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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

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
CCC
1026
DELISTED
Calgon Carbon Corp
CCC
$4.32M 0.01%
250,430
+39,620
+19% +$662K
CNO icon
1027
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$4.97B
$4.27M 0.01%
223,561
-56,187
-20% -$1.09M
CC icon
1028
Chemours
CC
$2.59B
$4.27M 0.01%
+795,983
New +$5.09M
WTS icon
1029
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$4.26M 0.01%
85,798
-3,677
-4% -$201K
COL
1030
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$4.26M 0.01%
46,141
-90,167
-66% -$7.99M
ETP
1031
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners L.p.
ETP
$4.25M 0.01%
126,097
+27,022
+27% +$1.06M
AWK icon
1032
American Water Works
AWK
$26.3B
$4.25M 0.01%
71,079
-49,208
-41% -$2.84M
AVY icon
1033
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.3B
$4.24M 0.01%
67,720
-26,298
-28% -$1.66M
BIG
1034
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$4.24M 0.01%
110,087
-3,932
-3% -$175K
AMWD
1035
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
$4.24M 0.01%
53,011
-7,863
-13% -$593K
JOYY
1036
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.73B
$4.24M 0.01%
67,795
+45,146
+199% +$2.68M
CWT icon
1037
California Water Service
CWT
$3.04B
$4.23M 0.01%
181,822
-19,954
-10% -$453K
ONB icon
1038
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.1B
$4.21M 0.01%
310,186
+41,571
+15% +$588K
CLC
1039
DELISTED
Clarcor
CLC
$4.2M 0.01%
84,540
+24,995
+42% +$1.25M
FWONK icon
1040
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.3B
$4.19M 0.01%
155,377
-392
-0.3% -$10.6K
CATY icon
1041
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.2B
$4.18M 0.01%
133,295
+42,042
+46% +$1.35M
AWR icon
1042
American States Water
AWR
$3.39B
$4.17M 0.01%
99,472
-118,592
-54% -$4.91M
ERII icon
1043
Energy Recovery
ERII
$434M
$4.14M 0.01%
586,272
-290,982
-33% -$1.84M
CPA icon
1044
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.56B
$4.12M 0.01%
85,452
+20,009
+31% +$1.04M
SAIC icon
1045
Saic
SAIC
$5.03B
$4.12M 0.01%
89,941
+27,754
+45% +$1.27M
SBS icon
1046
Sabesp
SBS
$19.7B
$4.1M 0.01%
4,591,667
+205,653
+5% +$185K
WPC icon
1047
W.P. Carey
WPC
$17.1B
$4.09M 0.01%
70,850
+5,319
+8% +$319K
COLB icon
1048
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.81B
$4.09M 0.01%
125,846
-127
-0.1% -$4.24K
PDLI
1049
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
$4.07M 0.01%
1,150,124
-20,252,443
-95% -$84.8M
CACC icon
1050
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6B
$4.06M 0.01%
18,991
-17,312
-48% -$3.54M

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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.