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First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings
AUM
$170B
1-Year Est. Return
46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter
Est. Return
+7.69%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+586.77%
AUM
$38.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.01B
(+12%)
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
5.53%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$295M |
| 2 |
DYAX
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$110M |
| 4 |
JUNO
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
|
+$103M |
| 5 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$95.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$182M |
| 2 |
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
Hain Celestial
HAIN
|
+$92.5M |
| 4 |
WWAV
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
|
+$86.9M |
| 5 |
PDLI
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
|
+$84.8M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 20.25% |
| 2 | Miscellaneous | 16.83% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.31% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.59% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.75% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BXLT
226
DELISTED
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
| $37.5M | 0.1% |
959,653
+636,262
| +197% | +$22.2M |
|
227
Booking.com
BKNG
$135B
| $37.4M | 0.1% |
733,775
+512,250
| +231% | +$27.1M |
|
228
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.57B
| $37.3M | 0.1% |
247,581
+84,587
| +52% | +$14.7M |
|
229
Visteon
VC
$2.69B
| $36.8M | 0.1% |
321,302
+74,320
| +30% | +$8.41M |
|
230
First Solar
FSLR
$22.9B
| $36.8M | 0.1% |
557,298
+44,395
| +9% | +$2.49M |
|
231
Valero Energy
VLO
$110B
| $36.6M | 0.1% |
518,281
-87,868
| -14% | -$5.99M |
|
232
Southern Company
SO
$102B
| $36.4M | 0.09% |
778,744
-119,465
| -13% | -$5.42M |
|
233
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$37B
| $36.2M | 0.09% |
936,465
-74,000
| -7% | -$2.97M |
|
|
SIRO
234
DELISTED
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
| $36.2M | 0.09% |
330,447
+127,719
| +63% | +$13.7M |
|
235
Boeing
BA
$167B
| $35.9M | 0.09% |
248,061
+43,536
| +21% | +$6.27M |
|
|
ELNK
236
DELISTED
EarthLink Holdings Corp.
ELNK
| $35.8M | 0.09% |
4,813,947
+1,768,527
| +58% | +$14.8M |
|
237
Chevron
CVX
$412B
| $35.5M | 0.09% |
394,609
-35,689
| -8% | -$3.22M |
|
|
ATVI
238
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $35.3M | 0.09% |
913,078
+103,330
| +13% | +$3.72M |
|
|
TRUE
239
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
| $34.9M | 0.09% |
3,654,874
+956,153
| +35% | +$7.05M |
|
240
Lumen
LUMN
$6.85B
| $34.8M | 0.09% |
1,381,247
-15,291
| -1% | -$410K |
|
241
Zoetis
ZTS
$30.4B
| $34.5M | 0.09% |
720,442
-604,241
| -46% | -$27.3M |
|
242
Target
TGT
$73.9B
| $34.5M | 0.09% |
475,106
+31,788
| +7% | +$2.37M |
|
243
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$74.4B
| $34.2M | 0.09% |
+3,872,377
| New | +$32.4M |
|
244
Murphy USA
MUSA
$9.52B
| $34M | 0.09% |
560,233
-135,881
| -20% | -$8.12M |
|
245
Accenture
ACN
$110B
| $34M | 0.09% |
325,511
-45,782
| -12% | -$4.83M |
|
246
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.81B
| $33.9M | 0.09% |
437,712
+303,405
| +226% | +$23.5M |
|
247
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$17.7B
| $33.8M | 0.09% |
259,431
+28,478
| +12% | +$3.66M |
|
248
American International
AIG
$39B
| $33.3M | 0.09% |
537,266
-68,368
| -11% | -$4.17M |
|
249
F5
FFIV
$22.1B
| $33.1M | 0.09% |
341,415
+116,329
| +52% | +$12.6M |
|
250
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.3B
| $33M | 0.09% |
1,112,379
-208,538
| -16% | -$6.06M |
|
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,400 positions worth $38.5B, up 12% from $34.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.
First Trust Advisors deployed $2.13B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 147 new positions and adding to 1,057 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, down from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $182M trimmed.
- First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.
- First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q4 2015, an estimated $110M increase.
- First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $182M.
- First Trust Advisors fully exited Edgewell Personal Care in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $107M.
- First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $38.5B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- First Trust Advisors opened 147 new positions and closed 171 in Q4 2015.
- First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $38.5B.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 3 Feb 2016.