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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
TEF
1951
DELISTED
Telefonica
TEF
$771K ﹤0.01%
103,738
+63,707
+159% +$466K
POLY
1952
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$768K ﹤0.01%
14,027
-5,478
-28% -$287K
CLD
1953
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
$765K ﹤0.01%
+136,304
New +$823K
RIO icon
1954
Rio Tinto
RIO
$148B
$760K ﹤0.01%
19,772
-828
-4% -$30.4K
ECPG icon
1955
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.93B
$759K ﹤0.01%
26,492
+13,566
+105% +$332K
FOE
1956
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$756K ﹤0.01%
52,725
+6,649
+14% +$94.3K
GEF icon
1957
Greif
GEF
$4.47B
$753K ﹤0.01%
14,683
-1,859
-11% -$94.5K
AHRT
1958
AH Realty Trust
AHRT
$534M
$752K ﹤0.01%
51,634
+17,525
+51% +$243K
KAI icon
1959
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
$752K ﹤0.01%
12,288
+6,309
+106% +$363K
SAFE
1960
Safehold
SAFE
$1.19B
$752K ﹤0.01%
12,484
-4,444
-26% -$253K
RYAM icon
1961
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$565M
$751K ﹤0.01%
48,573
+24,914
+105% +$347K
USNA icon
1962
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$394M
$751K ﹤0.01%
12,269
+5,861
+91% +$382K
ABM icon
1963
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.8B
$749K ﹤0.01%
18,341
+1,440
+9% +$58.6K
CUB
1964
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$749K ﹤0.01%
15,616
-8,631
-36% -$396K
ING icon
1965
ING
ING
$93.8B
$739K ﹤0.01%
52,391
+2,759
+6% +$37.2K
UHT
1966
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$608M
$739K ﹤0.01%
11,271
-7,764
-41% -$467K
NOVT icon
1967
Novanta
NOVT
$5.04B
$738K ﹤0.01%
35,144
+18,122
+106% +$345K
TBBK icon
1968
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.79B
$734K ﹤0.01%
93,337
+51,050
+121% +$365K
KBAL
1969
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$734K ﹤0.01%
41,814
+21,456
+105% +$315K
VGM icon
1970
Invesco Trust Investment Grade Municipals
VGM
$549M
$732K ﹤0.01%
57,394
+8,965
+19% +$117K
ITM icon
1971
VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF
ITM
$2.14B
$730K ﹤0.01%
15,748
-2,403
-13% -$114K
VGK icon
1972
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30B
$729K ﹤0.01%
15,208
+331
+2% +$15.6K
SUM
1973
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
$729K ﹤0.01%
31,582
-4,696
-13% -$98.5K
PRDO icon
1974
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$1.9B
$728K ﹤0.01%
72,185
+37,206
+106% +$324K
BGC
1975
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
$726K ﹤0.01%
38,118
+4,482
+13% +$75.5K

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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.