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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
PKE icon
2201
Park Aerospace
PKE
$745M
$398K ﹤0.01%
21,327
+10,988
+106% +$187K
NIQ
2202
DELISTED
NUVEEN INTERMEDIATE DURATION QUALITY MUNICIPAL TERM FUND
NIQ
$396K ﹤0.01%
32,166
+7,270
+29% +$92.7K
PDLI
2203
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
$393K ﹤0.01%
185,610
+95,628
+106% +$267K
THC icon
2204
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$20.1B
$392K ﹤0.01%
26,414
-158,646
-86% -$2.85M
FARM
2205
DELISTED
Farmer Brothers
FARM
$391K ﹤0.01%
+10,643
New +$360K
VBTX
2206
DELISTED
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
$389K ﹤0.01%
+14,570
New +$300K
BFK
2207
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
BFK
$386K ﹤0.01%
27,886
+6,640
+31% +$95.1K
SIMO icon
2208
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.19B
$386K ﹤0.01%
9,092
-456
-5% -$20.8K
IJS icon
2209
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$8.11B
$384K ﹤0.01%
5,488
-594
-10% -$38.9K
IQNT
2210
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
$382K ﹤0.01%
16,653
-2,281
-12% -$46.9K
MGI
2211
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
$380K ﹤0.01%
32,134
+16,446
+105% +$154K
TPCO
2212
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
$380K ﹤0.01%
27,365
+14,103
+106% +$196K
MBUU icon
2213
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$544M
$379K ﹤0.01%
+19,870
New +$335K
FNGN
2214
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$378K ﹤0.01%
+10,284
New +$331K
AGN
2215
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$377K ﹤0.01%
+1,794
New +$372K
SCMP
2216
DELISTED
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
SCMP
$377K ﹤0.01%
27,824
+5,167
+23% +$72.1K
PRFT
2217
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$376K ﹤0.01%
21,512
-13,511
-39% -$247K
POWL icon
2218
Powell Industries
POWL
$8.46B
$374K ﹤0.01%
+28,740
New +$380K
CRS icon
2219
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$30B
$370K ﹤0.01%
10,222
+2,247
+28% +$83.4K
PACB icon
2220
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$422M
$370K ﹤0.01%
+97,396
New +$708K
CCS icon
2221
Century Communities
CCS
$2B
$362K ﹤0.01%
+17,218
New +$357K
TS icon
2222
Tenaris
TS
$29.1B
$360K ﹤0.01%
10,093
-17,682
-64% -$553K
BAF
2223
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME INVESTMENT QUALITY TRUST
BAF
$360K ﹤0.01%
+25,216
New +$365K
FCH
2224
DELISTED
Felcor Lodging Trust
FCH
$360K ﹤0.01%
44,977
-21,562
-32% -$153K
FWONK icon
2225
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.3B
$359K ﹤0.01%
+11,863
New +$340K

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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.