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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
ATI icon
976
ATI
ATI
$27B
$4.88M 0.01%
433,980
+423,891
+4,202% +$5.83M
RPT
977
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
$4.87M 0.01%
293,407
+264,529
+916% +$4.34M
MTDR icon
978
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.31B
$4.86M 0.01%
245,919
-63,864
-21% -$1.56M
NBR icon
979
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.23B
$4.86M 0.01%
11,414
+3,721
+48% +$1.83M
CNSL
980
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$4.86M 0.01%
231,833
+15,902
+7% +$337K
KBH icon
981
KB Home
KBH
$3.48B
$4.8M 0.01%
389,022
+986
+0.3% +$13.3K
NTCT icon
982
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.86B
$4.78M 0.01%
155,567
+34,944
+29% +$1.2M
UPL
983
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$4.76M 0.01%
1,904,494
+948,340
+99% +$4.42M
ENLC
984
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
$4.73M 0.01%
+313,745
New +$5.65M
ESL
985
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$4.73M 0.01%
58,377
+18,000
+45% +$1.47M
ASH icon
986
Ashland
ASH
$3.04B
$4.71M 0.01%
93,769
-12,323
-12% -$649K
ZAYO
987
DELISTED
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAYO
$4.71M 0.01%
176,952
+1,586
+0.9% +$40.2K
ROP icon
988
Roper Technologies
ROP
$36.3B
$4.69M 0.01%
24,699
-42,954
-63% -$7.87M
TXNM
989
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$6.47B
$4.67M 0.01%
152,716
-59,002
-28% -$1.69M
HEP
990
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
$4.66M 0.01%
149,623
-37,322
-20% -$1.21M
NSR
991
DELISTED
Neustar Inc
NSR
$4.64M 0.01%
193,745
-26,826
-12% -$694K
FTSL icon
992
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.31B
$4.64M 0.01%
99,052
-101,720
-51% -$4.86M
WTFC icon
993
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.7B
$4.63M 0.01%
95,488
+19,570
+26% +$999K
ROL icon
994
Rollins
ROL
$18.6B
$4.63M 0.01%
402,041
-193,239
-32% -$2.3M
XEC
995
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$4.6M 0.01%
51,496
-6,916
-12% -$769K
SGY
996
DELISTED
Stone Energy
SGY
$4.59M 0.01%
18,820
-1,998
-10% -$685K
VDTH
997
DELISTED
Videocon d2h Limited
VDTH
$4.58M 0.01%
516,333
+505,077
+4,487% +$4.54M
AXTA icon
998
Axalta
AXTA
$7.01B
$4.58M 0.01%
171,876
+1,888
+1% +$52.7K
X
999
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$4.57M 0.01%
572,672
+163,543
+40% +$1.61M
WNS
1000
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
$4.56M 0.01%
146,245
-59,685
-29% -$1.87M
38 39
40
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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.