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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
GEF icon
1176
Greif
GEF
$4.47B
$3.05M 0.01%
99,086
-49,908
-33% -$1.65M
SPOK icon
1177
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$221M
$3.03M 0.01%
165,424
-36,856
-18% -$653K
CXP
1178
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
$3.03M 0.01%
129,078
+12,678
+11% +$308K
CALM icon
1179
Cal-Maine
CALM
$4.28B
$3.03M 0.01%
65,347
-8,666
-12% -$467K
GBCI icon
1180
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.55B
$3.03M 0.01%
114,132
+44,095
+63% +$1.22M
SYKE
1181
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
$3.03M 0.01%
98,384
-32,689
-25% -$973K
AAWW
1182
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
$3.02M 0.01%
73,112
+14,737
+25% +$597K
HNGR
1183
DELISTED
Hanger Inc.
HNGR
$3.02M 0.01%
183,549
+48,007
+35% +$727K
OSIS icon
1184
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.57B
$3M 0.01%
33,883
+3,306
+11% +$289K
BLKB icon
1185
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.5B
$3M 0.01%
45,471
-17,353
-28% -$1.09M
HCSG icon
1186
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
$2.99M 0.01%
85,859
-147,575
-63% -$5.37M
QLGC
1187
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
$2.98M 0.01%
244,705
+66,352
+37% +$804K
MRTN icon
1188
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.33B
$2.98M 0.01%
421,318
+386,760
+1,119% +$2.65M
ICUI icon
1189
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.93B
$2.95M 0.01%
26,124
+12,169
+87% +$1.34M
PFPT
1190
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
$2.94M 0.01%
45,273
+1,348
+3% +$90.3K
VRTS icon
1191
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.11B
$2.93M 0.01%
24,959
+941
+4% +$113K
BCPC
1192
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.23B
$2.93M 0.01%
48,135
+26,161
+119% +$1.7M
BFAM icon
1193
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$3.99B
$2.92M 0.01%
43,707
-259
-0.6% -$16.7K
IJJ icon
1194
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IJJ
$8.85B
$2.91M 0.01%
49,642
-816
-2% -$49.4K
LAD icon
1195
Lithia Motors
LAD
$7.78B
$2.9M 0.01%
27,211
-2,303
-8% -$265K
SKYW icon
1196
Skywest
SKYW
$4.11B
$2.9M 0.01%
152,418
-18,079
-11% -$354K
W icon
1197
Wayfair
W
$11.1B
$2.9M 0.01%
+60,794
New +$2.57M
COHR icon
1198
Coherent
COHR
$55.2B
$2.89M 0.01%
155,926
+22,535
+17% +$406K
VRNT
1199
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
$2.89M 0.01%
139,838
-15,873
-10% -$360K
AON icon
1200
Aon
AON
$77.3B
$2.88M 0.01%
31,279
-44,961
-59% -$4.19M

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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.