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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
TLT icon
1326
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$42.1B
$2.48M 0.01%
+19,735
New +$2.39M
ACC
1327
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$2.48M 0.01%
60,002
+14,822
+33% +$583K
BMR
1328
DELISTED
BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC
BMR
$2.47M 0.01%
114,485
+29,345
+34% +$625K
ALGT icon
1329
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$2.64B
$2.46M 0.01%
16,390
-1,716
-9% -$225K
HUN icon
1330
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.24B
$2.46M 0.01%
107,939
-656,449
-86% -$15.9M
PICB icon
1331
Invesco International Corporate Bond ETF
PICB
$351M
$2.46M 0.01%
86,416
-263
-0.3% -$7.57K
TCOM icon
1332
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.5B
$2.46M 0.01%
108,054
+51,828
+92% +$1.36M
COHR icon
1333
Coherent
COHR
$55.2B
$2.46M 0.01%
179,993
+64,158
+55% +$834K
CEO
1334
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$2.46M 0.01%
18,130
+15,011
+481% +$2.25M
IBND icon
1335
State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF
IBND
$453M
$2.46M 0.01%
71,442
-132
-0.2% -$4.63K
NTUS
1336
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$2.45M 0.01%
68,094
+6,504
+11% +$218K
AVIV
1337
DELISTED
AVIV REIT INC COM STK (MD)
AVIV
$2.45M 0.01%
71,037
+60,365
+566% +$1.93M
STBA icon
1338
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.86B
$2.44M 0.01%
81,970
-18,356
-18% -$499K
DIOD icon
1339
Diodes
DIOD
$4B
$2.44M 0.01%
88,566
+30,729
+53% +$779K
SPN
1340
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
$2.44M 0.01%
12,109
-10,364
-46% -$2.43M
MWIV
1341
DELISTED
MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY, INC.
MWIV
$2.44M 0.01%
14,352
+10,614
+284% +$1.7M
MLCO icon
1342
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.1B
$2.44M 0.01%
95,965
+3,352
+4% +$83.9K
SNV
1343
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
$2.43M 0.01%
89,793
+14,072
+19% +$355K
MON
1344
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$2.43M 0.01%
20,324
-34,665
-63% -$4.03M
MBFI
1345
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$2.42M 0.01%
73,729
+17,509
+31% +$534K
CME icon
1346
CME Group
CME
$92.2B
$2.42M 0.01%
27,304
-425
-2% -$36K
CRUS icon
1347
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$6.74B
$2.42M 0.01%
102,684
-21,647
-17% -$436K
CLW icon
1348
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$271M
$2.42M 0.01%
35,243
-10,073
-22% -$671K
TMP icon
1349
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1.45B
$2.41M 0.01%
43,560
+1,596
+4% +$78.8K
ESND
1350
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$2.4M 0.01%
56,801
-10,929
-16% -$445K

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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.