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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
HBI
701
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$9.22M 0.02%
313,204
-946,336
-75% -$28.4M
TRMK icon
702
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.73B
$9.22M 0.02%
399,980
-22,171
-5% -$537K
AIZ icon
703
Assurant
AIZ
$13.7B
$9.2M 0.02%
114,238
-157,785
-58% -$13M
IBN icon
704
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
$9.19M 0.02%
1,290,551
-812,596
-39% -$6.12M
TIF
705
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$9.19M 0.02%
120,391
+52,370
+77% +$4.09M
NNN icon
706
NNN REIT
NNN
$9.39B
$9.15M 0.02%
228,535
-85,995
-27% -$3.28M
IP icon
707
International Paper
IP
$22.3B
$9.14M 0.02%
256,086
+155,914
+156% +$6M
PCP
708
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$9.14M 0.02%
39,389
-11,028
-22% -$2.55M
TEX icon
709
Terex
TEX
$7.98B
$9.12M 0.02%
493,666
-15,507
-3% -$306K
IEMG icon
710
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$149B
$9.1M 0.02%
231,018
-16,388
-7% -$683K
RDY icon
711
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$9.82B
$9.08M 0.02%
980,720
-58,915
-6% -$645K
WEN icon
712
Wendy's
WEN
$1.33B
$9.07M 0.02%
841,815
+575,446
+216% +$5.67M
RRC icon
713
Range Resources
RRC
$9.11B
$9.06M 0.02%
368,077
+60,631
+20% +$1.8M
AFG icon
714
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.9B
$9.04M 0.02%
125,486
-11,412
-8% -$822K
MINT icon
715
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MINT
$17B
$8.99M 0.02%
89,350
-3,334
-4% -$336K
BGS icon
716
B&G Foods
BGS
$285M
$8.99M 0.02%
256,647
+187,354
+270% +$6.77M
TER icon
717
Teradyne
TER
$54.8B
$8.98M 0.02%
434,648
+119,845
+38% +$2.38M
ON icon
718
ON Semiconductor
ON
$33.8B
$8.98M 0.02%
916,410
-378,920
-29% -$3.98M
AWH
719
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
$8.95M 0.02%
240,692
-4,058
-2% -$150K
CEO
720
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$8.94M 0.02%
85,631
+72,803
+568% +$8.05M
CCI icon
721
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.7B
$8.94M 0.02%
103,370
+18,521
+22% +$1.57M
BCE icon
722
BCE
BCE
$19.9B
$8.91M 0.02%
230,727
-8,321
-3% -$351K
RBS.PRR
723
DELISTED
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (The) ADR repstg USD Pfd Sh
RBS.PRR
$8.84M 0.02%
352,597
+23,205
+7% +$580K
RCI icon
724
Rogers Communications
RCI
$17.7B
$8.84M 0.02%
256,535
-25,164
-9% -$945K
BABA icon
725
Alibaba
BABA
$269B
$8.81M 0.02%
108,414
-109,522
-50% -$8.59M

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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.