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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
-7.69%
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
$34.5B
AUM Growth
-$4.01B
Cap. Flow
-$289M
Cap. Flow %
-0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.9%
Holding
2,436
New
206
Increased
835
Reduced
1,204
Closed
183

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.83%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
3 Technology 10.24%
4 Consumer Staples 9.47%
5 Communication Services 7.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
IBB icon
1901
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.31B
$620K ﹤0.01%
6,132
-135
-2% -$16.2K
CHSP
1902
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
$620K ﹤0.01%
23,797
-21,767
-48% -$658K
VRE
1903
DELISTED
Veris Residential
VRE
$619K ﹤0.01%
32,773
-789
-2% -$15.5K
BANF icon
1904
BancFirst
BANF
$3.92B
$616K ﹤0.01%
19,526
+6,116
+46% +$192K
GSBC icon
1905
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$863M
$614K ﹤0.01%
14,190
+8,245
+139% +$342K
QTS
1906
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
$612K ﹤0.01%
14,016
+2,006
+17% +$81.9K
COHU icon
1907
Cohu
COHU
$2.39B
$611K ﹤0.01%
61,930
-1,503
-2% -$15.8K
TOWN icon
1908
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.35B
$611K ﹤0.01%
32,414
+10,233
+46% +$183K
KOPN icon
1909
Kopin
KOPN
$663M
$607K ﹤0.01%
+193,357
New +$590K
COBZ
1910
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$606K ﹤0.01%
46,548
+28,877
+163% +$372K
HYMB icon
1911
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.07B
$603K ﹤0.01%
21,296
+390
+2% +$10.9K
EFSC icon
1912
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.41B
$601K ﹤0.01%
+23,894
New +$572K
EPAY
1913
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$600K ﹤0.01%
+23,986
New +$640K
CCOI icon
1914
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$594M
$599K ﹤0.01%
22,039
-4,403
-17% -$130K
FCF icon
1915
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.12B
$599K ﹤0.01%
65,906
-88,305
-57% -$809K
NYRT
1916
DELISTED
New York REIT, Inc.
NYRT
$598K ﹤0.01%
5,948
-445
-7% -$44.7K
ROIC
1917
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$597K ﹤0.01%
36,114
-114,835
-76% -$1.9M
JACK icon
1918
Jack in the Box
JACK
$278M
$595K ﹤0.01%
7,724
-14,088
-65% -$1.2M
MCHB
1919
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.47B
$593K ﹤0.01%
25,670
+5,866
+30% +$132K
ICF icon
1920
iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF
ICF
$2.12B
$590K ﹤0.01%
12,730
+1,152
+10% +$53.6K
SRDX
1921
DELISTED
Surmodics
SRDX
$589K ﹤0.01%
26,989
-33,188
-55% -$779K
CUB
1922
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$588K ﹤0.01%
14,029
-26,871
-66% -$1.16M
DTSI
1923
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$584K ﹤0.01%
21,879
-68,932
-76% -$1.93M
AAT
1924
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.49B
$583K ﹤0.01%
14,269
-16,475
-54% -$663K
BUI icon
1925
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
BUI
$740M
$581K ﹤0.01%
35,739
-12,577
-26% -$224K

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,436 positions worth $34.5B, down 10% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 filing shows 206 new, 835 increased, 1,204 reduced and 183 closed positions. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M. The largest sale was Booking.com, an estimated $177M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, down from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q3 2015, an estimated $194M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $177M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $157M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $34.5B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 206 new positions and closed 183 in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 10% quarter-over-quarter to $34.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.