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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
+7.69%
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
$38.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.01B
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$295M
2
DYAX
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
+$119M
3
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$110M
4
JUNO
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
+$103M
5
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$95.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$182M
2
EPC icon
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
+$107M
3
HAIN icon
Hain Celestial
HAIN
+$92.5M
4
WWAV
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
+$86.9M
5
PDLI
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
+$84.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.14%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.55%
3 Technology 10.47%
4 Consumer Staples 9.74%
5 Communication Services 8.69%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SKT icon
876
Tanger
SKT
$4.82B
$6.21M 0.02%
189,778
+154,714
+441% +$5.25M
ITRI icon
877
Itron
ITRI
$3.73B
$6.19M 0.02%
171,189
+24,826
+17% +$877K
IBKR icon
878
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$40.9B
$6.19M 0.02%
568,060
-118,728
-17% -$1.24M
RY icon
879
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
$6.18M 0.02%
115,370
+20,031
+21% +$1.12M
CM icon
880
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$107B
$6.16M 0.02%
187,066
+40,010
+27% +$1.47M
MATV icon
881
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$448M
$6.13M 0.02%
145,977
-41,311
-22% -$1.65M
HR
882
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$6.12M 0.02%
216,163
+179,448
+489% +$4.79M
LECO icon
883
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.8B
$6.1M 0.02%
117,616
-13,514
-10% -$752K
VNR
884
DELISTED
Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC
VNR
$6.08M 0.02%
2,038,444
+1,284,926
+171% +$7.85M
UVV icon
885
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.34B
$6.07M 0.02%
108,250
-15,003
-12% -$821K
BRO icon
886
Brown & Brown
BRO
$22.9B
$6.05M 0.02%
377,102
-104,932
-22% -$1.68M
RES icon
887
RPC Inc
RES
$1.24B
$6.05M 0.02%
506,036
+11,914
+2% +$143K
BKLN icon
888
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$7.1B
$6.04M 0.02%
269,654
-25,681
-9% -$585K
APC
889
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$6.04M 0.02%
124,274
+29,325
+31% +$1.8M
EQNR icon
890
Equinor
EQNR
$95.9B
$6.02M 0.02%
431,259
-41,625
-9% -$650K
MNDT
891
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
$6.01M 0.02%
289,826
-255,807
-47% -$6.41M
RHI icon
892
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$5.96M 0.02%
126,502
+39,854
+46% +$2.01M
EEP
893
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
$5.96M 0.02%
258,424
+19,269
+8% +$482K
CPT icon
894
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.3B
$5.95M 0.02%
77,495
-3,123
-4% -$238K
FNB icon
895
FNB Corp
FNB
$6.78B
$5.94M 0.02%
445,164
+249,952
+128% +$3.41M
KFY icon
896
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.98B
$5.92M 0.02%
178,512
-8,443
-5% -$296K
TWX
897
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$5.87M 0.02%
90,817
-51,323
-36% -$3.59M
B
898
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$5.8M 0.02%
163,858
-11,804
-7% -$441K
IFF icon
899
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$19.4B
$5.79M 0.02%
48,395
-48,694
-50% -$5.63M
BRK.B icon
900
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.07T
$5.79M 0.02%
43,822
-9,533
-18% -$1.28M
34 35
36
37 38

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,400 positions worth $38.5B, up 12% from $34.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.13B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 147 new positions and adding to 1,057 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $182M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q4 2015, an estimated $110M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $182M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Edgewell Personal Care in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $107M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $38.5B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 147 new positions and closed 171 in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $38.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 3 Feb 2016.