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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.26%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
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
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
WEC icon
226
WEC Energy
WEC
$37.7B
$32.2M 0.11%
610,982
+216,923
+55% +$10.6M
CTXS
227
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$32.2M 0.11%
633,604
+372,071
+142% +$19.2M
BAX icon
228
Baxter International
BAX
$11.6B
$32.1M 0.11%
807,544
+539,656
+201% +$21M
WMT icon
229
Walmart Inc
WMT
$871B
$31.9M 0.11%
1,115,205
+252,273
+29% +$6.82M
PPL
230
PPL Corp
PPL
$27.3B
$31.9M 0.11%
943,440
+42,690
+5% +$1.39M
STX icon
231
Seagate
STX
$193B
$31.8M 0.11%
477,848
+102,163
+27% +$6.33M
SIG icon
232
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.55B
$31.5M 0.11%
239,340
+68,589
+40% +$8.31M
NKE icon
233
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$31.4M 0.11%
653,210
+494,106
+311% +$23.2M
DIS icon
234
Walt Disney
DIS
$165B
$31.2M 0.11%
330,838
+95,078
+40% +$8.57M
JBL icon
235
Jabil
JBL
$32.8B
$31M 0.1%
1,421,851
+411,213
+41% +$8.36M
DST
236
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$30.9M 0.1%
656,422
+113,958
+21% +$5.33M
OXY icon
237
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$57B
$30.8M 0.1%
382,742
-326
-0.1% -$27.1K
TDS icon
238
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.91B
$30.8M 0.1%
1,219,173
+513,591
+73% +$12.6M
TNL icon
239
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.54B
$30.7M 0.1%
791,665
+443,476
+127% +$16M
BBBY
240
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$30.6M 0.1%
402,343
-10,504
-3% -$734K
HE icon
241
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.33B
$30.6M 0.1%
914,305
+46,174
+5% +$1.34M
GPC icon
242
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.1B
$30.6M 0.1%
286,886
+97,174
+51% +$9.52M
CNP icon
243
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$29.1B
$30.6M 0.1%
1,304,312
+434,216
+50% +$10.4M
CB
244
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$30.4M 0.1%
294,250
-23,199
-7% -$2.31M
P
245
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$30.4M 0.1%
1,706,348
+462,713
+37% +$9.15M
XLNX
246
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$30.4M 0.1%
702,766
+183,836
+35% +$7.96M
DG icon
247
Dollar General
DG
$25.9B
$30.4M 0.1%
429,848
+98,141
+30% +$6.39M
DVN icon
248
Devon Energy
DVN
$51.9B
$30.3M 0.1%
494,808
-3,213
-0.6% -$195K
PANW icon
249
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$264B
$30.3M 0.1%
1,481,952
+26,196
+2% +$483K
XEC
250
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$30.2M 0.1%
284,821
+26,118
+10% +$2.9M

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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.