $33.6B, up 0.3% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 filing shows 301 new, 1,225 increased, 883 reduced and 189 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M. The largest sale was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $627M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2016, an estimated $62.3M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF, cutting an estimated $172M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $627M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $33.6B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 301 new positions and closed 189 in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.3% quarter-over-quarter to $33.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 6 Feb 2017.