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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
UBA
2326
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
$242K ﹤0.01%
10,049
-4,918
-33% -$109K
PBA icon
2327
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$29.9B
$236K ﹤0.01%
+7,537
New +$228K
VALE icon
2328
Vale
VALE
$62.9B
$236K ﹤0.01%
31,015
+15,527
+100% +$114K
SSL icon
2329
Sasol
SSL
$7.58B
$232K ﹤0.01%
+8,114
New +$223K
VIV icon
2330
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$22.4B
$232K ﹤0.01%
+17,338
New +$232K
MFSF
2331
DELISTED
MutualFirst Financial Inc
MFSF
$231K ﹤0.01%
+6,980
New +$204K
LCNB icon
2332
LCNB Corp
LCNB
$285M
$229K ﹤0.01%
+9,851
New +$200K
RDNT icon
2333
RadNet
RDNT
$4.84B
$229K ﹤0.01%
35,428
+18,266
+106% +$123K
SFST icon
2334
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$582M
$229K ﹤0.01%
+6,370
New +$192K
VMBS icon
2335
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS
$15.4B
$227K ﹤0.01%
+4,337
New +$230K
AFH
2336
DELISTED
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. Ordinary Shares
AFH
$226K ﹤0.01%
+12,537
New +$213K
CGI
2337
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$226K ﹤0.01%
31,629
+16,619
+111% +$125K
CIEN icon
2338
Ciena
CIEN
$55.3B
$225K ﹤0.01%
9,205
+5
+0.1% +$109
IJT icon
2339
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
IJT
$8.22B
$225K ﹤0.01%
2,994
-82
-3% -$5.78K
SMBC icon
2340
Southern Missouri Bancorp
SMBC
$855M
$224K ﹤0.01%
+6,336
New +$180K
FPO
2341
DELISTED
First Potomac Realty Trust
FPO
$222K ﹤0.01%
20,217
-9,624
-32% -$91.1K
ACHN
2342
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals
ACHN
$221K ﹤0.01%
+53,510
New +$284K
GGB icon
2343
Gerdau
GGB
$9.44B
$220K ﹤0.01%
+88,468
New +$241K
BBW icon
2344
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$423M
$217K ﹤0.01%
+15,818
New +$210K
SHBI icon
2345
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$790M
$217K ﹤0.01%
+14,200
New +$196K
ARC
2346
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
$215K ﹤0.01%
42,270
+21,147
+100% +$88.5K
OLBK
2347
DELISTED
Old Line Bancshares, Inc.
OLBK
$213K ﹤0.01%
+8,888
New +$191K
ACNB icon
2348
ACNB Corp
ACNB
$634M
$212K ﹤0.01%
+6,796
New +$198K
BWFG icon
2349
Bankwell Financial Group
BWFG
$496M
$212K ﹤0.01%
+6,537
New +$179K
NRE
2350
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Europe Corp.
NRE
$212K ﹤0.01%
16,899
-11,255
-40% -$123K

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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.