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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
ATW
751
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
$9.13M 0.03%
321,686
-59,851
-16% -$2.13M
PNY
752
DELISTED
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC(NC
PNY
$9.13M 0.03%
231,562
-87,545
-27% -$3.26M
WPX
753
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$9.12M 0.03%
783,897
+21,223
+3% +$339K
QVCGA
754
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$9.09M 0.03%
6,368
-4,521
-42% -$5.94M
HLSS
755
DELISTED
HOME LN SERVICING SOLUTIONS LTD(CAYMAN ISLANDS)
HLSS
$9.04M 0.03%
463,169
+78,479
+20% +$1.56M
DCM
756
DELISTED
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
DCM
$9.02M 0.03%
617,469
+526,841
+581% +$8.28M
SLG icon
757
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.88B
$9M 0.03%
78,101
+35,581
+84% +$3.94M
BRCD
758
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$8.98M 0.03%
758,077
-1,181,342
-61% -$12.8M
HDS
759
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$8.97M 0.03%
304,337
-540,527
-64% -$15.2M
ESL
760
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$8.96M 0.03%
81,701
-1,739
-2% -$196K
ACGL icon
761
Arch Capital
ACGL
$36.1B
$8.96M 0.03%
454,743
+69,837
+18% +$1.32M
POR icon
762
Portland General Electric
POR
$6.02B
$8.93M 0.03%
236,124
+2,356
+1% +$85.3K
DF
763
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
$8.91M 0.03%
459,778
+79,900
+21% +$1.27M
MAN icon
764
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.39B
$8.85M 0.03%
129,863
+54,283
+72% +$3.61M
TEF
765
DELISTED
Telefonica
TEF
$8.83M 0.03%
822,920
-9,275
-1% -$104K
CPA icon
766
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.56B
$8.82M 0.03%
85,135
-27,503
-24% -$2.93M
EXP icon
767
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.6B
$8.81M 0.03%
115,837
-61,250
-35% -$5.18M
ANF icon
768
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.17B
$8.77M 0.03%
306,280
+87,732
+40% +$2.69M
UPS icon
769
United Parcel Service
UPS
$97.6B
$8.74M 0.03%
78,636
+3,616
+5% +$382K
AEC
770
DELISTED
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORP
AEC
$8.72M 0.03%
375,816
+82,470
+28% +$1.7M
IPGP icon
771
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.89B
$8.72M 0.03%
+116,405
New +$8.28M
NWN icon
772
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.17B
$8.71M 0.03%
174,535
-4,982
-3% -$232K
NFG icon
773
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.84B
$8.7M 0.03%
125,134
+42,474
+51% +$2.93M
PAY
774
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$8.66M 0.03%
232,827
-28,287
-11% -$995K
VIAB
775
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$8.65M 0.03%
114,992
+35,336
+44% +$2.58M

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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.