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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
EQC
1476
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$1.89M 0.01%
73,678
+18,155
+33% +$463K
CMD
1477
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$1.89M 0.01%
43,629
-12,750
-23% -$521K
MKTX icon
1478
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.75B
$1.89M 0.01%
+26,305
New +$1.73M
LCI
1479
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
$1.89M 0.01%
10,998
-2,004
-15% -$372K
IFF icon
1480
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.8B
$1.89M 0.01%
18,599
-177,816
-91% -$17.6M
MANH icon
1481
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.1B
$1.89M 0.01%
46,303
+40
+0.1% +$1.53K
BURL icon
1482
Burlington
BURL
$16B
$1.88M 0.01%
39,676
+380
+1% +$16.2K
STC icon
1483
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.05B
$1.88M 0.01%
50,615
-40,294
-44% -$1.37M
GWRE icon
1484
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$12.5B
$1.87M 0.01%
+37,016
New +$1.82M
RVT icon
1485
Royce Value Trust
RVT
$2.29B
$1.87M 0.01%
130,748
+13,831
+12% +$204K
BKE icon
1486
Buckle
BKE
$2.16B
$1.87M 0.01%
35,671
-2,864
-7% -$141K
BRX icon
1487
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.95B
$1.87M 0.01%
75,370
+42,311
+128% +$1.01M
HQH
1488
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.29B
$1.87M 0.01%
60,578
+4,353
+8% +$131K
MCF
1489
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$1.86M 0.01%
63,735
+24,148
+61% +$813K
AKS
1490
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
$1.86M 0.01%
313,592
+54,226
+21% +$341K
MSTR icon
1491
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$54.2B
$1.86M 0.01%
114,680
-32,120
-22% -$508K
PEB icon
1492
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$1.99B
$1.86M 0.01%
40,771
+13,220
+48% +$554K
GLPW
1493
DELISTED
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC COMMON NEW
GLPW
$1.86M 0.01%
134,501
+55,152
+70% +$742K
MRD
1494
DELISTED
MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEV CORP COM STK (DE)
MRD
$1.86M 0.01%
+102,959
New +$2.3M
AFFX
1495
DELISTED
Affymetrix Inc
AFFX
$1.85M 0.01%
187,975
-101,664
-35% -$889K
DCOM
1496
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.85M 0.01%
113,552
+5,944
+6% +$90.7K
ITGR icon
1497
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.29B
$1.85M 0.01%
41,110
-5,054
-11% -$221K
CPLA
1498
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$1.84M 0.01%
+23,966
New +$1.65M
DSPG
1499
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$1.84M 0.01%
+169,115
New +$1.74M
CTLT
1500
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$1.84M 0.01%
65,860
+3,698
+6% +$97.2K

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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.