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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
EWT icon
1126
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$12.1B
$3.74M 0.01%
+123,766
New +$3.8M
PRSU
1127
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc
PRSU
$1.3B
$3.71M 0.01%
139,311
+17,048
+14% +$408K
BP icon
1128
BP
BP
$116B
$3.71M 0.01%
117,306
-17,909
-13% -$602K
THO icon
1129
Thor Industries
THO
$3.86B
$3.7M 0.01%
66,285
-42,216
-39% -$2.28M
WRI
1130
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$3.69M 0.01%
105,771
-118,466
-53% -$4.13M
SLB icon
1131
SLB Ltd
SLB
$84.7B
$3.69M 0.01%
43,152
-147,624
-77% -$13.6M
CPT icon
1132
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$12.1B
$3.68M 0.01%
49,832
+12,708
+34% +$941K
EV
1133
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$3.67M 0.01%
+89,725
New +$3.53M
ISCA
1134
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
$3.67M 0.01%
115,904
-4,588
-4% -$142K
POLY
1135
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$3.65M 0.01%
68,921
-32,205
-32% -$1.62M
UVE icon
1136
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.22B
$3.65M 0.01%
178,320
-9,937
-5% -$174K
ARE icon
1137
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$8.74B
$3.65M 0.01%
41,079
+10,205
+33% +$853K
ACIW icon
1138
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.25B
$3.64M 0.01%
+180,666
New +$3.44M
OKE icon
1139
Oneok
OKE
$61.5B
$3.64M 0.01%
73,053
-127,941
-64% -$7.06M
ANK
1140
DELISTED
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK,INC
ANK
$3.63M 0.01%
53,629
-199
-0.4% -$13.5K
WES
1141
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
$3.62M 0.01%
+49,575
New +$3.5M
TRS icon
1142
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.39B
$3.62M 0.01%
145,193
+61,436
+73% +$1.45M
EPD icon
1143
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$83.9B
$3.61M 0.01%
100,049
+16,116
+19% +$596K
FHI icon
1144
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.59B
$3.6M 0.01%
109,418
+17,073
+18% +$528K
RJF icon
1145
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$34B
$3.59M 0.01%
93,921
+1,770
+2% +$64.9K
V icon
1146
Visa
V
$688B
$3.57M 0.01%
54,480
+42,516
+355% +$2.56M
SDRL
1147
DELISTED
Seadrill Limited Common Stock
SDRL
$3.56M 0.01%
1,115
-146
-12% -$733K
AGX icon
1148
Argan
AGX
$6.13B
$3.55M 0.01%
105,585
+32,761
+45% +$1.07M
IGSB icon
1149
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23.4B
$3.54M 0.01%
67,362
-150,384
-69% -$7.92M
PBF icon
1150
PBF Energy
PBF
$9.1B
$3.54M 0.01%
133,012
+40,319
+43% +$1.05M

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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.