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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
+2.25%
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
$31.1B
AUM Growth
-$7.4B
Cap. Flow
-$6.73B
Cap. Flow %
-21.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.54%
Holding
2,405
New
176
Increased
678
Reduced
1,352
Closed
195

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 11.24%
2 Consumer Staples 11.04%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
4 Healthcare 9.7%
5 Communication Services 8.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
OKSB
2076
DELISTED
Southwest Bancorp Inc/OK
OKSB
$288K ﹤0.01%
19,159
-5,261
-22% -$82.8K
SNCR
2077
DELISTED
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
$287K ﹤0.01%
+987
New +$257K
RKUS
2078
DELISTED
RUCKUS WIRELESS INC COM STK (DE)
RKUS
$287K ﹤0.01%
+29,206
New +$270K
EBF icon
2079
Ennis
EBF
$546M
$277K ﹤0.01%
14,189
-312
-2% -$6.08K
GLBL
2080
DELISTED
TerraForm Global, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GLBL
$276K ﹤0.01%
+116,037
New +$403K
MSEX icon
2081
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$1.05B
$275K ﹤0.01%
8,911
-197
-2% -$5.59K
CBZ icon
2082
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.29B
$273K ﹤0.01%
27,019
-877
-3% -$8.89K
KAI icon
2083
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
$268K ﹤0.01%
5,926
-130
-2% -$5.15K
VRTS icon
2084
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.11B
$268K ﹤0.01%
3,430
-21,529
-86% -$1.93M
MOD icon
2085
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$12.8B
$265K ﹤0.01%
24,091
-531
-2% -$4.5K
FCB
2086
DELISTED
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.
FCB
$264K ﹤0.01%
+7,927
New +$253K
LDR
2087
DELISTED
Landauer Inc
LDR
$264K ﹤0.01%
7,972
-28,786
-78% -$862K
RSE
2088
DELISTED
ROUSE PPTYS INC COM (DE)
RSE
$261K ﹤0.01%
14,215
-337
-2% -$5.81K
CNXN icon
2089
PC Connection
CNXN
$2.05B
$260K ﹤0.01%
10,072
-209
-2% -$4.77K
EZU icon
2090
iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF
EZU
$9.41B
$258K ﹤0.01%
7,500
GPX
2091
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
$256K ﹤0.01%
9,360
-207
-2% -$5.04K
CBR
2092
DELISTED
CIBER Inc.
CBR
$256K ﹤0.01%
+121,413
New +$310K
HEOP
2093
DELISTED
Heritage Oaks Bancorp
HEOP
$256K ﹤0.01%
32,898
-8,780
-21% -$65.6K
KBR icon
2094
KBR
KBR
$4.68B
$255K ﹤0.01%
16,450
GSIG
2095
DELISTED
GSI GROUP INC COM STK (CDA)
GSIG
$244K ﹤0.01%
17,202
-379
-2% -$4.86K
AGX icon
2096
Argan
AGX
$7.98B
$243K ﹤0.01%
6,912
-42,913
-86% -$1.35M
MNR
2097
DELISTED
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp
MNR
$243K ﹤0.01%
20,409
+1,310
+7% +$14.1K
AROW icon
2098
Arrow Financial
AROW
$652M
$241K ﹤0.01%
+11,498
New +$240K
SP
2099
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$238K ﹤0.01%
9,899
-298
-3% -$6.89K
BFS
2100
Saul Centers
BFS
$875M
$236K ﹤0.01%
4,447
-11,309
-72% -$568K

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,405 positions worth $31.1B, down 19% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors withdrew a net $6.73B in Q1 2016, closing 195 positions and reducing 1,352 holdings. Its most notable exit was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, an estimated $1.21B position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 11% of assets, up from 10% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, First Trust Advisors opened a new position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund worth $694M.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2016 buy was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 26,726,348 shares worth $694M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Mondelez International in Q1 2016, an estimated $111M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $232M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $1.21B.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $31.1B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 176 new positions and closed 195 in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 19% quarter-over-quarter to $31.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 10 May 2016.