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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

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
QEP
551
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$13.9M 0.04%
1,038,221
+349,927
+51% +$5.1M
ARG
552
DELISTED
Airgas Inc
ARG
$13.9M 0.04%
100,548
-49,104
-33% -$5.66M
ALE
553
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
$13.9M 0.04%
273,065
-24,921
-8% -$1.26M
CCL icon
554
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$36.1B
$13.8M 0.04%
253,698
-157,445
-38% -$8.15M
ADSK icon
555
Autodesk
ADSK
$44.3B
$13.8M 0.04%
226,719
-49,378
-18% -$2.87M
GRMN
556
Garmin
GRMN
$46.9B
$13.7M 0.04%
369,113
-304,191
-45% -$11.1M
FWONA icon
557
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.3B
$13.7M 0.04%
517,282
-275
-0.1% -$7.33K
EWBC icon
558
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.9B
$13.6M 0.04%
328,344
+33,984
+12% +$1.4M
HAL icon
559
Halliburton
HAL
$27.9B
$13.6M 0.04%
400,585
-154,565
-28% -$5.83M
TCO
560
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$13.6M 0.04%
177,360
-2,913
-2% -$217K
RNR icon
561
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.7B
$13.6M 0.04%
119,909
+22,206
+23% +$2.46M
MBB icon
562
iShares MBS ETF
MBB
$39B
$13.6M 0.04%
125,999
-90
-0.1% -$9.79K
CLGX
563
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
$13.6M 0.04%
400,219
+24,202
+6% +$904K
ZION icon
564
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$10.1B
$13.5M 0.04%
494,946
+83,423
+20% +$2.4M
AVA icon
565
Avista
AVA
$3.47B
$13.5M 0.04%
380,788
-57,984
-13% -$1.99M
PVH icon
566
PVH
PVH
$3.71B
$13.4M 0.03%
182,450
+6,216
+4% +$550K
RF icon
567
Regions Financial
RF
$26.3B
$13.4M 0.03%
1,399,552
+440,326
+46% +$4.23M
RTN
568
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$13.4M 0.03%
107,821
-137,104
-56% -$16.5M
WTRG icon
569
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.2B
$13.4M 0.03%
450,501
-44,554
-9% -$1.28M
HUBB icon
570
Hubbell
HUBB
$25.7B
$13.3M 0.03%
+132,007
New +$13.5M
LQD icon
571
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.7B
$13.3M 0.03%
116,729
-4,491
-4% -$519K
SRE icon
572
Sempra
SRE
$60.8B
$13.3M 0.03%
282,134
-83,994
-23% -$4.15M
GPOR
573
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$13.2M 0.03%
536,922
+18,465
+4% +$520K
LUV icon
574
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22.1B
$13.2M 0.03%
306,066
+291,843
+2,052% +$12.9M
WIT icon
575
Wipro
WIT
$18.5B
$13.1M 0.03%
6,066,347
-633,909
-9% -$1.44M

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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.