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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
TTEK icon
901
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.23B
$6.77M 0.02%
1,268,140
+527,195
+71% +$2.76M
CLNY
902
DELISTED
Colony Capital, Inc.
CLNY
$6.71M 0.02%
281,837
+23,848
+9% +$555K
WLY icon
903
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.52B
$6.69M 0.02%
112,906
-41,868
-27% -$2.41M
GES
904
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
$6.67M 0.02%
316,199
+40,891
+15% +$873K
MMLP icon
905
Martin Midstream Partners
MMLP
$95.9M
$6.63M 0.02%
246,621
+63,134
+34% +$2.1M
DMLP icon
906
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.34B
$6.6M 0.02%
258,586
+110,510
+75% +$2.92M
HSY icon
907
Hershey
HSY
$35.4B
$6.59M 0.02%
63,397
-12,432
-16% -$1.21M
AYI icon
908
Acuity Brands
AYI
$9.88B
$6.58M 0.02%
46,950
-143,095
-75% -$19.4M
SNY icon
909
Sanofi
SNY
$104B
$6.56M 0.02%
143,871
+53,837
+60% +$2.61M
DNOW icon
910
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$2.63B
$6.54M 0.02%
254,305
+100,378
+65% +$2.75M
RWT
911
Redwood Trust
RWT
$616M
$6.52M 0.02%
330,984
+54,173
+20% +$1.02M
CNSL
912
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$6.52M 0.02%
234,230
+73,575
+46% +$1.96M
MLM icon
913
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$33.6B
$6.5M 0.02%
58,900
-59,564
-50% -$7.04M
APLP
914
DELISTED
Archrock Partners, L.P. Common Units representing Limited Partner Interests
APLP
$6.49M 0.02%
300,286
+61,688
+26% +$1.58M
MKC icon
915
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.4B
$6.47M 0.02%
174,050
+10,456
+6% +$374K
CLF icon
916
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.81B
$6.45M 0.02%
903,754
-966,877
-52% -$8.41M
EMN icon
917
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.8B
$6.43M 0.02%
84,709
-177,729
-68% -$14.1M
WOLF icon
918
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.2B
$6.41M 0.02%
198,950
+17,788
+10% +$584K
DBD
919
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$6.4M 0.02%
184,667
-70,753
-28% -$2.5M
TEX icon
920
Terex
TEX
$7.98B
$6.38M 0.02%
229,032
+178
+0.1% +$5.09K
ABT icon
921
Abbott
ABT
$180B
$6.37M 0.02%
141,591
-252,507
-64% -$11M
WCN
922
Waste Connections
WCN
$42.8B
$6.37M 0.02%
217,253
-142,990
-40% -$4.5M
VAR
923
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$6.36M 0.02%
83,864
-24,250
-22% -$1.8M
BBEP
924
DELISTED
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP COM UNITS RPTNG LTD PRTNRSHIP
BBEP
$6.34M 0.02%
906,351
+510,390
+129% +$7M
G icon
925
Genpact
G
$5.3B
$6.33M 0.02%
334,392
-351,405
-51% -$6.19M

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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.