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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
BBWI icon
301
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$4.01B
$26M 0.09%
370,947
+224,807
+154% +$13.9M
CDW icon
302
CDW
CDW
$17.1B
$25.9M 0.09%
736,138
+114,568
+18% +$3.71M
VSH icon
303
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$5.86B
$25.9M 0.09%
1,826,826
+304,502
+20% +$4.18M
D icon
304
Dominion Energy
D
$62.5B
$25.8M 0.09%
335,571
+36,886
+12% +$2.67M
SYF icon
305
Synchrony
SYF
$23.7B
$25.8M 0.09%
865,796
+424,031
+96% +$11.8M
TGNA
306
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$25.7M 0.09%
1,537,344
+896,065
+140% +$14.4M
DDS icon
307
Dillards
DDS
$8.87B
$25.6M 0.09%
204,836
+79,196
+63% +$8.83M
ACN icon
308
Accenture
ACN
$89.9B
$25.6M 0.09%
286,898
+63,334
+28% +$5.26M
DLTR icon
309
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$23.1B
$25.5M 0.09%
362,875
+255,619
+238% +$16.1M
DECK icon
310
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$13.3B
$25.5M 0.09%
1,682,202
+584,880
+53% +$8.91M
FWONK icon
311
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.3B
$25.4M 0.09%
1,023,752
+793,357
+344% +$19.5M
CMI icon
312
Cummins
CMI
$91.7B
$25.3M 0.09%
175,224
+20,353
+13% +$2.88M
ARRS
313
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$25.2M 0.09%
836,020
+20,202
+2% +$572K
JWN
314
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$25.2M 0.09%
317,813
+65,159
+26% +$4.78M
KO icon
315
Coca-Cola
KO
$354B
$25.1M 0.08%
593,732
+418,563
+239% +$17.9M
TRAK
316
DELISTED
DEALERTRACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM STK
TRAK
$25M 0.08%
565,192
+124,229
+28% +$5.53M
CF icon
317
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$24.9M 0.08%
456,625
-351,035
-43% -$18.5M
VVC
318
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$24.7M 0.08%
535,298
+139,938
+35% +$6.14M
DWRE
319
DELISTED
DEMANDWARE INC COM STK (DE)
DWRE
$24.6M 0.08%
427,525
+96,639
+29% +$5.43M
CVSA
320
Covista Inc
CVSA
$3.94B
$24.6M 0.08%
517,210
+165,362
+47% +$7.77M
ORLY icon
321
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$24.5M 0.08%
1,911,600
-375,150
-16% -$4.4M
AVX
322
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$24.5M 0.08%
1,751,335
+520,417
+42% +$7.17M
MUR icon
323
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.58B
$24.4M 0.08%
483,812
+59,801
+14% +$3.06M
LLL
324
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$24.4M 0.08%
193,406
-97,971
-34% -$11.7M
VFC icon
325
VF Corp
VFC
$6.68B
$24.3M 0.08%
344,480
+230,867
+203% +$15.3M

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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.