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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
ALK icon
651
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.15B
$10.8M 0.03%
134,728
-2,327
-2% -$184K
PNY
652
DELISTED
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC(NC
PNY
$10.8M 0.03%
190,235
-31,453
-14% -$1.67M
VOD icon
653
Vodafone
VOD
$34.9B
$10.8M 0.03%
334,387
-112,219
-25% -$3.66M
TTC icon
654
Toro Company
TTC
$8.93B
$10.8M 0.03%
295,194
+149,442
+103% +$5.59M
SSNC icon
655
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$17.8B
$10.8M 0.03%
315,886
+112,922
+56% +$4.01M
VR
656
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$10.8M 0.03%
232,885
+8,824
+4% +$402K
IDA icon
657
Idacorp
IDA
$8.23B
$10.7M 0.03%
157,564
-20,942
-12% -$1.41M
QVCGA
658
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$10.7M 0.03%
8,074
+394
+5% +$516K
FLIR
659
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$10.6M 0.03%
379,341
+71,797
+23% +$2.04M
IMS
660
DELISTED
IMS HEALTH HLDGS INC COM STK (DE)
IMS
$10.6M 0.03%
417,906
-10,564
-2% -$295K
OII icon
661
Oceaneering
OII
$5.25B
$10.6M 0.03%
282,972
-2,132
-0.7% -$91.2K
WGL
662
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
$10.5M 0.03%
167,453
-32,371
-16% -$1.97M
FDC
663
DELISTED
First Data Corporation
FDC
$10.4M 0.03%
+649,804
New +$10.7M
LII icon
664
Lennox International
LII
$18.8B
$10.4M 0.03%
83,001
+15,924
+24% +$2.05M
UMPQ
665
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$10.4M 0.03%
651,848
+392,875
+152% +$6.63M
VISN
666
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.66B
$10.4M 0.03%
400,283
-121,015
-23% -$3.48M
AGO icon
667
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.78B
$10.3M 0.03%
391,075
+18,283
+5% +$490K
PVTB
668
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
$10.3M 0.03%
250,821
+22,599
+10% +$948K
BCOV
669
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
$10.1M 0.03%
1,634,285
-1,094,672
-40% -$6.71M
JEF icon
670
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.9B
$10.1M 0.03%
647,047
-18,965
-3% -$317K
DCI icon
671
Donaldson
DCI
$10.8B
$10M 0.03%
349,932
+82,658
+31% +$2.43M
RS icon
672
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$20.8B
$10M 0.03%
172,889
-14,769
-8% -$858K
WPP icon
673
WPP
WPP
$4.04B
$9.99M 0.03%
87,096
+1,228
+1% +$138K
CIT
674
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$9.99M 0.03%
251,591
+53,043
+27% +$2.23M
SEE
675
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$9.97M 0.03%
223,614
-167,898
-43% -$7.78M

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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.