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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
DUK icon
201
Duke Energy
DUK
$94.5B
$40.3M 0.1%
564,078
-78,625
-12% -$5.53M
GCI
202
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
$40.2M 0.1%
2,468,036
+2,287,317
+1,266% +$37.1M
LEN icon
203
Lennar Class A
LEN
$19.4B
$40M 0.1%
859,966
+4,221
+0.5% +$201K
ABT icon
204
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$40M 0.1%
889,646
+560,602
+170% +$24.8M
GEN icon
205
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.8B
$39.9M 0.1%
1,901,146
+41,736
+2% +$849K
SCG
206
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$39.8M 0.1%
657,734
-137,651
-17% -$8.07M
NVDA icon
207
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.45T
$39.7M 0.1%
48,182,560
-7,663,480
-14% -$5.77M
LMT icon
208
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$124B
$39.6M 0.1%
182,563
+76,445
+72% +$16.6M
AEP icon
209
American Electric Power
AEP
$68.3B
$39.6M 0.1%
679,189
-33,449
-5% -$1.9M
UAA icon
210
Under Armour
UAA
$2.17B
$39.5M 0.1%
980,032
-16,652
-2% -$760K
EBIX
211
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$39.5M 0.1%
1,204,531
+281,278
+30% +$8.91M
AVGO icon
212
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.75T
$39.4M 0.1%
2,715,660
-941,400
-26% -$12.2M
CAT icon
213
Caterpillar
CAT
$378B
$39.4M 0.1%
579,130
+123,032
+27% +$8.6M
CMCSA icon
214
Comcast
CMCSA
$93.4B
$39.2M 0.1%
1,388,950
-119,342
-8% -$3.59M
TMO icon
215
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$223B
$39.2M 0.1%
276,223
+94,302
+52% +$12.6M
NXPI icon
216
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.5B
$39.2M 0.1%
465,032
-21,111
-4% -$1.81M
SGI
217
Somnigroup International
SGI
$14.6B
$39.1M 0.1%
2,220,472
+217,584
+11% +$4.14M
XRAY icon
218
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.19B
$39M 0.1%
640,179
+589,847
+1,172% +$35.1M
CTSH icon
219
Cognizant
CTSH
$27B
$38.3M 0.1%
638,149
+74,125
+13% +$4.78M
ADBE icon
220
Adobe
ADBE
$102B
$38M 0.1%
404,767
+76,592
+23% +$6.88M
BSX icon
221
Boston Scientific
BSX
$65.2B
$37.9M 0.1%
2,056,092
-565,483
-22% -$10.1M
TWC
222
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$37.8M 0.1%
203,930
-13,515
-6% -$2.51M
GLW icon
223
Corning
GLW
$143B
$37.7M 0.1%
2,064,507
+26,285
+1% +$477K
WEB
224
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$37.7M 0.1%
1,885,521
+596,969
+46% +$13.8M
EA
225
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
$37.6M 0.1%
546,649
-25,468
-4% -$1.79M
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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.