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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
LMT icon
176
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$134B
$41.6M 0.12%
166,338
+20,054
+14% +$5.01M
CRL icon
177
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$10.9B
$41.6M 0.12%
545,512
+24,267
+5% +$1.84M
LNT icon
178
Alliant Energy
LNT
$19.4B
$41.5M 0.12%
1,095,766
+227,760
+26% +$8.41M
JNJ icon
179
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$634B
$41.4M 0.12%
359,324
-37,992
-10% -$4.39M
WFM
180
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$41.3M 0.12%
1,343,049
-405,777
-23% -$12.2M
COP icon
181
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$41.1M 0.12%
820,354
-140,146
-15% -$6.46M
GRPN icon
182
Groupon
GRPN
$980M
$40.6M 0.12%
612,052
+207,906
+51% +$17.5M
WKC icon
183
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.96B
$40.6M 0.12%
885,071
+96,996
+12% +$4.32M
MDRX
184
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$40.4M 0.12%
3,957,937
+90,433
+2% +$1.03M
FLO icon
185
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.64B
$39.9M 0.12%
1,999,217
-301,662
-13% -$4.96M
GILD icon
186
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$161B
$39.7M 0.12%
554,804
+59,159
+12% +$4.4M
CELG
187
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$39.6M 0.12%
341,766
+26,932
+9% +$3M
RSG icon
188
Republic Services
RSG
$66.7B
$39.5M 0.12%
693,065
+126,425
+22% +$6.78M
SJM icon
189
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.6B
$39.3M 0.12%
306,858
+60,201
+24% +$7.8M
BMRN icon
190
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.5B
$39.3M 0.12%
474,062
+122,469
+35% +$10.5M
SYF icon
191
Synchrony
SYF
$23.7B
$39.2M 0.12%
1,081,919
+48,756
+5% +$1.56M
ILMN icon
192
Illumina
ILMN
$29.4B
$38.9M 0.12%
312,366
+91,965
+42% +$12.4M
ESRX
193
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$38.9M 0.12%
565,328
+114,833
+25% +$8.23M
XEC
194
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$38.8M 0.12%
285,580
+14,316
+5% +$1.92M
BAX icon
195
Baxter International
BAX
$11.6B
$38.5M 0.11%
869,132
-98,035
-10% -$4.53M
WWAV
196
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$38.3M 0.11%
689,497
-1,292,636
-65% -$70.8M
WEB
197
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$38M 0.11%
1,796,145
+160,828
+10% +$2.73M
CNX icon
198
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.85B
$37.9M 0.11%
2,493,377
+1,095,492
+78% +$17.3M
CMI icon
199
Cummins
CMI
$91.7B
$37.7M 0.11%
275,758
+23,243
+9% +$3.11M
EGHT icon
200
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$247M
$37.3M 0.11%
2,608,842
+33,204
+1% +$481K

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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.