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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
BOH icon
1151
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.33B
$3.54M 0.01%
59,607
+11,614
+24% +$670K
FN icon
1152
Fabrinet
FN
$17.1B
$3.51M 0.01%
197,797
+45,549
+30% +$758K
MMSI icon
1153
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$4.43B
$3.48M 0.01%
200,889
+65,436
+48% +$968K
KN icon
1154
Knowles
KN
$3.22B
$3.46M 0.01%
146,727
-628,021
-81% -$13M
INDA icon
1155
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.71B
$3.45M 0.01%
+115,315
New +$3.55M
BHE icon
1156
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.91B
$3.45M 0.01%
135,661
+11,357
+9% +$267K
EVR icon
1157
Evercore
EVR
$13.1B
$3.44M 0.01%
65,729
-27,031
-29% -$1.35M
POWL icon
1158
Powell Industries
POWL
$8.46B
$3.43M 0.01%
209,847
+117,243
+127% +$1.74M
NSM
1159
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
$3.43M 0.01%
121,567
-30,721
-20% -$951K
CYN
1160
DELISTED
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
$3.42M 0.01%
42,358
+18,734
+79% +$1.45M
MHO icon
1161
M/I Homes
MHO
$3.83B
$3.4M 0.01%
148,011
+17,961
+14% +$391K
SPTN
1162
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
$3.39M 0.01%
129,645
+23,861
+23% +$550K
SPWR
1163
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$3.37M 0.01%
199,445
-312,612
-61% -$5.8M
UNF icon
1164
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.32B
$3.37M 0.01%
27,770
+1,273
+5% +$139K
VGK icon
1165
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30B
$3.35M 0.01%
63,991
-2,847
-4% -$152K
LDL
1166
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$3.35M 0.01%
101,915
-2,057
-2% -$59.4K
DTSI
1167
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$3.33M 0.01%
108,413
-52,929
-33% -$1.59M
MAGN
1168
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$488M
$3.33M 0.01%
10,026
+1,244
+14% +$401K
PLCM
1169
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
$3.32M 0.01%
245,918
+22,968
+10% +$293K
CBM
1170
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$3.32M 0.01%
153,527
+53,790
+54% +$1.14M
UFPI icon
1171
UFP Industries
UFPI
$4.97B
$3.31M 0.01%
186,930
+48,801
+35% +$791K
AIR icon
1172
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.15B
$3.31M 0.01%
119,122
+9,041
+8% +$234K
UEIC icon
1173
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$57.2M
$3.31M 0.01%
50,880
-1,917
-4% -$110K
WCG
1174
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$3.31M 0.01%
40,282
-13,201
-25% -$920K
ETD icon
1175
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$581M
$3.3M 0.01%
106,510
+23,961
+29% +$669K

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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.