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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$194M
2
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$188M
3
FXH icon
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
+$156M
4
KHC icon
Kraft Heinz
KHC
+$145M
5
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$143M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$177M
2
KRFT
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
+$157M
3
CTRX
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
+$117M
4
EQIX icon
Equinix
EQIX
+$80.7M
5
ENDP
Endo International plc
ENDP
+$72.7M

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
EBSB
1976
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$472K ﹤0.01%
34,513
+10,739
+45% +$140K
UN
1977
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$472K ﹤0.01%
+11,731
New +$494K
LKFN icon
1978
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.52B
$471K ﹤0.01%
15,633
-8,031
-34% -$226K
STAG icon
1979
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.86B
$470K ﹤0.01%
25,817
-3,004
-10% -$56.6K
HTLF
1980
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$470K ﹤0.01%
12,952
+4,055
+46% +$149K
SHLM
1981
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
$470K ﹤0.01%
14,476
+78
+0.5% +$2.75K
IQI icon
1982
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$526M
$469K ﹤0.01%
38,628
-785
-2% -$9.36K
TEF
1983
DELISTED
Telefonica
TEF
$468K ﹤0.01%
51,555
-372,625
-88% -$3.97M
ABB
1984
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$467K ﹤0.01%
26,436
+331
+1% +$6.45K
ALX
1985
Alexander's
ALX
$1.4B
$466K ﹤0.01%
1,247
+48
+4% +$18.6K
STBZ
1986
DELISTED
State Bank Financial Corporation. Common Stock
STBZ
$464K ﹤0.01%
22,415
-11,525
-34% -$238K
FSP
1987
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$44.8M
$463K ﹤0.01%
43,041
-48,857
-53% -$545K
FNGN
1988
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$463K ﹤0.01%
15,703
-914
-6% -$34.1K
LOGI icon
1989
Logitech
LOGI
$15.2B
$462K ﹤0.01%
35,206
-9,510
-21% -$131K
XIFR
1990
XPLR Infrastructure LP
XIFR
$1.18B
$462K ﹤0.01%
21,215
+658
+3% +$20.6K
PKY
1991
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
$462K ﹤0.01%
29,665
-340,972
-92% -$5.75M
PEBO icon
1992
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.45B
$458K ﹤0.01%
+22,013
New +$482K
OPWR
1993
DELISTED
OPOWER INC COM STK (DE)
OPWR
$457K ﹤0.01%
51,262
-4,822
-9% -$47.8K
AIN icon
1994
Albany International
AIN
$2.14B
$455K ﹤0.01%
15,903
-1,570
-9% -$53.2K
WSBF icon
1995
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$362M
$452K ﹤0.01%
33,553
+1,669
+5% +$21.8K
GABC icon
1996
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.82B
$449K ﹤0.01%
+23,021
New +$450K
GNL icon
1997
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.87B
$446K ﹤0.01%
+16,159
New +$413K
MORE
1998
DELISTED
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.
MORE
$445K ﹤0.01%
47,849
-783
-2% -$7.33K
TY icon
1999
TRI-Continental Corp
TY
$1.86B
$442K ﹤0.01%
22,654
– –
DCOM icon
2000
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.75B
$441K ﹤0.01%
+16,520
New +$444K
78 79
80
81 82

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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.