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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
SXI icon
951
Standex International
SXI
$3.68B
$5.19M 0.01%
62,457
-1,336
-2% -$113K
TGP
952
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
$5.18M 0.01%
394,249
+32,422
+9% +$706K
EPE
953
DELISTED
EP Energy Corporation
EPE
$5.17M 0.01%
1,179,331
+511,528
+77% +$2.77M
VEDL
954
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$5.1M 0.01%
917,985
+439,719
+92% +$2.51M
HDS
955
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$5.09M 0.01%
169,563
-142,878
-46% -$4.29M
BMI icon
956
Badger Meter
BMI
$3.66B
$5.06M 0.01%
172,756
-30,326
-15% -$903K
QIHU
957
DELISTED
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
$5.04M 0.01%
69,159
-51,292
-43% -$3.23M
CRK icon
958
Comstock Resources
CRK
$3.97B
$5M 0.01%
535,212
-88,872
-14% -$1.06M
CSL icon
959
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$13.6B
$5M 0.01%
56,364
-60,908
-52% -$5.39M
WAB icon
960
Wabtec
WAB
$51.1B
$5M 0.01%
70,258
-27,162
-28% -$2.17M
TKC icon
961
Turkcell
TKC
$4.84B
$4.99M 0.01%
588,230
+26,461
+5% +$253K
EPD icon
962
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$83.8B
$4.98M 0.01%
194,758
-299,371
-61% -$7.78M
DVN icon
963
Devon Energy
DVN
$51.9B
$4.98M 0.01%
155,616
-3,890
-2% -$160K
HA
964
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$4.98M 0.01%
140,911
+28,450
+25% +$983K
NTRS icon
965
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.2B
$4.97M 0.01%
68,979
-77,837
-53% -$5.6M
MDC
966
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$4.97M 0.01%
270,524
+142,810
+112% +$2.71M
DIN icon
967
Dine Brands
DIN
$432M
$4.96M 0.01%
+58,621
New +$5.02M
WERN icon
968
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.54B
$4.94M 0.01%
211,356
-35,306
-14% -$916K
ERF
969
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$4.93M 0.01%
1,441,528
+314,683
+28% +$1.5M
LXK
970
DELISTED
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
$4.92M 0.01%
151,779
+12,245
+9% +$401K
DY icon
971
Dycom Industries
DY
$12.9B
$4.92M 0.01%
70,379
-14,041
-17% -$1.12M
PHI icon
972
PLDT
PHI
$4.25B
$4.91M 0.01%
114,739
+16,321
+17% +$736K
CVSA
973
Covista Inc
CVSA
$3.94B
$4.9M 0.01%
193,768
-21,088
-10% -$528K
CQP icon
974
Cheniere Energy
CQP
$31.8B
$4.89M 0.01%
187,493
+6,793
+4% +$178K
WAFD icon
975
WaFd
WAFD
$2.72B
$4.89M 0.01%
205,073
+36,349
+22% +$895K
37 38
39
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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.