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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
RPAI
1376
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
$2.29M 0.01%
137,332
+33,919
+33% +$535K
VISN
1377
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.66B
$2.28M 0.01%
99,832
+638
+0.6% +$14.2K
BAC icon
1378
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$2.28M 0.01%
127,250
-541,348
-81% -$9.26M
SCL icon
1379
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.31B
$2.28M 0.01%
56,820
+14,775
+35% +$627K
ETO
1380
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund
ETO
$492M
$2.27M 0.01%
93,580
-3,015
-3% -$75.4K
UFCS icon
1381
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.32B
$2.27M 0.01%
76,287
-13,881
-15% -$408K
UMBF icon
1382
UMB Financial
UMBF
$10.7B
$2.26M 0.01%
39,687
+6,795
+21% +$383K
ACET
1383
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$2.26M 0.01%
104,012
+11,677
+13% +$244K
SCHL icon
1384
Scholastic
SCHL
$796M
$2.25M 0.01%
61,878
-3,781
-6% -$129K
ECPG icon
1385
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.93B
$2.25M 0.01%
50,636
+11,347
+29% +$488K
SMRT
1386
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$2.24M 0.01%
152,968
+16,319
+12% +$220K
MATW icon
1387
Matthews International
MATW
$864M
$2.23M 0.01%
45,785
+5,492
+14% +$251K
MLKN icon
1388
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.5B
$2.23M 0.01%
75,695
+35,519
+88% +$1.08M
PNK
1389
DELISTED
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
PNK
$2.23M 0.01%
100,115
-27,608
-22% -$642K
ISIL
1390
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
$2.23M 0.01%
153,982
+35,094
+30% +$465K
NOK icon
1391
Nokia
NOK
$50.8B
$2.22M 0.01%
282,793
-20,478
-7% -$166K
LXU icon
1392
LSB Industries
LXU
$881M
$2.22M 0.01%
91,798
+22,460
+32% +$575K
KRA
1393
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$2.22M 0.01%
106,722
+38,479
+56% +$707K
VCR icon
1394
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
VCR
$5.84B
$2.22M 0.01%
18,963
-3,688
-16% -$412K
PRXL
1395
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
$2.21M 0.01%
39,812
+10,507
+36% +$606K
OMF icon
1396
OneMain Financial
OMF
$6.9B
$2.21M 0.01%
+61,082
New +$2.22M
DEI icon
1397
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.06B
$2.21M 0.01%
77,655
+19,320
+33% +$533K
BLKB icon
1398
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.5B
$2.2M 0.01%
50,919
+23,540
+86% +$993K
SGNT
1399
DELISTED
SAGENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM STK (DE)
SGNT
$2.2M 0.01%
87,476
+80,877
+1,226% +$2.37M
IART icon
1400
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.54B
$2.19M 0.01%
99,038
+45,377
+85% +$920K

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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.