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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
TSM icon
476
TSMC
TSM
$2.09T
$16.8M 0.04%
739,900
-29,417
-4% -$662K
ORI icon
477
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.3B
$16.7M 0.04%
897,927
-100,130
-10% -$1.8M
WP
478
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$16.7M 0.04%
352,762
-17,391
-5% -$857K
GAP
479
The Gap Inc
GAP
$6.84B
$16.7M 0.04%
676,123
+269,930
+66% +$7.2M
LYB icon
480
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$19.5B
$16.6M 0.04%
191,325
+12,610
+7% +$1.16M
VVC
481
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$16.6M 0.04%
390,437
-108,977
-22% -$4.69M
TTM
482
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$16.5M 0.04%
560,784
+233,052
+71% +$6.76M
IVZ icon
483
Invesco
IVZ
$13.3B
$16.5M 0.04%
493,375
+145,095
+42% +$4.75M
WDR
484
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$16.5M 0.04%
575,803
+182,148
+46% +$6.26M
AR icon
485
Antero Resources
AR
$10.9B
$16.5M 0.04%
756,418
+57,304
+8% +$1.28M
HDB icon
486
HDFC Bank
HDB
$119B
$16.3M 0.04%
1,061,432
-263,372
-20% -$3.98M
BIO icon
487
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$8.42B
$16.3M 0.04%
117,812
+109,302
+1,284% +$15.2M
USB icon
488
US Bancorp
USB
$99.6B
$16.3M 0.04%
381,236
+41,516
+12% +$1.77M
MLM icon
489
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$33.6B
$16.3M 0.04%
119,094
+8,879
+8% +$1.35M
DKS icon
490
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18.4B
$16.2M 0.04%
458,562
+8,531
+2% +$358K
MMM icon
491
3M
MMM
$89B
$16.2M 0.04%
128,505
+8,464
+7% +$1.09M
CRI icon
492
Carter's
CRI
$1.43B
$16.1M 0.04%
181,300
-201,123
-53% -$17.9M
DIS icon
493
Walt Disney
DIS
$165B
$16.1M 0.04%
153,468
-251,488
-62% -$28M
NE
494
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$16M 0.04%
1,510,535
-600,162
-28% -$7.55M
SLH
495
DELISTED
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
$16M 0.04%
292,112
+280,549
+2,426% +$15.2M
KIM icon
496
Kimco Realty
KIM
$17.6B
$16M 0.04%
603,657
+212,662
+54% +$5.54M
HBAN icon
497
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$35.1B
$15.9M 0.04%
1,440,911
+296,572
+26% +$3.31M
NVS icon
498
Novartis
NVS
$295B
$15.9M 0.04%
206,329
+24,798
+14% +$1.97M
CDNS icon
499
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90B
$15.9M 0.04%
763,169
+312,395
+69% +$6.78M
CAB
500
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$15.9M 0.04%
339,274
+28,494
+9% +$1.26M
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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.