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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
SCLN
2026
DELISTED
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals Inc
SCLN
$618K ﹤0.01%
57,244
+29,728
+108% +$297K
USCR
2027
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
$616K ﹤0.01%
9,409
-20,112
-68% -$1.12M
NHA
2028
DELISTED
Nuveen Municipal 2021 Target Term Fund
NHA
$616K ﹤0.01%
62,133
+37,007
+147% +$371K
CMCO icon
2029
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$465M
$613K ﹤0.01%
22,687
+11,709
+107% +$263K
PRXL
2030
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
$613K ﹤0.01%
9,326
-4,185
-31% -$262K
AVAV icon
2031
AeroVironment
AVAV
$7.57B
$611K ﹤0.01%
+22,773
New +$591K
TRK
2032
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
$611K ﹤0.01%
+28,180
New +$553K
GG
2033
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$611K ﹤0.01%
44,918
+14,458
+47% +$201K
HTH icon
2034
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.29B
$608K ﹤0.01%
20,396
-10,912
-35% -$290K
UTG icon
2035
Reaves Utility Income Fund
UTG
$3.69B
$608K ﹤0.01%
19,811
+921
+5% +$27.4K
RUTH
2036
DELISTED
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
RUTH
$608K ﹤0.01%
33,251
+16,728
+101% +$275K
AUY
2037
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
$608K ﹤0.01%
216,478
+105,505
+95% +$345K
CWBC
2038
Community West Bancshares
CWBC
$678M
$607K ﹤0.01%
+30,421
New +$507K
MTOR
2039
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$605K ﹤0.01%
+48,735
New +$573K
BBVA icon
2040
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
$144B
$604K ﹤0.01%
90,846
+30,347
+50% +$196K
EPAM icon
2041
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$4.69B
$602K ﹤0.01%
+9,361
New +$601K
EVTC icon
2042
Evertec
EVTC
$1.83B
$600K ﹤0.01%
33,807
+4,491
+15% +$74.3K
AAT
2043
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.49B
$598K ﹤0.01%
13,891
-23,515
-63% -$958K
AGG icon
2044
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$596K ﹤0.01%
5,516
+138
+3% +$15.1K
CMTL icon
2045
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$51.8M
$596K ﹤0.01%
+50,331
New +$563K
MGNX icon
2046
MacroGenics
MGNX
$235M
$596K ﹤0.01%
+29,178
New +$734K
PSMT icon
2047
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.75B
$595K ﹤0.01%
7,123
+2,249
+46% +$198K
MQT
2048
DELISTED
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II
MQT
$593K ﹤0.01%
46,263
+11,412
+33% +$150K
NPK icon
2049
National Presto Industries
NPK
$891M
$593K ﹤0.01%
5,572
+2,850
+105% +$265K
FINL
2050
DELISTED
Finish Line
FINL
$593K ﹤0.01%
31,550
-16,725
-35% -$364K

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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.