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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
(+17%)
Cap. Flow
+$2.91B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
9.83%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.91%
Holding
2,390
New
174
Increased
1,221
Reduced
844
Closed
147
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
|
+$184M |
| 2 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$158M |
| 3 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$136M |
| 4 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$123M |
| 5 |
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
|
+$123M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$120M |
| 2 |
Conagra Brands
CAG
|
+$72.2M |
| 3 |
IMGN
Immunogen Inc
IMGN
|
+$61.5M |
| 4 |
RAD
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
|
+$55.9M |
| 5 |
MNK
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
|
+$50.4M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.59% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.87% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.2% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.25% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.37% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
451
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90B
| $17.3M | 0.06% |
910,515
+148,581
| +20% | +$2.67M |
|
452
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$30.3B
| $17.2M | 0.06% |
+652,819
| New | +$18.4M |
|
453
Hyatt Hotels
H
$17.6B
| $17.2M | 0.06% |
285,699
+56,069
| +24% | +$3.29M |
|
454
Open Text
OTEX
$5.43B
| $17.1M | 0.06% |
586,318
+80,532
| +16% | +$2.28M |
|
455
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.1B
| $17M | 0.06% |
467,765
-9,768
| -2% | -$351K |
|
|
TFCFA
456
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $17M | 0.06% |
442,543
+147,074
| +50% | +$5.21M |
|
457
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$78.3B
| $17M | 0.06% |
193,782
-9,567
| -5% | -$754K |
|
458
Mastercard
MA
$477B
| $17M | 0.06% |
197,133
+69,621
| +55% | +$5.68M |
|
459
Voya Financial
VOYA
$8.94B
| $17M | 0.06% |
400,336
+62,832
| +19% | +$2.51M |
|
460
Equifax
EFX
$20.3B
| $17M | 0.06% |
209,704
+112,572
| +116% | +$8.71M |
|
|
DD
461
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
| $16.9M | 0.06% |
240,566
+57,926
| +32% | +$3.87M |
|
|
BCR
462
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
| $16.8M | 0.06% |
+100,904
| New | +$16.3M |
|
463
American Tower
AMT
$77.7B
| $16.8M | 0.06% |
169,790
+40,157
| +31% | +$3.94M |
|
464
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.15B
| $16.8M | 0.06% |
280,843
-306,827
| -52% | -$16.2M |
|
465
Boston Properties
BXP
$11B
| $16.8M | 0.06% |
130,404
+16,252
| +14% | +$2.06M |
|
|
MBT
466
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
| $16.8M | 0.06% |
2,336,979
+1,501,875
| +180% | +$18M |
|
467
Medtronic
MDT
$107B
| $16.8M | 0.06% |
232,350
-179,636
| -44% | -$12.5M |
|
|
EDR
468
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
| $16.8M | 0.06% |
458,199
+437,448
| +2,108% | +$15M |
|
|
NFX
469
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
| $16.8M | 0.06% |
617,988
-64,429
| -9% | -$1.91M |
|
470
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
| $16.7M | 0.06% |
178,737
+54,303
| +44% | +$5.08M |
|
471
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$11.7B
| $16.7M | 0.06% |
184,417
+37,247
| +25% | +$3.17M |
|
472
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.7B
| $16.6M | 0.06% |
171,250
+17,896
| +12% | +$1.78M |
|
473
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.1B
| $16.6M | 0.06% |
703,300
+63,753
| +10% | +$1.44M |
|
474
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$28B
| $16.6M | 0.06% |
1,091,894
+167,120
| +18% | +$2.51M |
|
|
VMW
475
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $16.5M | 0.06% |
199,779
+52,337
| +35% | +$4.47M |
|
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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.