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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$295M
2
DYAX
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
+$119M
3
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$110M
4
JUNO
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
+$103M
5
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$95.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$182M
2
EPC icon
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
+$107M
3
HAIN icon
Hain Celestial
HAIN
+$92.5M
4
WWAV
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
+$86.9M
5
PDLI
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
+$84.8M

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
APEI icon
1401
American Public Education
APEI
$875M
$1.99M 0.01%
106,764
-16,587
-13% -$364K
SYNH
1402
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$1.99M 0.01%
40,953
+236
+0.6% +$10.5K
BRS
1403
DELISTED
Bristow Group, Inc.
BRS
$1.99M 0.01%
76,703
+29,204
+61% +$878K
ISEE
1404
DELISTED
IVERIC bio, Inc. Common Stock
ISEE
$1.98M 0.01%
+25,262
New +$1.46M
CPAY icon
1405
Corpay
CPAY
$24.2B
$1.98M 0.01%
13,868
-24,875
-64% -$3.66M
CLD
1406
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
$1.98M 0.01%
951,943
+271,119
+40% +$763K
NSIT icon
1407
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.55B
$1.98M 0.01%
78,687
+14,054
+22% +$370K
NBTB icon
1408
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.72B
$1.98M 0.01%
70,874
-7,611
-10% -$217K
SCCO icon
1409
Southern Copper
SCCO
$141B
$1.98M 0.01%
81,624
-61,564
-43% -$1.54M
RSTI
1410
DELISTED
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc
RSTI
$1.97M 0.01%
73,717
+4,955
+7% +$138K
PES
1411
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
$1.97M 0.01%
908,911
+510,136
+128% +$1.32M
HQY icon
1412
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.91B
$1.97M 0.01%
+78,553
New +$2.41M
UN
1413
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$1.97M 0.01%
45,458
+33,727
+288% +$1.48M
IWO icon
1414
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.5B
$1.96M 0.01%
14,086
+232
+2% +$32.9K
CATO icon
1415
Cato Corp
CATO
$65.9M
$1.96M 0.01%
53,181
-5,178
-9% -$196K
HZO icon
1416
MarineMax
HZO
$800M
$1.96M 0.01%
106,309
-7,188
-6% -$120K
PRSU
1417
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc
PRSU
$1.43B
$1.96M 0.01%
69,247
-24,009
-26% -$732K
IVW icon
1418
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.5B
$1.95M 0.01%
67,448
+180
+0.3% +$5.23K
AVX
1419
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$1.95M 0.01%
160,840
-13,919
-8% -$184K
SFG
1420
DELISTED
STANCORP FINL GRP
SFG
$1.95M 0.01%
17,090
-91,240
-84% -$10.4M
CPLA
1421
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$1.93M 0.01%
41,741
+1,708
+4% +$82.3K
BRSS
1422
DELISTED
Global Brass & Copper Hldgs, Inc
BRSS
$1.93M 0.01%
90,462
-12,406
-12% -$279K
ETO
1423
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund
ETO
$492M
$1.92M 0.01%
90,041
+1,148
+1% +$25.3K
TERP
1424
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
$1.92M 0.01%
152,452
+72,867
+92% +$1.04M
GLF
1425
DELISTED
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. Common Stock
GLF
$1.91M 0.01%
409,819
+136,251
+50% +$834K
55 56
57
58 59

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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.