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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
+7.69%
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
$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 19.14%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.55%
3 Technology 10.47%
4 Consumer Staples 9.74%
5 Communication Services 8.69%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMCX icon
301
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$430M
$27.7M 0.07%
371,500
-168,141
-31% -$12.9M
TSLA icon
302
Tesla
TSLA
$1.24T
$27.5M 0.07%
1,721,580
-602,670
-26% -$9.02M
EXR icon
303
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.2B
$27.5M 0.07%
311,948
+172,630
+124% +$14.2M
PF
304
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
$27.5M 0.07%
647,233
+66,843
+12% +$2.86M
COP icon
305
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$27.3M 0.07%
585,738
-37,289
-6% -$1.95M
ETR icon
306
Entergy
ETR
$54.1B
$27.3M 0.07%
799,468
-45,092
-5% -$1.52M
MHK icon
307
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$6.9B
$27.3M 0.07%
144,256
-24,991
-15% -$4.8M
NBL
308
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$27.2M 0.07%
826,028
+32,118
+4% +$1.12M
TSS
309
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$27.2M 0.07%
545,229
-42,633
-7% -$2.22M
MU icon
310
Micron Technology
MU
$1.04T
$27.1M 0.07%
1,915,138
+259,379
+16% +$4.15M
NOV icon
311
NOV
NOV
$7.45B
$27.1M 0.07%
808,839
+82,585
+11% +$3.07M
SNDK
312
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$27M 0.07%
355,404
-139,102
-28% -$10.2M
CB icon
313
Chubb
CB
$140B
$26.9M 0.07%
230,041
-17,086
-7% -$1.93M
ARMK icon
314
Aramark
ARMK
$15B
$26.8M 0.07%
1,149,348
+330,010
+40% +$7.54M
AVTA
315
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$26.6M 0.07%
2,718,779
+1,229,402
+83% +$13.6M
TMX
316
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
$26.6M 0.07%
1,011,594
-471,878
-32% -$11.5M
FOSL icon
317
Fossil Group
FOSL
$239M
$26.5M 0.07%
725,854
-9,423
-1% -$430K
XLNX
318
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$26.5M 0.07%
564,840
+32,629
+6% +$1.54M
SKX
319
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
$26.4M 0.07%
873,877
-13,388
-2% -$448K
CST
320
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
$26.3M 0.07%
671,630
+241,165
+56% +$8.83M
CMG icon
321
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$40.8B
$26.3M 0.07%
2,739,100
+2,680,750
+4,594% +$32.8M
CDW icon
322
CDW
CDW
$17.1B
$26.2M 0.07%
623,839
+403,242
+183% +$17.6M
OUT icon
323
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.64B
$26.2M 0.07%
1,218,468
-86,249
-7% -$1.94M
MSI icon
324
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$69.4B
$26.1M 0.07%
381,464
+245,099
+180% +$17.1M
BC icon
325
Brunswick
BC
$5.19B
$26.1M 0.07%
516,717
+45,372
+10% +$2.34M
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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 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary 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.