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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
$34.5B
AUM Growth
-$4.01B
Cap. Flow
-$289M
Cap. Flow %
-0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.9%
Holding
2,436
New
206
Increased
835
Reduced
1,204
Closed
183

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$194M
2
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$188M
3
FXH icon
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
+$156M
4
KHC icon
Kraft Heinz
KHC
+$145M
5
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$143M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$177M
2
KRFT
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
+$157M
3
CTRX
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
+$117M
4
EQIX icon
Equinix
EQIX
+$80.7M
5
ENDP
Endo International plc
ENDP
+$72.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.6%
2 Miscellaneous 16.45%
3 Technology 10.9%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Consumer Staples 9.48%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DRH icon
1801
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.45B
$812K ﹤0.01%
73,446
-5,490
-7% -$67.6K
BDN
1802
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$527M
$810K ﹤0.01%
65,746
-4,967
-7% -$64.8K
MUS
1803
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS QUALITY FUND, INC.
MUS
$808K ﹤0.01%
62,568
-743
-1% -$9.63K
ESI icon
1804
Element Solutions
ESI
$8.82B
$806K ﹤0.01%
63,686
+25,288
+66% +$521K
SPXC icon
1805
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.88B
$806K ﹤0.01%
67,611
-603,325
-90% -$9.26M
UCB
1806
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.26B
$804K ﹤0.01%
39,335
+5,000
+15% +$102K
CSFL
1807
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
$800K ﹤0.01%
54,392
+11,237
+26% +$157K
SMB icon
1808
VanEck Short Muni ETF
SMB
$316M
$792K ﹤0.01%
45,267
+348
+0.8% +$6.08K
FTC icon
1809
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FTC
$1.33B
$791K ﹤0.01%
17,310
-1,390
-7% -$67.3K
AVK
1810
Advent Convertible and Income Fund
AVK
$548M
$787K ﹤0.01%
61,332
+1,016
+2% +$15K
RDWR icon
1811
Radware
RDWR
$1.18B
$786K ﹤0.01%
+48,363
New +$921K
PKE icon
1812
Park Aerospace
PKE
$701M
$785K ﹤0.01%
44,624
+34,051
+322% +$602K
SBI
1813
Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund
SBI
$106M
$780K ﹤0.01%
78,902
-942
-1% -$9.19K
FYX icon
1814
First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FYX
$1.4B
$777K ﹤0.01%
17,757
-465
-3% -$21.8K
PETS icon
1815
PetMed Express
PETS
$38.2M
$777K ﹤0.01%
48,283
-6,226
-11% -$104K
JTD
1816
DELISTED
NUVEEN TAX-ADVANTAGE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND
JTD
$777K ﹤0.01%
57,513
+1,319
+2% +$19.8K
XXIA
1817
DELISTED
Ixia
XXIA
$777K ﹤0.01%
53,624
-3,703
-6% -$52.8K
CMCM
1818
Cheetah Mobile
CMCM
$108M
$775K ﹤0.01%
10,715
-3,588
-25% -$384K
JMEI
1819
DELISTED
Jumei International Holding Limited American depositary shares, each representing ten Class A ordina
JMEI
$775K ﹤0.01%
7,857
-2,465
-24% -$361K
TCF
1820
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$773K ﹤0.01%
23,910
-1,996
-8% -$64.7K
NPM
1821
DELISTED
NUVEEN PREMIUM INCM MUNI FD II
NPM
$772K ﹤0.01%
56,550
-615
-1% -$8.27K
HPP
1822
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$660M
$771K ﹤0.01%
3,827
-252
-6% -$52.3K
RMT
1823
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
RMT
$758M
$763K ﹤0.01%
98,620
+4,696
+5% +$39.8K
WSBC icon
1824
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.89B
$760K ﹤0.01%
24,171
+7,597
+46% +$247K
AKR icon
1825
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.8B
$757K ﹤0.01%
25,167
-61,607
-71% -$1.9M
71 72
73
74 75

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,436 positions worth $34.5B, down 10% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 filing shows 206 new, 835 increased, 1,204 reduced and 183 closed positions. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M. The largest sale was Booking.com, an estimated $177M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous and Technology.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q3 2015, an estimated $194M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $177M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $157M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $34.5B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 206 new positions and closed 183 in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 10% quarter-over-quarter to $34.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.