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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $170B
1-Year Est. Return 46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.26%
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
$29.6B
AUM Growth
+$4.22B
Cap. Flow
+$2.91B
Cap. Flow %
9.83%
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.91%
Holding
2,390
New
174
Increased
1,221
Reduced
844
Closed
147

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.01%
2 Technology 13.69%
3 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
4 Miscellaneous 10.14%
5 Consumer Staples 9.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CST
326
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
$24.2M 0.08%
556,032
+274,740
+98% +$11M
ETN icon
327
Eaton
ETN
$164B
$24.2M 0.08%
356,119
+12,236
+4% +$807K
CCL icon
328
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$31.8B
$24.2M 0.08%
533,077
-30,889
-5% -$1.26M
BKD icon
329
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$2.89B
$24.2M 0.08%
658,812
-264,376
-29% -$8.96M
LEG
330
DELISTED
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$24.1M 0.08%
566,231
+164,237
+41% +$6.47M
MRVL icon
331
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$203B
$24.1M 0.08%
1,661,979
+600,222
+57% +$8.15M
URBN icon
332
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.8B
$24.1M 0.08%
685,820
-170,205
-20% -$5.52M
ATO icon
333
Atmos Energy
ATO
$28.4B
$24.1M 0.08%
431,709
+193,643
+81% +$10.2M
UNM icon
334
Unum
UNM
$14.9B
$24M 0.08%
687,659
+75,209
+12% +$2.54M
VC icon
335
Visteon
VC
$2.69B
$24M 0.08%
224,172
+34,478
+18% +$3.33M
VNQ icon
336
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$37.9B
$23.9M 0.08%
295,675
-15,394
-5% -$1.21M
AMP icon
337
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$49.2B
$23.9M 0.08%
180,848
+46,844
+35% +$5.93M
NDAQ icon
338
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$53.1B
$23.7M 0.08%
1,484,415
-159,303
-10% -$2.34M
DKS icon
339
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$11.8B
$23.7M 0.08%
477,021
+67,788
+17% +$3.17M
TPR icon
340
Tapestry
TPR
$23.4B
$23.7M 0.08%
629,923
+3,396
+0.5% +$120K
DAL icon
341
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$51.9B
$23.6M 0.08%
478,915
-368,163
-43% -$15.5M
HCC
342
DELISTED
HCC INSURANCES HOLDINGS INC
HCC
$23.5M 0.08%
439,348
+67,143
+18% +$3.47M
JPM icon
343
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$940B
$23.5M 0.08%
375,344
-95,118
-20% -$5.72M
ESV
344
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
$23.5M 0.08%
195,948
+52,061
+36% +$7.46M
NSC icon
345
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$73.7B
$23.4M 0.08%
213,712
+30,095
+16% +$3.3M
PWR icon
346
Quanta Services
PWR
$96.1B
$23.4M 0.08%
823,840
-100,571
-11% -$3.16M
CYH icon
347
Community Health Systems
CYH
$400M
$23.3M 0.08%
522,520
-404,927
-44% -$17.3M
LVLT
348
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$23.3M 0.08%
471,455
+305,491
+184% +$14.1M
CSOD
349
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$23.3M 0.08%
661,129
+193,834
+41% +$6.4M
IM
350
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
$23.2M 0.08%
841,099
+217,469
+35% +$5.73M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, First Trust Advisors held 2,390 positions worth $29.6B, up 17% from $25.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.91B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 174 new positions and adding to 1,221 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: 857,683 shares worth $83.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, an estimated $120M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2014 buy was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: 857,683 shares worth $83.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in Q4 2014, an estimated $184M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $120M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Immunogen Inc in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $61.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $29.6B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 174 new positions and closed 147 in Q4 2014.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 17% quarter-over-quarter to $29.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.