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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
TJX icon
176
TJX Companies
TJX
$171B
$39.2M 0.12%
1,015,412
+383,402
+61% +$14.6M
CL icon
177
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.4B
$39.1M 0.12%
534,708
+367,393
+220% +$26.2M
GPC icon
178
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17B
$39M 0.12%
385,448
+232,360
+152% +$22.5M
ANET icon
179
Arista Networks
ANET
$220B
$38.6M 0.12%
9,603,856
-1,754,224
-15% -$7.45M
HAS icon
180
Hasbro
HAS
$12.5B
$38.5M 0.12%
458,770
+377,471
+464% +$32M
OII icon
181
Oceaneering
OII
$5.07B
$38.5M 0.12%
1,289,687
+429,053
+50% +$14M
NVR icon
182
NVR
NVR
$17.1B
$38.5M 0.12%
21,602
+2,558
+13% +$4.37M
LLTC
183
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$38.4M 0.12%
826,240
+164,973
+25% +$7.54M
ESRX
184
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$38.2M 0.12%
504,276
+184,172
+58% +$13.5M
NVAX icon
185
Novavax
NVAX
$1.24B
$38.2M 0.12%
262,409
+29,165
+13% +$3.34M
MET icon
186
MetLife
MET
$60.3B
$38.1M 0.12%
1,074,242
+726,582
+209% +$28.3M
CLX icon
187
Clorox
CLX
$11.5B
$37.7M 0.12%
272,175
-524,911
-66% -$68.1M
NBR icon
188
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.23B
$37.3M 0.12%
74,292
+57,808
+351% +$27.3M
WLL
189
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$37.1M 0.12%
13,340
+5,907
+79% +$19.5M
CNC icon
190
Centene
CNC
$31.2B
$36.8M 0.12%
1,032,276
-624,962
-38% -$19.6M
F icon
191
Ford
F
$57.2B
$36.8M 0.12%
2,930,522
+809,713
+38% +$10.7M
LKQ icon
192
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.57B
$36.7M 0.12%
1,159,248
+527,055
+83% +$17.1M
ETR icon
193
Entergy
ETR
$53.9B
$36.6M 0.12%
900,370
+431,734
+92% +$16.6M
HCA icon
194
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$83.9B
$36.5M 0.11%
473,948
+388,296
+453% +$30.7M
QGENF
195
DELISTED
QIAGEN NV
QGENF
$36.4M 0.11%
1,671,136
+284,995
+21% +$6.22M
GRPN icon
196
Groupon
GRPN
$998M
$36.3M 0.11%
558,086
+148,835
+36% +$11M
ORLY icon
197
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$71.5B
$36.3M 0.11%
2,005,905
+174,915
+10% +$3.09M
DD icon
198
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
$36.1M 0.11%
286,786
-23,649
-8% -$3.11M
UNH icon
199
UnitedHealth
UNH
$382B
$36.1M 0.11%
255,628
-66,470
-21% -$8.86M
VRTX icon
200
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$122B
$35.8M 0.11%
416,561
-17,404
-4% -$1.5M

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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.