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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
BCS.PRA.CL
851
DELISTED
Barclays Bank Plc Series 3
BCS.PRA.CL
$6.47M 0.02%
249,196
-26,415
-10% -$683K
ISBC
852
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$6.46M 0.02%
519,618
+244,960
+89% +$3.08M
EDE
853
DELISTED
Empire District Electric
EDE
$6.46M 0.02%
230,124
+34,498
+18% +$817K
WTW icon
854
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$30.2B
$6.45M 0.02%
50,152
+3,097
+7% +$367K
NHI icon
855
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.51B
$6.42M 0.02%
105,405
-33,135
-24% -$1.98M
TAP icon
856
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.24B
$6.41M 0.02%
68,247
-253,531
-79% -$22.9M
GWR
857
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$6.41M 0.02%
119,380
-4,110
-3% -$260K
CAKE icon
858
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.33B
$6.4M 0.02%
138,823
+28,171
+25% +$1.38M
PAA icon
859
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$18.3B
$6.39M 0.02%
276,762
+106,995
+63% +$2.88M
MGEE icon
860
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$2.94B
$6.39M 0.02%
137,692
+6,909
+5% +$296K
HOMB icon
861
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.96B
$6.38M 0.02%
314,834
+120,316
+62% +$2.57M
IEX icon
862
IDEX
IEX
$16.6B
$6.38M 0.02%
83,234
-3,150
-4% -$241K
LSTR icon
863
Landstar System
LSTR
$6.02B
$6.38M 0.02%
108,728
-413
-0.4% -$25.4K
UL icon
864
Unilever
UL
$137B
$6.35M 0.02%
130,810
+14,578
+13% +$711K
TYC
865
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
$6.3M 0.02%
188,564
+19,557
+12% +$714K
ACH
866
Accendra Health
ACH
$84.6M
$6.28M 0.02%
174,611
+15,892
+10% +$575K
TRP icon
867
TC Energy
TRP
$66.1B
$6.26M 0.02%
192,097
+39,641
+26% +$1.31M
MNK
868
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$6.25M 0.02%
83,811
-554,157
-87% -$37.3M
MCY icon
869
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.69B
$6.25M 0.02%
134,130
-21,949
-14% -$1.11M
TD icon
870
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$197B
$6.23M 0.02%
159,109
+24,402
+18% +$988K
BNS icon
871
Scotiabank
BNS
$113B
$6.23M 0.02%
157,423
+34,250
+28% +$1.48M
SJR
872
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$6.22M 0.02%
361,991
+93,073
+35% +$1.84M
ITC
873
DELISTED
ITC HOLDINGS CORP
ITC
$6.22M 0.02%
158,550
-170,730
-52% -$5.93M
BMO icon
874
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$122B
$6.22M 0.02%
110,207
+11,534
+12% +$663K
BOH icon
875
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.01B
$6.21M 0.02%
98,793
-1,436
-1% -$94.3K
33 34
35
36 37

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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.