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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
+4.08%
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
$31.8B
AUM Growth
+$625M
Cap. Flow
-$236M
Cap. Flow %
-0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.3%
Holding
2,505
New
295
Increased
1,011
Reduced
958
Closed
236

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$105M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$92.4M
3
BG icon
Bunge Global
BG
+$79M
4
S
Sprint Corporation
S
+$75.3M
5
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$68.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$133M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$104M
3
KDP icon
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
+$97.6M
4
NRG icon
NRG Energy
NRG
+$90.7M
5
KR icon
Kroger
KR
+$85.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 11.5%
2 Consumer Staples 11.23%
3 Healthcare 9.39%
4 Communication Services 9.16%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.06%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
FCPT icon
1951
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.86B
$511K ﹤0.01%
24,809
+6,196
+33% +$117K
CENT icon
1952
Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
$2.74B
$508K ﹤0.01%
27,823
-85,101
-75% -$1.24M
ATI icon
1953
ATI
ATI
$27B
$504K ﹤0.01%
39,548
+14,890
+60% +$213K
HSTM icon
1954
HealthStream
HSTM
$793M
$500K ﹤0.01%
+18,836
New +$443K
SXT icon
1955
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.4B
$500K ﹤0.01%
+7,032
New +$476K
IRWD icon
1956
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$611M
$497K ﹤0.01%
+45,413
New +$444K
PSMT icon
1957
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.75B
$495K ﹤0.01%
+5,285
New +$459K
RDWR icon
1958
Radware
RDWR
$1.24B
$495K ﹤0.01%
43,991
-8,965
-17% -$101K
GOLD
1959
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
$495K ﹤0.01%
4,418
+926
+27% +$85.9K
ROCK icon
1960
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.34B
$494K ﹤0.01%
15,634
-103,327
-87% -$2.97M
STE icon
1961
Steris
STE
$20.9B
$493K ﹤0.01%
7,176
-66,281
-90% -$4.64M
SJM icon
1962
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.6B
$491K ﹤0.01%
3,221
-117,548
-97% -$15.6M
MTSC
1963
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$487K ﹤0.01%
11,100
+4,747
+75% +$239K
BHP icon
1964
BHP
BHP
$213B
$485K ﹤0.01%
19,053
-1,230
-6% -$30.6K
HTB
1965
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$818M
$484K ﹤0.01%
26,155
-559
-2% -$10.4K
AORT icon
1966
Artivion
AORT
$1.23B
$482K ﹤0.01%
40,819
+11,803
+41% +$139K
TNET icon
1967
TriNet
TNET
$2.84B
$482K ﹤0.01%
+23,186
New +$425K
ARIA
1968
DELISTED
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARIA
$481K ﹤0.01%
+65,108
New +$488K
HYMB icon
1969
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.07B
$477K ﹤0.01%
15,944
-1,078
-6% -$31.5K
BNFT
1970
DELISTED
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
$476K ﹤0.01%
+12,474
New +$454K
GBNK
1971
DELISTED
Guaranty Bancorp
GBNK
$474K ﹤0.01%
28,399
-857
-3% -$13.8K
ADTN icon
1972
Adtran
ADTN
$798M
$473K ﹤0.01%
25,350
+14,853
+141% +$283K
BGC
1973
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
$473K ﹤0.01%
37,208
-686
-2% -$9.47K
HYG icon
1974
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$16.3B
$471K ﹤0.01%
5,557
-11,410
-67% -$948K
CNOB icon
1975
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.63B
$468K ﹤0.01%
29,804
+993
+3% +$16K

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,505 positions worth $31.8B, up 2% from $31.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2016 filing shows 295 new, 1,011 increased, 958 reduced and 236 closed positions. Its largest new stake was ITC HOLDINGS CORP: 1,321,282 shares worth $61.9M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $133M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2016 buy was ITC HOLDINGS CORP: 1,321,282 shares worth $61.9M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Verizon in Q2 2016, an estimated $105M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $133M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited EP Energy Corporation in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $36.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $31.8B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 295 new positions and closed 236 in Q2 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 2% quarter-over-quarter to $31.8B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 4 Aug 2016.