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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
BRK.B icon
726
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.07T
$9.62M 0.03%
64,072
-77,650
-55% -$11.2M
OVV icon
727
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.5B
$9.61M 0.03%
138,516
+3,530
+3% +$300K
NWPX icon
728
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.25B
$9.58M 0.03%
318,046
+66,707
+27% +$2.15M
FMER
729
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
$9.58M 0.03%
507,014
-15,368
-3% -$276K
ALB icon
730
Albemarle
ALB
$13.5B
$9.56M 0.03%
159,062
-62,010
-28% -$3.65M
GDP
731
DELISTED
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORP(NEW)
GDP
$9.54M 0.03%
2,148,236
+1,329,644
+162% +$10.4M
TXT icon
732
Textron
TXT
$16.6B
$9.51M 0.03%
225,859
+46,499
+26% +$1.86M
HBAN icon
733
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$35.1B
$9.5M 0.03%
903,060
+88,493
+11% +$882K
UNTD
734
DELISTED
UNITED ONLINE INC COM NEW
UNTD
$9.49M 0.03%
652,182
+195,753
+43% +$2.46M
ODP
735
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
$9.42M 0.03%
109,899
+2,639
+2% +$168K
CNW
736
DELISTED
CON-WAY INC.
CNW
$9.42M 0.03%
191,552
-104,169
-35% -$4.82M
AON icon
737
Aon
AON
$77.3B
$9.41M 0.03%
99,267
-33,733
-25% -$3.02M
SIR
738
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$9.41M 0.03%
877,301
+838,888
+2,184% +$8.88M
UPL
739
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$9.38M 0.03%
712,418
+18,389
+3% +$371K
COTY icon
740
Coty
COTY
$2.33B
$9.37M 0.03%
453,615
-156,096
-26% -$2.88M
ACH
741
Accendra Health
ACH
$240M
$9.34M 0.03%
266,083
-11,404
-4% -$384K
EWBC icon
742
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.9B
$9.34M 0.03%
241,194
+43,064
+22% +$1.56M
IRM icon
743
Iron Mountain
IRM
$38.2B
$9.31M 0.03%
240,859
-367,063
-60% -$13.4M
EQT icon
744
EQT Corp
EQT
$33.2B
$9.31M 0.03%
225,844
-251,666
-53% -$11.9M
USB icon
745
US Bancorp
USB
$99.6B
$9.28M 0.03%
206,417
+79,608
+63% +$3.43M
FSL
746
DELISTED
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
FSL
$9.25M 0.03%
366,652
-337,922
-48% -$7.03M
RS icon
747
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$20.8B
$9.24M 0.03%
150,807
-154,073
-51% -$9.77M
WTS icon
748
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$9.16M 0.03%
144,442
-12,158
-8% -$740K
SC
749
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$9.13M 0.03%
465,750
-8,182
-2% -$150K
KMX icon
750
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$9.13M 0.03%
137,108
-304,703
-69% -$16.9M

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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.