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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BNY
601
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$110B
| $12.4M | 0.03% |
299,870
+85,271
| +40% | +$3.58M |
|
|
SJI
602
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
| $12.3M | 0.03% |
525,035
+8,333
| +2% | +$204K |
|
603
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$25.5B
| $12.3M | 0.03% |
266,492
+126,976
| +91% | +$5.81M |
|
|
FITB
604
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$49.4B
| $12.3M | 0.03% |
613,560
-112,537
| -15% | -$2.23M |
|
605
Coty
COTY
$2.43B
| $12.3M | 0.03% |
481,152
-590,722
| -55% | -$16.4M |
|
|
AHL
606
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
| $12.2M | 0.03% |
252,429
-88,649
| -26% | -$4.36M |
|
607
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$68.5B
| $12.2M | 0.03% |
189,683
-123,369
| -39% | -$8.77M |
|
608
CBRE Group
CBRE
$41.2B
| $12.2M | 0.03% |
352,053
-175,114
| -33% | -$6.17M |
|
|
DFS
609
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $12.1M | 0.03% |
226,114
+69,473
| +44% | +$3.85M |
|
610
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$14.8B
| $12.1M | 0.03% |
133,505
+84,578
| +173% | +$7.35M |
|
611
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$20.9B
| $12.1M | 0.03% |
400,120
-1,469,831
| -79% | -$48.2M |
|
|
CBL
612
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
| $12.1M | 0.03% |
979,669
+156,572
| +19% | +$2.14M |
|
|
TUP
613
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
| $12.1M | 0.03% |
216,925
+61,754
| +40% | +$3.47M |
|
614
United Airlines
UAL
$35.1B
| $12.1M | 0.03% |
210,557
+200,006
| +1,896% | +$11.5M |
|
615
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$36.7B
| $12M | 0.03% |
277,021
-29,504
| -10% | -$1.35M |
|
|
Y
616
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| $12M | 0.03% |
25,127
-1,181
| -4% | -$583K |
|
|
DNY
617
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
| $12M | 0.03% |
813,494
-136,544
| -14% | -$2.01M |
|
618
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$1.88B
| $12M | 0.03% |
413,545
+66,570
| +19% | +$1.92M |
|
619
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.66B
| $12M | 0.03% |
257,830
-125,478
| -33% | -$5.51M |
|
620
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$6.72B
| $12M | 0.03% |
212,630
+15,684
| +8% | +$949K |
|
|
CMA
621
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $11.9M | 0.03% |
285,633
+144,982
| +103% | +$6.34M |
|
622
Textron
TXT
$13.7B
| $11.9M | 0.03% |
282,145
-188,070
| -40% | -$7.77M |
|
623
Leidos
LDOS
$16.2B
| $11.8M | 0.03% |
209,137
+182,227
| +677% | +$9.61M |
|
|
CB
624
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
| $11.8M | 0.03% |
88,699
-170,055
| -66% | -$22M |
|
625
Masco
MAS
$14B
| $11.7M | 0.03% |
414,099
-234,743
| -36% | -$6.68M |
|
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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.