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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
TECD
276
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$27.8M 0.09%
439,067
+149,811
+52% +$8.98M
ADP icon
277
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$100B
$27.7M 0.09%
332,530
+152,303
+85% +$12.3M
SBAC icon
278
SBA Communications
SBAC
$18.4B
$27.7M 0.09%
250,149
+101,052
+68% +$11.4M
ADT
279
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
$27.6M 0.09%
763,126
-285,992
-27% -$9.84M
LUV icon
280
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22B
$27.6M 0.09%
653,172
-589,390
-47% -$22M
JAH
281
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$27.4M 0.09%
572,233
+329,851
+136% +$14.3M
LLTC
282
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$27.3M 0.09%
598,628
+12,986
+2% +$565K
FWONA icon
283
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.3B
$27.3M 0.09%
1,149,749
+509,263
+80% +$12M
HRC
284
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$27.1M 0.09%
594,166
+68,016
+13% +$3.01M
TSLA icon
285
Tesla
TSLA
$1.24T
$27.1M 0.09%
1,827,240
-1,145,850
-39% -$17.9M
PRGO icon
286
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$27.1M 0.09%
+161,887
New +$25.3M
AVT icon
287
Avnet
AVT
$7.33B
$27M 0.09%
628,647
+96,878
+18% +$4.1M
URI icon
288
United Rentals
URI
$71.1B
$26.9M 0.09%
263,828
-78,318
-23% -$8.39M
FISV
289
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$26.6M 0.09%
750,642
+220,702
+42% +$7.56M
SGI
290
Somnigroup International
SGI
$15.1B
$26.6M 0.09%
1,940,356
+313,728
+19% +$4.28M
MDRX
291
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$26.5M 0.09%
2,072,109
+605,554
+41% +$7.71M
DHI icon
292
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.2B
$26.4M 0.09%
1,043,573
+142,686
+16% +$3.34M
BA icon
293
Boeing
BA
$165B
$26.3M 0.09%
202,482
+30,549
+18% +$3.87M
APA icon
294
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
$26.2M 0.09%
418,084
-17,618
-4% -$1.25M
NOC icon
295
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77B
$26.2M 0.09%
177,467
-139,691
-44% -$19.2M
EG icon
296
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
$26.1M 0.09%
153,504
+41,292
+37% +$6.97M
ASNA
297
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$26.1M 0.09%
104,065
+31,464
+43% +$7.8M
PAYX icon
298
Paychex
PAYX
$40.4B
$26.1M 0.09%
565,362
+158,214
+39% +$7.31M
LNC icon
299
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.91B
$26.1M 0.09%
452,368
+56,889
+14% +$3.1M
MCY icon
300
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.94B
$26.1M 0.09%
460,324
+208,404
+83% +$11.2M

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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.