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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
$34.5B
AUM Growth
-$4.01B
Cap. Flow
-$289M
Cap. Flow %
-0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.9%
Holding
2,436
New
206
Increased
835
Reduced
1,204
Closed
183

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$194M
2
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$188M
3
FXH icon
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
+$156M
4
KHC icon
Kraft Heinz
KHC
+$145M
5
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$143M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$177M
2
KRFT
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
+$157M
3
CTRX
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
+$117M
4
EQIX icon
Equinix
EQIX
+$80.7M
5
ENDP
Endo International plc
ENDP
+$72.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.83%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
3 Technology 10.24%
4 Consumer Staples 9.47%
5 Communication Services 7.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
APOL
926
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
$5.53M 0.02%
500,041
-878,766
-64% -$10.8M
WNR
927
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
$5.53M 0.02%
125,302
+10,580
+9% +$475K
OVV icon
928
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.5B
$5.52M 0.02%
171,366
+30,189
+21% +$1.16M
TFX icon
929
Teleflex
TFX
$5.85B
$5.5M 0.02%
44,293
-119,622
-73% -$16M
RJF icon
930
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$32.5B
$5.49M 0.02%
165,981
+63,159
+61% +$2.34M
LAZ icon
931
Lazard
LAZ
$4.37B
$5.49M 0.02%
126,817
+45,505
+56% +$2.34M
CMC icon
932
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.63B
$5.48M 0.02%
404,532
+54,772
+16% +$837K
MMS icon
933
Maximus
MMS
$3.14B
$5.48M 0.02%
91,951
-21,910
-19% -$1.39M
ERF
934
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$5.48M 0.02%
1,126,845
+241,170
+27% +$1.53M
BIG
935
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$5.46M 0.02%
114,019
-407,204
-78% -$18.1M
HEP
936
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
$5.43M 0.02%
186,945
-64,513
-26% -$2.01M
MSGS icon
937
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.54B
$5.42M 0.02%
105,345
-3,913
-4% -$215K
BWA icon
938
BorgWarner
BWA
$13.2B
$5.41M 0.02%
147,627
-253,454
-63% -$10.5M
GGP
939
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
$5.39M 0.02%
207,517
-168,026
-45% -$4.41M
AMP icon
940
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$46.8B
$5.39M 0.02%
49,373
-14,025
-22% -$1.65M
MGEE icon
941
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.11B
$5.39M 0.02%
130,783
-23,737
-15% -$938K
BMO icon
942
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$125B
$5.38M 0.02%
98,673
-4,163
-4% -$229K
LINE
943
DELISTED
LINN ENERGY LLC COM UTS REP LTD LIABILITY CO INTS
LINE
$5.35M 0.02%
1,989,171
+1,166,203
+142% +$5.18M
VSH icon
944
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$5.86B
$5.34M 0.02%
551,491
-998,816
-64% -$10.6M
RDS.B
945
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$5.34M 0.02%
112,426
+4,145
+4% +$223K
TIME
946
DELISTED
Time Inc.
TIME
$5.33M 0.02%
279,940
-44,598
-14% -$943K
AX icon
947
Axos Financial
AX
$5.45B
$5.33M 0.02%
165,548
+49,300
+42% +$1.47M
UL icon
948
Unilever
UL
$131B
$5.33M 0.02%
116,232
-17,768
-13% -$850K
CPAY icon
949
Corpay
CPAY
$24.2B
$5.33M 0.02%
38,743
+5,822
+18% +$893K
AWAY
950
DELISTED
HOMEAWAY INC COM
AWAY
$5.32M 0.02%
+200,581
New +$5.9M
36 37
38
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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,436 positions worth $34.5B, down 10% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 filing shows 206 new, 835 increased, 1,204 reduced and 183 closed positions. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M. The largest sale was Booking.com, an estimated $177M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, down from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q3 2015, an estimated $194M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $177M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $157M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $34.5B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 206 new positions and closed 183 in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 10% quarter-over-quarter to $34.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.