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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
GL icon
751
Globe Life
GL
$13.1B
$8.32M 0.02%
145,560
-24,865
-15% -$1.46M
PFG icon
752
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24.6B
$8.31M 0.02%
184,699
-100,024
-35% -$4.88M
CSC
753
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
$8.29M 0.02%
253,580
-1,377
-0.5% -$40.2K
YUM icon
754
Yum! Brands
YUM
$40.8B
$8.29M 0.02%
157,781
-278,306
-64% -$14.5M
CFFN icon
755
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$1.09B
$8.28M 0.02%
659,458
+138,853
+27% +$1.77M
ANSS
756
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$8.28M 0.02%
89,528
+23,413
+35% +$2.16M
ASB icon
757
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.76B
$8.25M 0.02%
439,849
+36,731
+9% +$713K
CNL
758
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$8.17M 0.02%
156,454
-13,079
-8% -$680K
WKC icon
759
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.81B
$8.14M 0.02%
211,587
+94,921
+81% +$3.88M
DLB icon
760
Dolby
DLB
$5.84B
$8.13M 0.02%
241,672
+93,976
+64% +$3.23M
IEF icon
761
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEF
$42.1B
$8.11M 0.02%
76,836
-5,852
-7% -$624K
DISH
762
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$8.08M 0.02%
141,364
+11,183
+9% +$685K
ICLR icon
763
Icon
ICLR
$12.2B
$8.06M 0.02%
103,725
-33,366
-24% -$2.38M
DATA
764
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$8.03M 0.02%
85,252
-93,848
-52% -$8.43M
GGP
765
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
$7.96M 0.02%
292,457
+84,940
+41% +$2.28M
AGCO icon
766
AGCO
AGCO
$8.92B
$7.95M 0.02%
175,161
-11,767
-6% -$556K
PCL
767
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$7.94M 0.02%
+166,300
New +$7.54M
ET icon
768
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$74.1B
$7.93M 0.02%
+577,067
New +$10.8M
LSI
769
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$7.91M 0.02%
110,577
+85,105
+334% +$5.69M
RDC
770
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$7.91M 0.02%
466,705
+123,524
+36% +$2.36M
EE
771
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$7.9M 0.02%
205,280
-17,898
-8% -$683K
BWX icon
772
State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF
BWX
$1.33B
$7.89M 0.02%
305,512
-10,998
-3% -$285K
OKS
773
DELISTED
Oneok Partners LP
OKS
$7.86M 0.02%
260,737
-23,630
-8% -$717K
BUD icon
774
AB InBev
BUD
$157B
$7.83M 0.02%
62,600
+4,263
+7% +$516K
GATX icon
775
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.22B
$7.82M 0.02%
183,822
+6,762
+4% +$305K
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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.