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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
ROP icon
501
Roper Technologies
ROP
$39.1B
$15.3M 0.05%
97,777
-2,091
-2% -$321K
BTI icon
502
British American Tobacco
BTI
$119B
$15.2M 0.05%
282,848
+17,740
+7% +$997K
EAT icon
503
Brinker International
EAT
$9.29B
$15.2M 0.05%
258,967
+214,373
+481% +$11.7M
RGA icon
504
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$16.1B
$15.2M 0.05%
173,322
+91,975
+113% +$7.69M
WTRG icon
505
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.9B
$15.2M 0.05%
568,251
-10,585
-2% -$272K
NWSA icon
506
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16B
$15.2M 0.05%
966,619
+652,787
+208% +$10M
BR icon
507
Broadridge
BR
$19.2B
$15.2M 0.05%
328,064
+16,945
+5% +$741K
GD icon
508
General Dynamics
GD
$96.5B
$15.1M 0.05%
110,015
-51,143
-32% -$6.96M
TTE icon
509
TotalEnergies
TTE
$199B
$15.1M 0.05%
295,712
+37,533
+15% +$2.12M
AGCO icon
510
AGCO
AGCO
$8.92B
$15.1M 0.05%
334,781
-159,001
-32% -$7.04M
NEE icon
511
NextEra Energy
NEE
$175B
$15.1M 0.05%
568,876
+111,796
+24% +$2.82M
MAS icon
512
Masco
MAS
$14B
$15.1M 0.05%
681,704
+376,109
+123% +$7.77M
CTSH icon
513
Cognizant
CTSH
$27B
$15.1M 0.05%
286,183
-71,247
-20% -$3.56M
EL icon
514
Estee Lauder
EL
$36.8B
$15.1M 0.05%
197,698
+101,980
+107% +$7.53M
MMM icon
515
3M
MMM
$86.4B
$15.1M 0.05%
109,604
+26,480
+32% +$3.4M
PFG icon
516
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24.6B
$15M 0.05%
289,617
+88,588
+44% +$4.59M
BCOV
517
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
$15M 0.05%
1,925,932
+854,157
+80% +$5.4M
SEIC icon
518
SEI Investments
SEIC
$13B
$14.9M 0.05%
373,183
+188,117
+102% +$7.21M
MRSH
519
Marsh
MRSH
$86.1B
$14.9M 0.05%
260,835
-24,318
-9% -$1.33M
CCI icon
520
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.3B
$14.9M 0.05%
+188,797
New +$15.1M
PVH icon
521
PVH
PVH
$3.29B
$14.8M 0.05%
+115,475
New +$13.9M
BIG
522
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$14.8M 0.05%
369,149
-109,500
-23% -$4.87M
FRT icon
523
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.2B
$14.8M 0.05%
110,641
+14,415
+15% +$1.87M
QEP
524
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$14.7M 0.05%
728,925
-303,977
-29% -$7.09M
DPZ icon
525
Domino's
DPZ
$11.1B
$14.7M 0.05%
156,430
+91,918
+142% +$8.24M

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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.