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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
651
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.55B
| $10.8M | 0.03% |
134,728
-2,327
| -2% | -$184K |
|
|
PNY
652
DELISTED
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC(NC
PNY
| $10.8M | 0.03% |
190,235
-31,453
| -14% | -$1.67M |
|
653
Vodafone
VOD
$40.1B
| $10.8M | 0.03% |
334,387
-112,219
| -25% | -$3.66M |
|
654
Toro Company
TTC
$8.97B
| $10.8M | 0.03% |
295,194
+149,442
| +103% | +$5.59M |
|
655
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$18.9B
| $10.8M | 0.03% |
315,886
+112,922
| +56% | +$4.01M |
|
|
VR
656
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
| $10.8M | 0.03% |
232,885
+8,824
| +4% | +$402K |
|
657
Idacorp
IDA
$7.98B
| $10.7M | 0.03% |
157,564
-20,942
| -12% | -$1.41M |
|
|
QVCGA
658
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
| $10.7M | 0.03% |
8,074
+394
| +5% | +$516K |
|
|
FLIR
659
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
| $10.6M | 0.03% |
379,341
+71,797
| +23% | +$2.04M |
|
|
IMS
660
DELISTED
IMS HEALTH HLDGS INC COM STK (DE)
IMS
| $10.6M | 0.03% |
417,906
-10,564
| -2% | -$295K |
|
661
Oceaneering
OII
$5.04B
| $10.6M | 0.03% |
282,972
-2,132
| -0.7% | -$91.2K |
|
|
WGL
662
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
| $10.5M | 0.03% |
167,453
-32,371
| -16% | -$1.97M |
|
|
FDC
663
DELISTED
First Data Corporation
FDC
| $10.4M | 0.03% |
+649,804
| New | +$10.7M |
|
664
Lennox International
LII
$13.3B
| $10.4M | 0.03% |
83,001
+15,924
| +24% | +$2.05M |
|
|
UMPQ
665
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
| $10.4M | 0.03% |
651,848
+392,875
| +152% | +$6.63M |
|
|
VISN
666
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$1.49B
| $10.4M | 0.03% |
400,283
-121,015
| -23% | -$3.48M |
|
667
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.21B
| $10.3M | 0.03% |
391,075
+18,283
| +5% | +$490K |
|
|
PVTB
668
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
| $10.3M | 0.03% |
250,821
+22,599
| +10% | +$948K |
|
|
BCOV
669
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
| $10.1M | 0.03% |
1,634,285
-1,094,672
| -40% | -$6.71M |
|
670
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.8B
| $10.1M | 0.03% |
647,047
-18,965
| -3% | -$317K |
|
671
Donaldson
DCI
$10.5B
| $10M | 0.03% |
349,932
+82,658
| +31% | +$2.43M |
|
672
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$20.3B
| $10M | 0.03% |
172,889
-14,769
| -8% | -$858K |
|
673
WPP
WPP
$5.41B
| $9.99M | 0.03% |
87,096
+1,228
| +1% | +$138K |
|
|
CIT
674
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
| $9.99M | 0.03% |
251,591
+53,043
| +27% | +$2.23M |
|
|
SEE
675
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
| $9.97M | 0.03% |
223,614
-167,898
| -43% | -$7.78M |
|
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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.