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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
GDDY icon
1101
GoDaddy
GDDY
$12.3B
$3.61M 0.01%
+112,665
New +$3.43M
STLD icon
1102
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$35.6B
$3.6M 0.01%
201,209
-141,235
-41% -$2.52M
DK icon
1103
Delek US
DK
$3.87B
$3.59M 0.01%
+146,038
New +$3.83M
FF icon
1104
Future Fuel
FF
$204M
$3.59M 0.01%
266,172
+6,689
+3% +$93.7K
TTEK icon
1105
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.23B
$3.59M 0.01%
689,695
-263,300
-28% -$1.41M
EMLC icon
1106
VanEck JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF
EMLC
$4.74B
$3.59M 0.01%
105,535
+32,953
+45% +$1.16M
IRDM icon
1107
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$4.85B
$3.58M 0.01%
425,577
+57,953
+16% +$441K
TLMR
1108
DELISTED
TALMER BANCORP INC (MI)
TLMR
$3.56M 0.01%
196,862
+74,391
+61% +$1.29M
EXLS icon
1109
EXL Service
EXLS
$4.23B
$3.56M 0.01%
396,440
+203,405
+105% +$1.78M
MWA icon
1110
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.92B
$3.55M 0.01%
412,494
-9,169
-2% -$80.1K
EWT icon
1111
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$10B
$3.54M 0.01%
138,507
-4,449
-3% -$122K
KRC icon
1112
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.58B
$3.53M 0.01%
55,773
+22,048
+65% +$1.45M
AX icon
1113
Axos Financial
AX
$5.45B
$3.52M 0.01%
167,350
+1,802
+1% +$42.4K
CCRN
1114
DELISTED
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$3.52M 0.01%
214,871
-48,174
-18% -$766K
FFIN icon
1115
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.97B
$3.52M 0.01%
233,168
+75,648
+48% +$1.25M
MDP
1116
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$3.5M 0.01%
80,983
-70,460
-47% -$3.17M
SDRL
1117
DELISTED
Seadrill Limited Common Stock
SDRL
$3.49M 0.01%
3,844
+774
+25% +$1.21M
UPBD icon
1118
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.19B
$3.48M 0.01%
232,250
-5,580
-2% -$107K
FCNCA icon
1119
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$24.6B
$3.47M 0.01%
13,457
+6,459
+92% +$1.61M
KING
1120
DELISTED
KING DIGITAL ENTMT PLC ORD SHS (IRL)
KING
$3.47M 0.01%
194,214
+125,291
+182% +$2.09M
WNR
1121
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
$3.47M 0.01%
97,300
-28,002
-22% -$1.2M
WRLD icon
1122
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$950M
$3.46M 0.01%
93,299
+41,703
+81% +$1.55M
CYBR
1123
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
$3.46M 0.01%
76,591
+28,175
+58% +$1.28M
BERY
1124
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
$3.45M 0.01%
103,954
+9,549
+10% +$303K
MJN
1125
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$3.44M 0.01%
43,595
-57,091
-57% -$4.5M

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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.