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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
AVT icon
426
Avnet
AVT
$7.33B
$19.4M 0.05%
453,835
-62,907
-12% -$2.83M
FRT icon
427
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.9B
$19.4M 0.05%
132,653
+68,735
+108% +$9.93M
MFA
428
MFA Financial
MFA
$929M
$19.4M 0.05%
733,908
+238,382
+48% +$6.58M
SLB icon
429
SLB Ltd
SLB
$77.8B
$19.4M 0.05%
277,557
+8,184
+3% +$613K
CMI icon
430
Cummins
CMI
$91.7B
$19.3M 0.05%
219,676
+29,342
+15% +$2.93M
VMC icon
431
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.3B
$19.3M 0.05%
203,034
+17,138
+9% +$1.66M
PNC icon
432
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$100B
$19.3M 0.05%
202,045
-61,731
-23% -$5.73M
LLL
433
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$19.2M 0.05%
160,915
-14,576
-8% -$1.73M
CHRW icon
434
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$22B
$19.2M 0.05%
309,382
+113,572
+58% +$7.65M
THG icon
435
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.63B
$19.2M 0.05%
235,773
+2,404
+1% +$199K
DO
436
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
$19.1M 0.05%
905,160
+340,778
+60% +$7.19M
STR
437
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$19.1M 0.05%
979,178
+107,785
+12% +$2.11M
TE
438
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
$19M 0.05%
714,230
-676,330
-49% -$18.1M
LNT icon
439
Alliant Energy
LNT
$19.4B
$19M 0.05%
608,330
-68,194
-10% -$2.05M
RSG icon
440
Republic Services
RSG
$66.7B
$19M 0.05%
431,447
-81,178
-16% -$3.54M
GS icon
441
Goldman Sachs
GS
$313B
$18.8M 0.05%
104,298
+9,018
+9% +$1.68M
GPN icon
442
Global Payments
GPN
$22.1B
$18.8M 0.05%
291,318
-39,034
-12% -$2.63M
WEC icon
443
WEC Energy
WEC
$37.7B
$18.8M 0.05%
365,503
+81,270
+29% +$4.15M
CXW icon
444
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.1B
$18.7M 0.05%
707,654
+91,785
+15% +$2.51M
POM
445
DELISTED
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
POM
$18.7M 0.05%
718,180
+46,588
+7% +$1.22M
FAST icon
446
Fastenal
FAST
$54B
$18.6M 0.05%
1,822,320
+378,776
+26% +$3.73M
WHR icon
447
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.42B
$18.5M 0.05%
126,291
+47,658
+61% +$7.39M
PH icon
448
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$125B
$18.5M 0.05%
190,749
-31,542
-14% -$3.2M
VFC icon
449
VF Corp
VFC
$6.68B
$18.5M 0.05%
315,301
+284,838
+935% +$17.8M
TFX icon
450
Teleflex
TFX
$5.85B
$18.4M 0.05%
140,147
+95,854
+216% +$12.5M
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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.