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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
GLPI icon
1651
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.1B
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
43,588
+13,339
+44% +$411K
BPFH
1652
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
94,908
+12,871
+16% +$165K
DIN icon
1653
Dine Brands
DIN
$391M
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
+12,313
New +$1.14M
CHU
1654
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
94,512
+32,021
+51% +$461K
FFIN icon
1655
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.75B
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
84,438
-18,108
-18% -$270K
SSD icon
1656
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.33B
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
36,339
+7,948
+28% +$259K
AJRD
1657
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
68,683
-66,432
-49% -$1.11M
E icon
1658
ENI
E
$79.1B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
35,922
+197
+0.6% +$7.86K
SHLM
1659
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
30,912
+16,398
+113% +$592K
MSM icon
1660
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$6.72B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
15,364
-208,667
-93% -$17M
HOPE icon
1661
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.79B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
86,659
+43,350
+100% +$613K
BKS
1662
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
81,885
+16,479
+25% +$234K
EVER
1663
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
65,390
+257
+0.4% +$4.79K
AEO icon
1664
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.89B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
89,364
-310,504
-78% -$4.2M
ARDC
1665
Are Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund
ARDC
$295M
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
77,886
+9,011
+13% +$149K
FTA icon
1666
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.41B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
27,998
-10,277
-27% -$439K
THQ
1667
abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund
THQ
$806M
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
+61,055
New +$1.18M
ALGN icon
1668
Align Technology
ALGN
$10.9B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
21,863
-390,516
-95% -$20.7M
DPG
1669
Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund
DPG
$511M
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
56,308
+4,125
+8% +$88.8K
PRK icon
1670
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.44B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
13,766
+1,449
+12% +$120K
FNX icon
1671
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FNX
$1.38B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
23,018
+5,442
+31% +$279K
LFUS icon
1672
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.7B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
12,535
+429
+4% +$39.8K
VIAV icon
1673
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$9.56B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
155,168
-1,266,949
-89% -$9.44M
CCMP
1674
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
25,555
+667
+3% +$30.5K
JBTM
1675
JBT Marel
JBTM
$6.02B
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
36,592
-30,915
-46% -$947K

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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.