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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
DY icon
851
Dycom Industries
DY
$12.9B
$7.5M 0.03%
213,827
+33,771
+19% +$1.01M
BCS.PRC
852
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$7.5M 0.03%
289,321
+35,560
+14% +$919K
ZG icon
853
Zillow
ZG
$7.02B
$7.45M 0.03%
211,170
-36,492
-15% -$1.34M
CBL
854
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$7.44M 0.03%
383,312
+309,964
+423% +$5.83M
WGL
855
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
$7.44M 0.03%
136,145
-7,541
-5% -$366K
ELS icon
856
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12.8B
$7.42M 0.03%
287,800
+51,868
+22% +$1.25M
SBS icon
857
Sabesp
SBS
$19.7B
$7.39M 0.02%
6,060,961
+2,119,367
+54% +$3.03M
FCH.PRA
858
DELISTED
Felcor Lodging Tr Ser A Cum Cv
FCH.PRA
$7.39M 0.02%
289,175
+22,104
+8% +$567K
TKR icon
859
Timken Company
TKR
$9.82B
$7.38M 0.02%
173,008
-35,853
-17% -$1.51M
NVS icon
860
Novartis
NVS
$295B
$7.37M 0.02%
88,750
+14,421
+19% +$1.2M
ERII icon
861
Energy Recovery
ERII
$434M
$7.36M 0.02%
1,397,216
+200,644
+17% +$911K
UPBD icon
862
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.19B
$7.36M 0.02%
202,631
-31,931
-14% -$1.03M
STR
863
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$7.36M 0.02%
290,978
+15,039
+5% +$359K
NPBC
864
DELISTED
NATL PENN BANCSHARES INC
NPBC
$7.33M 0.02%
696,773
+47,129
+7% +$476K
BKLN icon
865
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$7.1B
$7.33M 0.02%
305,069
-3,543
-1% -$85.7K
MLI icon
866
Mueller Industries
MLI
$14.1B
$7.26M 0.02%
851,240
-140,616
-14% -$1.11M
GRC icon
867
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$2.16B
$7.25M 0.02%
225,851
+18,602
+9% +$577K
AWAY
868
DELISTED
HOMEAWAY INC COM
AWAY
$7.25M 0.02%
+243,408
New +$7.68M
ASB icon
869
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.81B
$7.24M 0.02%
388,377
-26,940
-6% -$491K
NW.PRC.CL
870
DELISTED
Natwest Bank Ads Series C
NW.PRC.CL
$7.23M 0.02%
277,964
+31,004
+13% +$808K
TOO
871
DELISTED
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.
TOO
$7.23M 0.02%
269,781
+108,474
+67% +$2.99M
CFG icon
872
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.4B
$7.22M 0.02%
+290,272
New +$6.92M
WP
873
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$7.19M 0.02%
211,956
-29,813
-12% -$964K
NS
874
DELISTED
NuStar Energy L.P.
NS
$7.16M 0.02%
+124,008
New +$7.37M
CYT
875
DELISTED
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
$7.16M 0.02%
155,078
-161,687
-51% -$7.52M

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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.