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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
INSY
2001
DELISTED
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
INSY
$662K ﹤0.01%
+71,971
New +$813K
CCF
2002
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$658K ﹤0.01%
7,877
+4,095
+108% +$311K
CSBK
2003
DELISTED
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
CSBK
$658K ﹤0.01%
38,888
+17,133
+79% +$274K
SXC icon
2004
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$757M
$654K ﹤0.01%
+57,650
New +$613K
CSW
2005
CSW Industrials
CSW
$4.71B
$653K ﹤0.01%
17,730
+9,186
+108% +$312K
BFX
2006
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$649K ﹤0.01%
35,095
+18,133
+107% +$337K
TOWR
2007
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$648K ﹤0.01%
22,843
+11,360
+99% +$286K
OFG icon
2008
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.21B
$645K ﹤0.01%
49,238
+25,368
+106% +$305K
IPXL
2009
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
$644K ﹤0.01%
+48,578
New +$830K
NEV
2010
DELISTED
NUVEEN ENHANCED MUNICIPAL VALUE FUND
NEV
$642K ﹤0.01%
45,878
+14,505
+46% +$212K
VTI icon
2011
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$654B
$638K ﹤0.01%
+5,531
New +$622K
RGP icon
2012
Resources Connection
RGP
$129M
$637K ﹤0.01%
33,102
+13,400
+68% +$215K
CSIQ icon
2013
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$906M
$633K ﹤0.01%
51,994
-3,480
-6% -$45.5K
NYT icon
2014
New York Times
NYT
$11.6B
$633K ﹤0.01%
47,605
-4,163
-8% -$51.5K
USDU icon
2015
WisdomTree Bloomberg US Dollar Bullish Fund
USDU
$472M
$633K ﹤0.01%
22,645
+1,982
+10% +$54.1K
BTA
2016
DELISTED
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
BTA
$630K ﹤0.01%
55,831
+17,345
+45% +$200K
OME
2017
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
$630K ﹤0.01%
25,158
-1,511
-6% -$35.7K
PGTI
2018
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$629K ﹤0.01%
54,938
+28,333
+106% +$309K
LMBS icon
2019
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF
LMBS
$6.32B
$627K ﹤0.01%
+12,013
New +$631K
REX icon
2020
REX American Resources
REX
$1.46B
$627K ﹤0.01%
38,082
+19,620
+106% +$291K
IL
2021
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
$626K ﹤0.01%
46,308
+996
+2% +$11.1K
CORE
2022
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
$625K ﹤0.01%
14,502
+8,206
+130% +$303K
JBSS icon
2023
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$949M
$623K ﹤0.01%
+8,856
New +$544K
RLI icon
2024
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.68B
$618K ﹤0.01%
19,592
-22,152
-53% -$686K
VPL icon
2025
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.05B
$618K ﹤0.01%
10,638
+105
+1% +$6.25K

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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.