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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
EGBN icon
1376
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$867M
$2.05M 0.01%
40,667
+19,720
+94% +$989K
MUNI icon
1377
PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MUNI
$3.05B
$2.04M 0.01%
37,828
-3,678
-9% -$197K
FTD
1378
DELISTED
FTD Companies, Inc. Common Stock
FTD
$2.04M 0.01%
77,955
+33,081
+74% +$902K
RGC
1379
DELISTED
Regal Entertainment Group
RGC
$2.04M 0.01%
108,113
+24,378
+29% +$463K
LAYN
1380
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$2.04M 0.01%
387,343
+234,478
+153% +$1.4M
EZPW icon
1381
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.82B
$2.04M 0.01%
407,979
-21,356
-5% -$126K
VASC
1382
DELISTED
Vascular Solutions Inc
VASC
$2.04M 0.01%
59,162
-17,691
-23% -$599K
TPH
1383
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$2.03M 0.01%
+160,376
New +$2.15M
LTC
1384
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.16B
$2.02M 0.01%
46,877
-156,505
-77% -$6.67M
PDCE
1385
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$2.02M 0.01%
37,783
-21,365
-36% -$1.23M
HOS
1386
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
$2.02M 0.01%
202,967
+30,016
+17% +$384K
RMD icon
1387
ResMed
RMD
$28.3B
$2.01M 0.01%
37,518
+14,786
+65% +$833K
RLI icon
1388
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.68B
$2.01M 0.01%
65,148
+39,152
+151% +$1.17M
VSI
1389
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$2.01M 0.01%
61,447
-6,484
-10% -$206K
COHU icon
1390
Cohu
COHU
$2.39B
$2.01M 0.01%
166,294
+104,364
+169% +$1.26M
HQH
1391
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.23B
$2.01M 0.01%
67,629
-3,700
-5% -$114K
HQL
1392
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
HQL
$585M
$2M 0.01%
84,784
-2,221
-3% -$55.1K
VSTO
1393
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
$2M 0.01%
45,026
-168,131
-79% -$7.37M
LPLA icon
1394
LPL Financial
LPLA
$26.3B
$2M 0.01%
46,970
-68,196
-59% -$2.9M
SHM icon
1395
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.47B
$2M 0.01%
41,077
-5,816
-12% -$283K
POWI icon
1396
Power Integrations
POWI
$3.54B
$1.99M 0.01%
81,988
-33,946
-29% -$827K
SITC icon
1397
SITE Centers
SITC
$230M
$1.99M 0.01%
91,832
+5,407
+6% +$116K
THRM icon
1398
Gentherm
THRM
$1.31B
$1.99M 0.01%
42,022
-56,310
-57% -$2.7M
UNF icon
1399
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.32B
$1.99M 0.01%
19,103
-3,842
-17% -$411K
L icon
1400
Loews
L
$24.3B
$1.99M 0.01%
51,760
-84,373
-62% -$3.14M

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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.