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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
CBU icon
1451
Community Bank
CBU
$3.32B
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
45,413
-17,057
-27% -$692K
IXUS icon
1452
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
IXUS
$61.2B
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
+36,581
New +$1.87M
ORN icon
1453
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$374M
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
433,991
-20,977
-5% -$91K
BKMU
1454
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
230,076
+2,974
+1% +$22.4K
AY
1455
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
92,849
-6,968
-7% -$127K
COHR
1456
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
27,496
-2,414
-8% -$149K
MDAS
1457
DELISTED
MEDASSETS INC COM STK (DE)
MDAS
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
57,858
-33,873
-37% -$941K
DORM icon
1458
Dorman Products
DORM
$3.82B
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
37,677
+11,151
+42% +$544K
BRX icon
1459
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.95B
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
69,264
+4,022
+6% +$101K
EFII
1460
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
38,021
+22,690
+148% +$1.07M
CLR
1461
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$1.77M ﹤0.01%
76,870
+36,761
+92% +$1.18M
UCB
1462
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.26B
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
90,408
+51,073
+130% +$1.04M
IVE icon
1463
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$49.8B
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
19,814
+725
+4% +$64.8K
HAWK
1464
DELISTED
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
HAWK
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
39,596
+109
+0.3% +$4.88K
PLOW icon
1465
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$960M
$1.74M ﹤0.01%
82,694
-3,455
-4% -$75.7K
CBPO
1466
DELISTED
China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc.
CBPO
$1.74M ﹤0.01%
12,222
-4,789
-28% -$553K
SOHU
1467
Sohu.com
SOHU
$358M
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
30,281
+4,511
+18% +$228K
SPTN
1468
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
79,855
+19,143
+32% +$474K
AGYS icon
1469
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.05B
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
+172,184
New +$1.9M
PFGC icon
1470
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$15.2B
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
+74,131
New +$1.68M
MDCO
1471
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
+45,935
New +$1.74M
BPFH
1472
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
150,707
+48,520
+47% +$564K
BITA
1473
DELISTED
Bitauto Holdings Limited
BITA
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
60,333
+30,925
+105% +$910K
SRC
1474
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
37,903
+2,269
+6% +$101K
RJET
1475
DELISTED
REPUBLIC AWYS HLDGS INC
RJET
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
433,149
+87,543
+25% +$434K
57 58
59
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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.