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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
NMO
1901
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNI MARKET OPPORT FUND
NMO
$627K ﹤0.01%
45,500
-4,113
-8% -$54.9K
VKQ icon
1902
Invesco Municipal Trust
VKQ
$531M
$625K ﹤0.01%
48,959
-7,311
-13% -$91.6K
AXON
1903
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$41.1B
$620K ﹤0.01%
35,855
-74,301
-67% -$1.49M
NBH
1904
Neuberger Municipal Fund Inc
NBH
$297M
$620K ﹤0.01%
39,418
-3,885
-9% -$60.3K
NPP
1905
DELISTED
NUVEEN PERFORMANCE+MUN FUND
NPP
$620K ﹤0.01%
41,420
-4,001
-9% -$58.5K
PPG icon
1906
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.4B
$619K ﹤0.01%
6,260
-57,077
-90% -$5.77M
PEBO icon
1907
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.43B
$616K ﹤0.01%
32,675
+10,662
+48% +$215K
PFC
1908
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
$615K ﹤0.01%
32,560
+10,362
+47% +$202K
MMD
1909
NYLIM MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund
MMD
$277M
$611K ﹤0.01%
32,461
-3,052
-9% -$55.2K
MMU
1910
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund
MMU
$538M
$611K ﹤0.01%
43,066
-4,105
-9% -$58K
PMC
1911
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
$609K ﹤0.01%
+17,400
New +$545K
HYG icon
1912
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$15.4B
$608K ﹤0.01%
+7,543
New +$627K
KMI icon
1913
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$71.2B
$606K ﹤0.01%
+40,594
New +$967K
STOR
1914
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
$605K ﹤0.01%
26,060
+7,384
+40% +$165K
NQM
1915
DELISTED
NUVEEN INVESTMENT QLTY MUNI FD
NQM
$604K ﹤0.01%
39,148
-3,362
-8% -$50.7K
IBCP icon
1916
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$821M
$603K ﹤0.01%
39,583
+12,488
+46% +$187K
MBT
1917
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
$600K ﹤0.01%
97,007
-22,257
-19% -$156K
OMCL icon
1918
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.55B
$598K ﹤0.01%
19,239
-52,314
-73% -$1.54M
ICF icon
1919
iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF
ICF
$2.01B
$597K ﹤0.01%
12,032
-698
-5% -$33.9K
DSPG
1920
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$597K ﹤0.01%
+63,210
New +$621K
CUB
1921
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$597K ﹤0.01%
12,642
-1,387
-10% -$62.9K
PKE icon
1922
Park Aerospace
PKE
$701M
$595K ﹤0.01%
39,487
-5,137
-12% -$86K
TBX icon
1923
ProShares Short 7-10 Year Treasury
TBX
$21.1M
$592K ﹤0.01%
20,043
-3,415
-15% -$100K
CRH icon
1924
CRH
CRH
$60.3B
$587K ﹤0.01%
20,356
-18,944
-48% -$531K
SHPG
1925
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$587K ﹤0.01%
2,865
-3,186
-53% -$662K
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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.