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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
CAVM
1926
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$581K ﹤0.01%
+9,472
New +$631K
ABCB icon
1927
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.89B
$580K ﹤0.01%
20,176
-7,073
-26% -$192K
KWR icon
1928
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.63B
$580K ﹤0.01%
7,520
-591
-7% -$48.9K
IRBT
1929
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
$578K ﹤0.01%
19,851
-1,434
-7% -$43.6K
CW icon
1930
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$27.7B
$576K ﹤0.01%
9,235
-9,612
-51% -$647K
FSTR icon
1931
Foster
FSTR
$443M
$576K ﹤0.01%
46,874
-12,371
-21% -$276K
UTEK
1932
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
$576K ﹤0.01%
+35,942
New +$599K
CBF
1933
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
$567K ﹤0.01%
18,760
+5,795
+45% +$174K
FIZZ icon
1934
National Beverage
FIZZ
$2.87B
$565K ﹤0.01%
+36,786
New +$471K
CIVI
1935
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
$564K ﹤0.01%
1,243
+486
+64% +$452K
CSG
1936
DELISTED
CHAMBERS STR PPTYS COM
CSG
$563K ﹤0.01%
86,687
-6,487
-7% -$46.3K
UAL icon
1937
United Airlines
UAL
$38.4B
$560K ﹤0.01%
10,551
-102,531
-91% -$5.78M
CPF icon
1938
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$997M
$559K ﹤0.01%
26,648
-17,301
-39% -$381K
ETX
1939
Eaton Vance Municipal Income 2028 Term Trust
ETX
$202M
$559K ﹤0.01%
32,276
-494
-2% -$8.52K
HASI icon
1940
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$4.9B
$558K ﹤0.01%
32,396
-3,389
-9% -$65.7K
VICR icon
1941
Vicor
VICR
$9.62B
$558K ﹤0.01%
54,724
-173,981
-76% -$1.81M
NIO
1942
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY FUND INC
NIO
$558K ﹤0.01%
39,580
-21,184
-35% -$294K
MFL
1943
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND
MFL
$554K ﹤0.01%
39,203
-755
-2% -$10.6K
FNX icon
1944
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FNX
$1.38B
$546K ﹤0.01%
11,360
NMZ icon
1945
Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund
NMZ
$2.2B
$546K ﹤0.01%
41,098
-705
-2% -$9.42K
TNC icon
1946
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.5B
$544K ﹤0.01%
9,675
-944
-9% -$56.1K
LUV icon
1947
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22.1B
$541K ﹤0.01%
14,223
-417,313
-97% -$15.4M
NX icon
1948
Quanex
NX
$854M
$537K ﹤0.01%
+29,536
New +$579K
SMMU icon
1949
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
SMMU
$1.14B
$535K ﹤0.01%
10,634
-128
-1% -$6.44K
SONC
1950
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$532K ﹤0.01%
23,192
-42,674
-65% -$1.18M

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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.