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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
TRI icon
501
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$39.4B
$15.8M 0.04%
359,395
+39,375
+12% +$1.83M
DOC icon
502
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$15.4B
$15.8M 0.04%
452,965
+48,012
+12% +$1.61M
JWN
503
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$15.8M 0.04%
316,563
+191,654
+153% +$11.6M
NTES icon
504
NetEase
NTES
$76.5B
$15.8M 0.04%
434,650
+71,475
+20% +$2.23M
ARW icon
505
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$10.9B
$15.6M 0.04%
287,886
-93,327
-24% -$5.32M
LHX icon
506
L3Harris
LHX
$55.9B
$15.5M 0.04%
178,671
-147,079
-45% -$11.8M
LYV icon
507
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$41.2B
$15.4M 0.04%
628,148
-243,081
-28% -$6.23M
AJG icon
508
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.7B
$15.4M 0.04%
375,400
+14,244
+4% +$612K
ALLY icon
509
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.1B
$15.3M 0.04%
821,396
+75,387
+10% +$1.49M
BR icon
510
Broadridge
BR
$17.2B
$15.3M 0.04%
284,741
+165,007
+138% +$9.25M
AA icon
511
Alcoa
AA
$11.7B
$15.2M 0.04%
642,861
-28,917
-4% -$645K
MRVL icon
512
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$174B
$15.2M 0.04%
1,725,426
+923,151
+115% +$8.16M
PTR
513
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$15.2M 0.04%
231,878
+182,721
+372% +$13.5M
HES
514
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$15.2M 0.04%
312,931
-43,075
-12% -$2.44M
DHR icon
515
Danaher
DHR
$135B
$15.1M 0.04%
241,353
-40,420
-14% -$2.53M
TTE icon
516
TotalEnergies
TTE
$193B
$15M 0.04%
334,207
+19,011
+6% +$921K
SON icon
517
Sonoco
SON
$5.76B
$15M 0.04%
366,440
+8,312
+2% +$346K
SIX
518
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$15M 0.04%
+272,418
New +$14.1M
VOYA icon
519
Voya Financial
VOYA
$8.94B
$14.9M 0.04%
404,538
+48,834
+14% +$1.93M
MON
520
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$14.9M 0.04%
151,460
+48,097
+47% +$4.52M
TU icon
521
Telus
TU
$16B
$14.9M 0.04%
1,078,414
+157,590
+17% +$2.45M
BIDU icon
522
Baidu
BIDU
$35.8B
$14.9M 0.04%
78,627
-88,254
-53% -$16.3M
SEIC icon
523
SEI Investments
SEIC
$11.9B
$14.8M 0.04%
282,318
-40,843
-13% -$2.13M
NRG icon
524
NRG Energy
NRG
$29.8B
$14.7M 0.04%
1,252,732
+424,263
+51% +$5.36M
BTI icon
525
British American Tobacco
BTI
$132B
$14.7M 0.04%
266,882
+8,174
+3% +$469K
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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.