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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
+7.26%
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
Cap. Flow
+$2.91B
Cap. Flow %
9.83%
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.91%
Holding
2,390
New
174
Increased
1,221
Reduced
844
Closed
147
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
HLX icon
701
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.46B
$10M 0.03%
461,969
+34,040
+8% +$810K
TSS
702
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$10M 0.03%
294,745
+86,794
+42% +$2.81M
RPM icon
703
RPM International
RPM
$13.7B
$10M 0.03%
197,164
-164,606
-46% -$7.66M
CNL
704
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$9.99M 0.03%
183,261
+46,499
+34% +$2.45M
BMI icon
705
Badger Meter
BMI
$3.66B
$9.99M 0.03%
336,586
-17,472
-5% -$479K
TM icon
706
Toyota
TM
$210B
$9.95M 0.03%
79,315
+1,223
+2% +$147K
SD
707
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
$9.94M 0.03%
5,460,357
+2,386,906
+78% +$7.8M
CCEC
708
Capital Clean Energy Carriers
CCEC
$1.4B
$9.94M 0.03%
+177,435
New +$10.4M
CRS icon
709
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$30B
$9.93M 0.03%
201,545
+97,462
+94% +$4.7M
HOUS
710
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$9.92M 0.03%
223,013
+27,565
+14% +$1.15M
SRE icon
711
Sempra
SRE
$60.8B
$9.91M 0.03%
178,060
+17,334
+11% +$944K
NOW icon
712
ServiceNow
NOW
$102B
$9.88M 0.03%
727,900
-431,330
-37% -$5.49M
EPR icon
713
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.86B
$9.85M 0.03%
170,898
+28,375
+20% +$1.58M
QSR icon
714
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$25.1B
$9.83M 0.03%
+251,870
New +$9.68M
IEMG icon
715
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$149B
$9.81M 0.03%
208,500
-11,848
-5% -$578K
TRMK icon
716
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.73B
$9.8M 0.03%
399,328
-6,264
-2% -$149K
IEX icon
717
IDEX
IEX
$16.5B
$9.78M 0.03%
125,614
-143,967
-53% -$10.7M
CFR icon
718
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$10.3B
$9.76M 0.03%
138,138
+44,404
+47% +$3.35M
ZWS icon
719
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$8.07B
$9.76M 0.03%
718,057
+23,789
+3% +$314K
SBH icon
720
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.4B
$9.71M 0.03%
315,785
+176,234
+126% +$5.24M
MSCI icon
721
MSCI
MSCI
$40B
$9.7M 0.03%
204,523
+70,918
+53% +$3.32M
WPG
722
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$9.7M 0.03%
62,575
-7,325
-10% -$1.13M
TCF
723
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$9.69M 0.03%
609,695
+106,912
+21% +$1.64M
TYC
724
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
$9.67M 0.03%
210,567
-85,437
-29% -$3.8M
BRO icon
725
Brown & Brown
BRO
$22.9B
$9.66M 0.03%
586,858
-14,128
-2% -$227K

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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.