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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
SJI
801
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$8.28M 0.03%
280,944
+49,006
+21% +$1.4M
WSM icon
802
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$26.7B
$8.27M 0.03%
218,458
-322,004
-60% -$11.2M
DLB icon
803
Dolby
DLB
$4.72B
$8.26M 0.03%
191,545
+43,677
+30% +$1.85M
HIW icon
804
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.71B
$8.26M 0.03%
186,522
+85,364
+84% +$3.62M
BAH icon
805
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.7B
$8.26M 0.03%
311,257
+234,357
+305% +$6.09M
GIS icon
806
General Mills
GIS
$19.2B
$8.22M 0.03%
154,133
+18,587
+14% +$961K
IPG
807
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$8.22M 0.03%
395,707
-749,365
-65% -$14.4M
EE
808
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$8.21M 0.03%
204,978
+13,643
+7% +$517K
JBHT icon
809
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$27.1B
$8.21M 0.03%
97,443
+80,978
+492% +$6.44M
UNT
810
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$8.21M 0.03%
240,637
-12,427
-5% -$538K
AZO icon
811
AutoZone
AZO
$48.3B
$8.2M 0.03%
13,242
-8,052
-38% -$4.54M
WIT icon
812
Wipro
WIT
$18.5B
$8.19M 0.03%
3,858,197
+1,109,306
+40% +$2.52M
LAZ icon
813
Lazard
LAZ
$4.37B
$8.19M 0.03%
163,633
-15,046
-8% -$746K
XCO
814
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$8.18M 0.03%
251,267
+24,778
+11% +$1.04M
AAL icon
815
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.58B
$8.17M 0.03%
+152,321
New +$6.56M
IBN icon
816
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
$8.15M 0.03%
776,519
+219,781
+39% +$2.24M
CL icon
817
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.6B
$8.12M 0.03%
117,309
+10,331
+10% +$698K
TGP
818
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
$8.1M 0.03%
188,441
+54,989
+41% +$2.16M
KEX icon
819
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.95B
$8.08M 0.03%
100,094
-78,437
-44% -$7.77M
GL icon
820
Globe Life
GL
$13.5B
$8.08M 0.03%
149,147
-7,558
-5% -$401K
WKC icon
821
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.96B
$8.07M 0.03%
171,914
+9,105
+6% +$394K
MEMP
822
DELISTED
Memorial Production Partners LP Common Units
MEMP
$8.06M 0.03%
552,283
+271,190
+96% +$4.66M
MTB icon
823
M&T Bank
MTB
$36.2B
$8.04M 0.03%
63,993
+6,639
+12% +$815K
HCSG icon
824
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
$8.03M 0.03%
259,715
+49,106
+23% +$1.46M
VEON icon
825
VEON
VEON
$3.53B
$7.99M 0.03%
76,541
+30,194
+65% +$4.1M

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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.