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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
+7.69%
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
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$295M
2
DYAX
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
+$119M
3
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$110M
4
JUNO
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
+$103M
5
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$95.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$182M
2
EPC icon
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
+$107M
3
HAIN icon
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
BRCD
576
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$13.1M 0.03%
1,428,619
+373,761
+35% +$3.67M
ELS icon
577
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12B
$13.1M 0.03%
392,666
+266,654
+212% +$8.25M
OHI icon
578
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$14.3B
$13.1M 0.03%
374,108
+262,600
+235% +$9.07M
POR icon
579
Portland General Electric
POR
$5.82B
$13M 0.03%
358,624
+33,159
+10% +$1.22M
AYI icon
580
Acuity Brands
AYI
$9.74B
$13M 0.03%
55,447
-19,246
-26% -$4.18M
MTB icon
581
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.4B
$12.9M 0.03%
106,796
+5,203
+5% +$634K
GWW icon
582
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$60.7B
$12.9M 0.03%
63,849
+19,992
+46% +$4.11M
SVC
583
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$956M
$12.9M 0.03%
98,361
+66,076
+205% +$8.88M
CYS
584
DELISTED
CYS Investments Inc.
CYS
$12.8M 0.03%
+1,798,572
New +$13.6M
MRO
585
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$12.8M 0.03%
1,015,078
+263,745
+35% +$4.44M
CTAS icon
586
Cintas
CTAS
$80.2B
$12.8M 0.03%
561,172
-52,484
-9% -$1.2M
BWA icon
587
BorgWarner
BWA
$13.5B
$12.8M 0.03%
335,245
+187,618
+127% +$7.04M
NUE icon
588
Nucor
NUE
$58.2B
$12.8M 0.03%
316,573
-10,753
-3% -$442K
IT icon
589
Gartner
IT
$10.9B
$12.7M 0.03%
140,411
+37,047
+36% +$3.28M
SWN
590
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$12.7M 0.03%
1,784,732
+191,108
+12% +$1.87M
BMS
591
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$12.6M 0.03%
282,680
+12,637
+5% +$565K
QSR icon
592
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$27.3B
$12.6M 0.03%
337,881
+874
+0.3% +$32.1K
BPOP icon
593
Popular Inc
BPOP
$10.7B
$12.6M 0.03%
444,320
+379,439
+585% +$11.2M
WSM icon
594
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$26.8B
$12.5M 0.03%
428,888
-153,396
-26% -$5.25M
FDS icon
595
Factset
FDS
$10.3B
$12.5M 0.03%
76,983
-4,856
-6% -$815K
IGIB icon
596
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.7B
$12.5M 0.03%
232,408
-402
-0.2% -$21.8K
H icon
597
Hyatt Hotels
H
$15.2B
$12.4M 0.03%
264,639
+35,957
+16% +$1.79M
ALLE icon
598
Allegion
ALLE
$13.3B
$12.4M 0.03%
188,150
+50,283
+36% +$3.22M
WRB icon
599
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$25.9B
$12.4M 0.03%
762,983
-39,906
-5% -$652K
CBOE icon
600
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$30.6B
$12.4M 0.03%
+190,555
New +$12.9M
22 23
24
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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.