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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
MHR
826
DELISTED
MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORP (DEL)
MHR
$7.99M 0.03%
2,542,942
+137,842
+6% +$587K
AMX icon
827
America Movil
AMX
$68.9B
$7.98M 0.03%
359,699
+20,225
+6% +$471K
VTRS icon
828
Viatris
VTRS
$19.1B
$7.97M 0.03%
141,385
-718,329
-84% -$38.6M
NJR icon
829
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$5.48B
$7.95M 0.03%
259,926
-18,670
-7% -$531K
LHO
830
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
$7.93M 0.03%
195,916
+92,551
+90% +$3.56M
CWT icon
831
California Water Service
CWT
$3.08B
$7.89M 0.03%
320,723
-23,814
-7% -$583K
KMT icon
832
Kennametal
KMT
$2.32B
$7.89M 0.03%
220,368
-125,689
-36% -$4.79M
MWA icon
833
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.71B
$7.88M 0.03%
769,980
+19,105
+3% +$181K
EXPD icon
834
Expeditors International
EXPD
$24.2B
$7.88M 0.03%
176,673
-149,165
-46% -$6.41M
CFFN icon
835
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$1.09B
$7.81M 0.03%
610,786
+75,589
+14% +$948K
DATA
836
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$7.8M 0.03%
+91,972
New +$7.32M
SBNY
837
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$7.8M 0.03%
61,893
-38,213
-38% -$4.56M
STT icon
838
State Street
STT
$52.7B
$7.72M 0.03%
98,296
-1,842
-2% -$138K
JNK icon
839
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$6.84B
$7.71M 0.03%
66,605
-177
-0.3% -$21K
JD icon
840
JD.com
JD
$37.4B
$7.71M 0.03%
+333,162
New +$8.21M
FAF icon
841
First American
FAF
$7.29B
$7.7M 0.03%
227,183
-11,833
-5% -$363K
AL
842
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.68M 0.03%
223,888
-245,828
-52% -$8.64M
AWK icon
843
American Water Works
AWK
$27.9B
$7.67M 0.03%
143,918
-22,385
-13% -$1.16M
DRC
844
DELISTED
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
$7.67M 0.03%
93,730
+55,425
+145% +$4.51M
WYNN icon
845
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$9.5B
$7.66M 0.03%
51,474
-11,822
-19% -$2.03M
VRSK icon
846
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$22.8B
$7.65M 0.03%
119,386
+25,004
+26% +$1.56M
VIPS icon
847
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.2B
$7.59M 0.03%
388,639
-98,661
-20% -$2.08M
ITW icon
848
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$76.5B
$7.58M 0.03%
79,994
-74,131
-48% -$6.75M
DISCK
849
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$7.54M 0.03%
223,725
+70,663
+46% +$2.41M
MDLZ icon
850
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$78.7B
$7.54M 0.03%
207,442
+32,184
+18% +$1.17M

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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.