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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

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
LAMR icon
1326
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$15.2B
$2.24M 0.01%
37,280
+11,148
+43% +$641K
OC icon
1327
Owens Corning
OC
$10.3B
$2.24M 0.01%
47,545
+7,907
+20% +$363K
CTS icon
1328
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.62B
$2.23M 0.01%
126,691
+42,361
+50% +$791K
SUPN icon
1329
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.47B
$2.23M 0.01%
165,645
-31,045
-16% -$480K
CVI icon
1330
CVR Energy
CVI
$4.64B
$2.22M 0.01%
+56,525
New +$2.44M
DBD
1331
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$2.22M 0.01%
73,874
-5,802
-7% -$197K
ENOV icon
1332
Enovis
ENOV
$1.15B
$2.22M 0.01%
55,273
+1,364
+3% +$62.6K
MHFI
1333
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$2.22M 0.01%
22,518
-98,858
-81% -$9.37M
EOG icon
1334
EOG Resources
EOG
$76.2B
$2.21M 0.01%
31,264
-27,964
-47% -$2.27M
KMPR icon
1335
Kemper
KMPR
$1.57B
$2.21M 0.01%
59,379
+26,118
+79% +$1M
HHS icon
1336
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$31.5M
$2.21M 0.01%
68,256
+15,024
+28% +$562K
LGND icon
1337
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.76B
$2.21M 0.01%
32,634
-20,411
-38% -$1.26M
SENEA icon
1338
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$1.32B
$2.2M 0.01%
76,009
-15,030
-17% -$423K
SIGI icon
1339
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$5.41B
$2.2M 0.01%
65,597
-48,558
-43% -$1.68M
HAYN
1340
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
$2.2M 0.01%
59,922
+27,186
+83% +$1.06M
NPK icon
1341
National Presto Industries
NPK
$1.05B
$2.2M 0.01%
26,531
-15,734
-37% -$1.36M
POLY
1342
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$2.19M 0.01%
46,224
-11,892
-20% -$616K
LFUS icon
1343
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.7B
$2.19M 0.01%
20,462
+7,139
+54% +$735K
ANK
1344
DELISTED
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK,INC
ANK
$2.19M 0.01%
27,937
-13,266
-32% -$1.04M
CRUS icon
1345
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.55B
$2.18M 0.01%
73,783
-24,334
-25% -$756K
VTI icon
1346
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$689B
$2.18M 0.01%
+20,881
New +$2.2M
DMND
1347
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$2.18M 0.01%
56,474
+13,958
+33% +$527K
ALB icon
1348
Albemarle
ALB
$15.3B
$2.18M 0.01%
38,852
+15,669
+68% +$807K
FCS
1349
DELISTED
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
$2.18M 0.01%
105,057
-9,908
-9% -$179K
CMTL icon
1350
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$47M
$2.17M 0.01%
108,119
-12,265
-10% -$275K

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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.