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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
RBC icon
1101
RBC Bearings
RBC
$18.8B
$3.93M 0.01%
60,877
+21,094
+53% +$1.28M
RGP
1102
DELISTED
REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON UTS REP LIMITED PART INTS
RGP
$3.92M 0.01%
+163,477
New +$4.63M
TXRH icon
1103
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$12.7B
$3.92M 0.01%
115,978
+74,878
+182% +$2.3M
CMCSK
1104
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$3.9M 0.01%
+67,693
New +$3.9M
CMA
1105
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
$3.9M 0.01%
83,181
+9,671
+13% +$454K
ZAYO
1106
DELISTED
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAYO
$3.89M 0.01%
+127,135
New +$3.3M
EGL
1107
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$3.89M 0.01%
90,803
+21,861
+32% +$871K
ARMK icon
1108
Aramark
ARMK
$15B
$3.88M 0.01%
172,732
-747,623
-81% -$15.3M
SANM icon
1109
Sanmina
SANM
$11.2B
$3.87M 0.01%
164,591
+2,289
+1% +$52.3K
TFCF
1110
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$3.85M 0.01%
+104,224
New +$3.55M
LBTYK icon
1111
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.27B
$3.84M 0.01%
+98,366
New +$3.59M
CMP icon
1112
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.24B
$3.84M 0.01%
44,239
-132,238
-75% -$11.3M
MTX icon
1113
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.31B
$3.84M 0.01%
55,271
+17,787
+47% +$1.24M
LBTYA icon
1114
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.31B
$3.84M 0.01%
92,680
-72,576
-44% -$2.78M
PLOW icon
1115
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$1.07B
$3.83M 0.01%
178,899
+30,434
+20% +$653K
WWD icon
1116
Woodward
WWD
$25B
$3.82M 0.01%
77,664
-13,531
-15% -$671K
NTES icon
1117
NetEase
NTES
$76.5B
$3.82M 0.01%
192,765
+8,380
+5% +$160K
RYAM icon
1118
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$565M
$3.81M 0.01%
171,098
-554,952
-76% -$14.7M
GNRC icon
1119
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$11.9B
$3.81M 0.01%
81,437
+36,831
+83% +$1.61M
ADEA icon
1120
Adeia
ADEA
$2.86B
$3.8M 0.01%
401,965
+265,579
+195% +$2.2M
SPLK
1121
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$3.8M 0.01%
64,503
+966
+2% +$59.3K
CHSP
1122
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
$3.77M 0.01%
101,371
-8,207
-7% -$273K
WBD icon
1123
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.6B
$3.76M 0.01%
109,046
-40,975
-27% -$1.42M
SPOK icon
1124
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$221M
$3.75M 0.01%
215,832
+22,261
+12% +$347K
STRZA
1125
DELISTED
Starz - Series A
STRZA
$3.74M 0.01%
125,951
-109,055
-46% -$3.36M

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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.