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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
ZD icon
101
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.96B
$85.9M 0.22%
1,199,521
+273,335
+30% +$18.6M
PG icon
102
Procter & Gamble
PG
$344B
$85.8M 0.22%
1,080,558
-384,032
-26% -$29.3M
COR icon
103
Cencora
COR
$60.2B
$85.1M 0.22%
820,921
-284,789
-26% -$28M
RAX
104
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$84.4M 0.22%
3,333,175
+1,252,932
+60% +$33.3M
INTC icon
105
Intel
INTC
$488B
$84M 0.22%
2,438,928
-137,736
-5% -$4.66M
HNT
106
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
$84M 0.22%
1,226,473
-217,409
-15% -$13.9M
UHS icon
107
Universal Health Services
UHS
$9.68B
$82.9M 0.22%
694,029
-67,995
-9% -$8.31M
ESRX
108
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$82.3M 0.21%
942,093
+75,941
+9% +$6.5M
MKC icon
109
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.7B
$82.3M 0.21%
1,924,564
+481,094
+33% +$20.3M
EW icon
110
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.2B
$79.3M 0.21%
3,010,968
+890,622
+42% +$23.1M
IBM icon
111
IBM
IBM
$201B
$79.1M 0.21%
600,839
+80,241
+15% +$10.8M
HOLX
112
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$78.3M 0.2%
2,023,453
+403,647
+25% +$15.7M
MNST icon
113
Monster Beverage
MNST
$91.8B
$76.5M 0.2%
3,080,112
-1,183,614
-28% -$28.6M
KO icon
114
Coca-Cola
KO
$353B
$75.4M 0.2%
1,755,365
+692,855
+65% +$29.4M
MD icon
115
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.15B
$75.2M 0.2%
1,048,747
+214,313
+26% +$15.9M
HRC
116
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$74.4M 0.19%
1,547,423
+46,561
+3% +$2.38M
CAH icon
117
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.4B
$74.1M 0.19%
830,188
+335,489
+68% +$28.5M
HUM icon
118
Humana
HUM
$47.1B
$73.7M 0.19%
412,768
-71,224
-15% -$12.5M
KHC icon
119
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.3B
$73.3M 0.19%
1,007,782
-908,030
-47% -$67M
K
120
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$73.2M 0.19%
1,078,728
+994,908
+1,187% +$65M
ATHN
121
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$71.9M 0.19%
+446,570
New +$69M
ANET icon
122
Arista Networks
ANET
$221B
$71.2M 0.18%
14,644,448
+10,998,096
+302% +$47.7M
JNJ icon
123
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$633B
$70.5M 0.18%
686,814
+102,955
+18% +$10.4M
DXCM icon
124
DexCom
DXCM
$27.5B
$70.5M 0.18%
3,444,508
-1,195,740
-26% -$24.9M
ELV icon
125
Elevance Health
ELV
$81.6B
$68.8M 0.18%
493,200
-119,496
-20% -$16.5M

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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.