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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
(+12%)
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
5.53%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$295M |
| 2 |
DYAX
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$110M |
| 4 |
JUNO
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
|
+$103M |
| 5 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$95.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$182M |
| 2 |
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.91B
| $85.9M | 0.22% |
1,199,521
+273,335
| +30% | +$18.6M |
|
102
Procter & Gamble
PG
$338B
| $85.8M | 0.22% |
1,080,558
-384,032
| -26% | -$29.3M |
|
103
Cencora
COR
$62B
| $85.1M | 0.22% |
820,921
-284,789
| -26% | -$28M |
|
|
RAX
104
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
| $84.4M | 0.22% |
3,333,175
+1,252,932
| +60% | +$33.3M |
|
105
Intel
INTC
$552B
| $84M | 0.22% |
2,438,928
-137,736
| -5% | -$4.66M |
|
|
HNT
106
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
| $84M | 0.22% |
1,226,473
-217,409
| -15% | -$13.9M |
|
107
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.1B
| $82.9M | 0.22% |
694,029
-67,995
| -9% | -$8.31M |
|
|
ESRX
108
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
| $82.3M | 0.21% |
942,093
+75,941
| +9% | +$6.5M |
|
109
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14B
| $82.3M | 0.21% |
1,924,564
+481,094
| +33% | +$20.3M |
|
110
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
| $79.3M | 0.21% |
3,010,968
+890,622
| +42% | +$23.1M |
|
111
IBM
IBM
$219B
| $79.1M | 0.21% |
600,839
+80,241
| +15% | +$10.8M |
|
|
HOLX
112
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
| $78.3M | 0.2% |
2,023,453
+403,647
| +25% | +$15.7M |
|
113
Monster Beverage
MNST
$84.5B
| $76.5M | 0.2% |
6,160,224
-2,367,228
| -28% | -$28.6M |
|
114
Coca-Cola
KO
$380B
| $75.4M | 0.2% |
1,755,365
+692,855
| +65% | +$29.4M |
|
115
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.19B
| $75.2M | 0.2% |
1,048,747
+214,313
| +26% | +$15.9M |
|
|
HRC
116
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
| $74.4M | 0.19% |
1,547,423
+46,561
| +3% | +$2.38M |
|
117
Cardinal Health
CAH
$55.9B
| $74.1M | 0.19% |
830,188
+335,489
| +68% | +$28.5M |
|
118
Humana
HUM
$48.4B
| $73.7M | 0.19% |
412,768
-71,224
| -15% | -$12.5M |
|
119
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$29.5B
| $73.3M | 0.19% |
1,007,782
-908,030
| -47% | -$67M |
|
|
K
120
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
| $73.2M | 0.19% |
1,078,728
+994,908
| +1,187% | +$65M |
|
|
ATHN
121
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
| $71.9M | 0.19% |
+446,570
| New | +$69M |
|
122
Arista Networks
ANET
$246B
| $71.2M | 0.18% |
14,644,448
+10,998,096
| +302% | +$47.7M |
|
123
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$649B
| $70.5M | 0.18% |
686,814
+102,955
| +18% | +$10.4M |
|
124
DexCom
DXCM
$31.9B
| $70.5M | 0.18% |
3,444,508
-1,195,740
| -26% | -$24.9M |
|
125
Elevance Health
ELV
$87.2B
| $68.8M | 0.18% |
493,200
-119,496
| -20% | -$16.5M |
|
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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.