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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
+5.57%
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
$33.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow
+$484M
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.81%
Holding
2,486
New
216
Increased
1,148
Reduced
933
Closed
185

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 12.43%
2 Consumer Staples 10.03%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
4 Communication Services 9.38%
5 Healthcare 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BSX icon
201
Boston Scientific
BSX
$65.8B
$37.8M 0.11%
1,590,260
+620,330
+64% +$14.8M
WBD icon
202
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.6B
$37.7M 0.11%
1,400,093
+133,621
+11% +$3.43M
KMB icon
203
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
$37.1M 0.11%
293,986
-200,656
-41% -$26M
LLTC
204
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$36.8M 0.11%
621,416
-204,824
-25% -$11.5M
FANG icon
205
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$57.6B
$36.8M 0.11%
381,443
+334,278
+709% +$30.8M
SYK icon
206
Stryker
SYK
$127B
$36.7M 0.11%
315,374
-66,864
-17% -$7.79M
EG icon
207
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
$36.7M 0.11%
193,001
+11,864
+7% +$2.23M
VMW
208
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$36.6M 0.11%
499,638
+110,608
+28% +$7.78M
EQIX icon
209
Equinix
EQIX
$107B
$36.5M 0.11%
101,350
-1,717
-2% -$637K
IONS icon
210
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.35B
$36.5M 0.11%
995,094
+319,368
+47% +$9.99M
WKC icon
211
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.96B
$36.5M 0.11%
788,075
+97,620
+14% +$4.5M
XEC
212
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$36.5M 0.11%
271,264
+188,333
+227% +$23.6M
NEE icon
213
NextEra Energy
NEE
$187B
$36.4M 0.11%
1,190,028
-497,596
-29% -$15.7M
ATVI
214
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$36M 0.11%
811,627
+321,391
+66% +$13.5M
OII icon
215
Oceaneering
OII
$5.26B
$35.8M 0.11%
1,301,124
+11,437
+0.9% +$317K
PSA icon
216
Public Storage
PSA
$60.2B
$35.6M 0.11%
159,719
-30,668
-16% -$7.16M
BURL icon
217
Burlington
BURL
$22B
$35.5M 0.11%
438,318
+347,975
+385% +$26.9M
WFC icon
218
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$35.3M 0.11%
796,816
+109,204
+16% +$5.23M
LMT icon
219
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$134B
$35.1M 0.1%
146,284
+34,328
+31% +$8.59M
HP icon
220
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.53B
$34.9M 0.1%
519,261
-266,846
-34% -$16.7M
TRV icon
221
Travelers Companies
TRV
$80.8B
$34.9M 0.1%
304,295
+11,775
+4% +$1.38M
ETR icon
222
Entergy
ETR
$54.1B
$34.8M 0.1%
907,822
+7,452
+0.8% +$296K
FLO icon
223
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.64B
$34.8M 0.1%
2,300,879
-301,503
-12% -$5M
FTI icon
224
TechnipFMC
FTI
$30.6B
$34.6M 0.1%
1,569,598
+282,760
+22% +$5.72M
REGN icon
225
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$68.8B
$34.6M 0.1%
86,190
-710
-0.8% -$285K

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,486 positions worth $33.5B, up 5.5% from $31.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 filing shows 216 new, 1,148 increased, 933 reduced and 185 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M. The largest sale was First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $91.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2016 buy was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Post Holdings in Q3 2016, an estimated $116M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Rite Aid Corporation, cutting an estimated $85M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $91.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $33.5B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 216 new positions and closed 185 in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $33.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 1 Nov 2016.