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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
SJI
801
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$8.28M 0.03%
280,944
+49,006
+21% +$1.4M
WSM icon
802
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$26.8B
$8.27M 0.03%
218,458
-322,004
-60% -$11.2M
DLB icon
803
Dolby
DLB
$5.84B
$8.26M 0.03%
191,545
+43,677
+30% +$1.85M
HIW icon
804
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.36B
$8.26M 0.03%
186,522
+85,364
+84% +$3.62M
BAH icon
805
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.67B
$8.26M 0.03%
311,257
+234,357
+305% +$6.09M
GIS icon
806
General Mills
GIS
$20.2B
$8.22M 0.03%
154,133
+18,587
+14% +$961K
IPG
807
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$8.22M 0.03%
395,707
-749,365
-65% -$14.4M
EE
808
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$8.21M 0.03%
204,978
+13,643
+7% +$517K
JBHT icon
809
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$25.8B
$8.21M 0.03%
97,443
+80,978
+492% +$6.44M
UNT
810
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$8.21M 0.03%
240,637
-12,427
-5% -$538K
AZO icon
811
AutoZone
AZO
$48.2B
$8.2M 0.03%
13,242
-8,052
-38% -$4.54M
WIT icon
812
Wipro
WIT
$17.1B
$8.19M 0.03%
3,858,197
+1,109,306
+40% +$2.52M
LAZ icon
813
Lazard
LAZ
$4.29B
$8.19M 0.03%
163,633
-15,046
-8% -$746K
XCO
814
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$8.18M 0.03%
251,267
+24,778
+11% +$1.04M
AAL icon
815
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.55B
$8.17M 0.03%
+152,321
New +$6.56M
IBN icon
816
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
$8.15M 0.03%
776,519
+219,781
+39% +$2.24M
CL icon
817
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$70.5B
$8.12M 0.03%
117,309
+10,331
+10% +$698K
TGP
818
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
$8.1M 0.03%
188,441
+54,989
+41% +$2.16M
KEX icon
819
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.29B
$8.08M 0.03%
100,094
-78,437
-44% -$7.77M
GL icon
820
Globe Life
GL
$13.1B
$8.08M 0.03%
149,147
-7,558
-5% -$401K
WKC icon
821
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.81B
$8.07M 0.03%
171,914
+9,105
+6% +$394K
MEMP
822
DELISTED
Memorial Production Partners LP Common Units
MEMP
$8.06M 0.03%
552,283
+271,190
+96% +$4.66M
MTB icon
823
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.4B
$8.04M 0.03%
63,993
+6,639
+12% +$815K
HCSG icon
824
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.49B
$8.03M 0.03%
259,715
+49,106
+23% +$1.46M
VEON icon
825
VEON
VEON
$4.46B
$7.99M 0.03%
76,541
+30,194
+65% +$4.1M

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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.