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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
CVA
876
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$7.15M 0.02%
324,738
-183,271
-36% -$4.13M
ICE icon
877
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$82.4B
$7.14M 0.02%
+162,835
New +$6.98M
NRG icon
878
NRG Energy
NRG
$29.8B
$7.13M 0.02%
264,471
+49,433
+23% +$1.46M
BUD icon
879
AB InBev
BUD
$158B
$7.12M 0.02%
63,419
+9,682
+18% +$1.07M
TIP icon
880
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$7.11M 0.02%
63,507
+4,218
+7% +$476K
LTC
881
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.16B
$7.09M 0.02%
164,222
+17,749
+12% +$726K
BCS.PRA.CL
882
DELISTED
Barclays Bank Plc Series 3
BCS.PRA.CL
$7.08M 0.02%
274,628
+32,083
+13% +$825K
HOT
883
DELISTED
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
$7.07M 0.02%
+87,171
New +$6.8M
CAM
884
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
$7.06M 0.02%
141,367
+87,148
+161% +$4.82M
OC icon
885
Owens Corning
OC
$11.5B
$6.96M 0.02%
194,292
-361,027
-65% -$12M
SBRA icon
886
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.64B
$6.94M 0.02%
228,409
+7,729
+4% +$213K
ORAN
887
DELISTED
Orange
ORAN
$6.92M 0.02%
408,702
-38,167
-9% -$606K
NHI icon
888
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.9B
$6.91M 0.02%
98,834
+11,633
+13% +$756K
IDCC icon
889
InterDigital
IDCC
$6.68B
$6.91M 0.02%
130,651
+97,136
+290% +$4.68M
PNRA
890
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$6.9M 0.02%
+39,497
New +$6.59M
WY icon
891
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$17.3B
$6.89M 0.02%
192,044
+22,665
+13% +$778K
AZN icon
892
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
$6.89M 0.02%
97,881
+16,083
+20% +$1.15M
CE icon
893
Celanese
CE
$5.09B
$6.87M 0.02%
114,627
-229,821
-67% -$13.4M
LGCY
894
DELISTED
Legacy Reserves Inc. Common Stock
LGCY
$6.87M 0.02%
600,856
+361,818
+151% +$6.9M
TEN
895
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$6.86M 0.02%
121,239
-158
-0.1% -$8.5K
AN icon
896
AutoNation
AN
$6.97B
$6.83M 0.02%
113,061
-191,485
-63% -$10.7M
MAC icon
897
Macerich
MAC
$7.32B
$6.83M 0.02%
81,884
-39,806
-33% -$2.93M
SIVB
898
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$6.83M 0.02%
58,806
-37,155
-39% -$4.05M
UBSI icon
899
United Bankshares
UBSI
$6.55B
$6.83M 0.02%
182,256
-23,555
-11% -$809K
HAL icon
900
Halliburton
HAL
$27.9B
$6.8M 0.02%
172,869
-94,329
-35% -$4.59M

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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.