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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
NBH
1876
Neuberger Municipal Fund Inc
NBH
$297M
$691K ﹤0.01%
44,215
-600
-1% -$9.25K
DXPE icon
1877
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$2.93B
$689K ﹤0.01%
+13,634
New +$818K
GWW icon
1878
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$60.7B
$687K ﹤0.01%
2,694
+568
+27% +$140K
PDT
1879
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
PDT
$615M
$686K ﹤0.01%
49,858
+3,365
+7% +$45.9K
WB icon
1880
Weibo
WB
$1.65B
$684K ﹤0.01%
+48,009
New +$836K
BFK
1881
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
BFK
$683K ﹤0.01%
48,179
-658
-1% -$9.17K
LMOS
1882
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
$683K ﹤0.01%
40,585
+29,913
+280% +$489K
FMC icon
1883
FMC
FMC
$1.6B
$681K ﹤0.01%
13,760
+4,823
+54% +$235K
NMO
1884
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNI MARKET OPPORT FUND
NMO
$681K ﹤0.01%
49,933
-495
-1% -$6.67K
WSBC icon
1885
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.89B
$672K ﹤0.01%
19,298
+3,347
+21% +$112K
NPP
1886
DELISTED
NUVEEN PERFORMANCE+MUN FUND
NPP
$668K ﹤0.01%
45,286
-509
-1% -$7.47K
SLAI
1887
DELISTED
SOLAI Ltd ADS
SLAI
$667K ﹤0.01%
549
+364
+197% +$654K
BYD icon
1888
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$5.56B
$666K ﹤0.01%
52,127
-40,801
-44% -$459K
TCF
1889
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$662K ﹤0.01%
21,591
-11,052
-34% -$319K
CASS icon
1890
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$709M
$659K ﹤0.01%
16,339
+1,131
+7% +$40K
BTT icon
1891
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust
BTT
$1.43B
$657K ﹤0.01%
32,693
-625
-2% -$12.6K
CCEP icon
1892
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$47B
$655K ﹤0.01%
14,816
-616,029
-98% -$26.6M
NEOG icon
1893
Neogen
NEOG
$2.59B
$654K ﹤0.01%
+35,184
New +$579K
TLMR
1894
DELISTED
TALMER BANCORP INC (MI)
TLMR
$652K ﹤0.01%
+46,462
New +$650K
WNC icon
1895
Wabash National
WNC
$554M
$650K ﹤0.01%
52,589
-127,078
-71% -$1.45M
BANF icon
1896
BancFirst
BANF
$3.74B
$647K ﹤0.01%
20,412
+3,606
+21% +$116K
NQM
1897
DELISTED
NUVEEN INVESTMENT QLTY MUNI FD
NQM
$647K ﹤0.01%
42,450
-810
-2% -$12.1K
CNMD icon
1898
CONMED
CNMD
$1.4B
$646K ﹤0.01%
14,377
+1,792
+14% +$75.1K
PMT
1899
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
PMT
$838M
$645K ﹤0.01%
30,573
-547,666
-95% -$11.8M
MMD
1900
NYLIM MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund
MMD
$277M
$639K ﹤0.01%
35,188
-878
-2% -$15.9K

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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.