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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
KRE icon
1876
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$4.29B
$682K ﹤0.01%
16,277
-278
-2% -$12K
FTA icon
1877
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.41B
$679K ﹤0.01%
17,672
-55
-0.3% -$2.18K
NCMI icon
1878
National CineMedia
NCMI
$230M
$676K ﹤0.01%
+4,300
New +$638K
CCOI icon
1879
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$494M
$674K ﹤0.01%
19,420
-2,619
-12% -$84.7K
SSNI
1880
DELISTED
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
SSNI
$672K ﹤0.01%
46,641
-3,210
-6% -$44.8K
UVSP icon
1881
Univest Financial
UVSP
$1.16B
$668K ﹤0.01%
32,027
+11,328
+55% +$229K
XHR
1882
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.63B
$665K ﹤0.01%
43,392
+2,498
+6% +$42.5K
IBTX
1883
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$664K ﹤0.01%
20,750
+10,029
+94% +$384K
IHF icon
1884
iShares US Healthcare Providers ETF
IHF
$1.3B
$663K ﹤0.01%
26,640
-25
-0.1% -$621
MYE icon
1885
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.2B
$658K ﹤0.01%
49,426
+36,337
+278% +$527K
LL
1886
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
$653K ﹤0.01%
37,628
-115,565
-75% -$1.79M
NGG icon
1887
National Grid
NGG
$78.5B
$652K ﹤0.01%
9,716
-1,200
-11% -$81.3K
PDT
1888
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
PDT
$615M
$650K ﹤0.01%
47,412
-2,107
-4% -$28.1K
HASI icon
1889
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$5.06B
$649K ﹤0.01%
34,281
+1,885
+6% +$33.2K
AFAM
1890
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$649K ﹤0.01%
16,981
-19,396
-53% -$785K
HTB
1891
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$786M
$647K ﹤0.01%
31,961
+10,022
+46% +$196K
FBNC icon
1892
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.68B
$646K ﹤0.01%
34,451
+23,863
+225% +$445K
TSC
1893
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
$645K ﹤0.01%
46,127
+16,273
+55% +$208K
EPAC icon
1894
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.89B
$644K ﹤0.01%
26,888
-486
-2% -$11.2K
BFK
1895
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
BFK
$641K ﹤0.01%
43,449
-4,183
-9% -$59.9K
CHSP
1896
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
$636K ﹤0.01%
25,296
+1,499
+6% +$40.7K
POT
1897
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
$634K ﹤0.01%
+37,010
New +$736K
BTT icon
1898
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust
BTT
$1.43B
$632K ﹤0.01%
29,288
-3,205
-10% -$67K
CVGW
1899
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$632K ﹤0.01%
12,899
-38,485
-75% -$1.96M
CASH icon
1900
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.68B
$628K ﹤0.01%
40,992
+16,038
+64% +$233K
74 75
76
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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.