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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
CIVI
1251
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
$2.59M 0.01%
4,410
+3,167
+255% +$2.37M
IOSP icon
1252
Innospec
IOSP
$2.09B
$2.59M 0.01%
+47,706
New +$2.63M
LCII icon
1253
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.51B
$2.59M 0.01%
42,556
-698
-2% -$41.4K
UNFI icon
1254
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$3.01B
$2.59M 0.01%
65,745
+25,010
+61% +$1.17M
KEYS icon
1255
Keysight
KEYS
$54.5B
$2.58M 0.01%
91,238
-257,464
-74% -$7.91M
ROIC
1256
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$2.58M 0.01%
143,971
+107,857
+299% +$1.92M
LNCE
1257
DELISTED
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
$2.56M 0.01%
74,730
+12,714
+21% +$460K
TLT icon
1258
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$42.1B
$2.56M 0.01%
21,213
+1,904
+10% +$232K
FMBI
1259
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$2.56M 0.01%
138,772
-15,701
-10% -$290K
ITG
1260
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$2.56M 0.01%
150,141
+99,099
+194% +$1.72M
CE icon
1261
Celanese
CE
$5.09B
$2.55M 0.01%
37,888
-11,849
-24% -$805K
TSL
1262
DELISTED
Trina Solar Limited
TSL
$2.55M 0.01%
231,224
+5,035
+2% +$51.8K
MKSI icon
1263
MKS Inc
MKSI
$22.2B
$2.54M 0.01%
70,581
-7,345
-9% -$262K
BWP
1264
DELISTED
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
BWP
$2.54M 0.01%
195,357
-4,271
-2% -$52.9K
MATW icon
1265
Matthews International
MATW
$864M
$2.53M 0.01%
47,401
-2,813
-6% -$157K
NCI
1266
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
$2.53M 0.01%
+157,651
New +$2.69M
MENT
1267
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$2.52M 0.01%
137,031
+21,555
+19% +$493K
OSPN icon
1268
OneSpan
OSPN
$562M
$2.52M 0.01%
150,348
-108,068
-42% -$1.99M
BGFV
1269
DELISTED
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$2.51M 0.01%
251,565
+63,010
+33% +$620K
HMN icon
1270
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.1B
$2.51M 0.01%
75,739
-30,921
-29% -$1.06M
XXIA
1271
DELISTED
Ixia
XXIA
$2.51M 0.01%
202,142
+148,518
+277% +$2.03M
BAH icon
1272
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.7B
$2.51M 0.01%
+81,410
New +$2.36M
LDL
1273
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$2.51M 0.01%
70,680
+15,840
+29% +$542K
MASI
1274
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
$2.5M 0.01%
60,317
-25,894
-30% -$1.06M
GIFI
1275
DELISTED
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
$2.5M 0.01%
239,105
-46,350
-16% -$495K

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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.