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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
DHC
926
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$2.26B
$6.32M 0.02%
288,485
+72,236
+33% +$1.58M
KEY icon
927
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.3B
$6.3M 0.02%
453,496
+196,105
+76% +$2.61M
PCY icon
928
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.38B
$6.28M 0.02%
222,896
-3,278
-1% -$93.8K
EVEP
929
DELISTED
EV Energy Partners, L.P.
EVEP
$6.24M 0.02%
323,595
+142,155
+78% +$4.08M
RDS.B
930
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$6.23M 0.02%
89,592
+22,733
+34% +$1.64M
TRGP icon
931
Targa Resources
TRGP
$60.4B
$6.21M 0.02%
58,593
-37,478
-39% -$4.34M
EEP
932
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
$6.21M 0.02%
+155,750
New +$5.84M
SJR
933
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$6.21M 0.02%
229,888
+24,815
+12% +$645K
RBS.PRN
934
DELISTED
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR RPTNG PFD SHRS SER N (UK)
RBS.PRN
$6.19M 0.02%
250,716
+118,625
+90% +$2.91M
GSK icon
935
GSK
GSK
$103B
$6.18M 0.02%
115,608
+24,256
+27% +$1.36M
EDE
936
DELISTED
Empire District Electric
EDE
$6.17M 0.02%
207,378
-2,420
-1% -$66.8K
MIDD icon
937
Middleby
MIDD
$6.05B
$6.14M 0.02%
61,987
+13,557
+28% +$1.24M
PLL
938
DELISTED
PALL CORP
PLL
$6.14M 0.02%
60,629
+13,150
+28% +$1.21M
VLY icon
939
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.93B
$6.13M 0.02%
630,818
-139,689
-18% -$1.35M
WPC icon
940
W.P. Carey
WPC
$17.1B
$6.1M 0.02%
88,882
+20,598
+30% +$1.36M
TRP icon
941
TC Energy
TRP
$73.5B
$6.1M 0.02%
124,256
+33,087
+36% +$1.6M
CAG icon
942
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.07B
$6.1M 0.02%
215,956
-2,636,107
-92% -$72.2M
STI
943
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$6.1M 0.02%
145,506
+22,703
+18% +$890K
MGEE icon
944
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.11B
$6.08M 0.02%
133,380
+3,559
+3% +$154K
TD icon
945
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$6.08M 0.02%
127,242
+29,082
+30% +$1.4M
ENB icon
946
Enbridge
ENB
$124B
$6.08M 0.02%
118,226
+18,819
+19% +$886K
REG icon
947
Regency Centers
REG
$15B
$6.07M 0.02%
95,241
+30,600
+47% +$1.85M
COV
948
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
$6.07M 0.02%
59,327
-145,910
-71% -$14M
SCTY
949
DELISTED
SolarCity Corporation
SCTY
$6.07M 0.02%
113,407
-89,744
-44% -$4.82M
BMO icon
950
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$125B
$6.06M 0.02%
85,635
+18,187
+27% +$1.3M

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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.