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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
CGI
1476
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
171,927
+3,003
+2% +$40.6K
APOG icon
1477
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$850M
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
39,052
-37,531
-49% -$1.81M
ZNH
1478
DELISTED
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
ZNH
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
44,446
+9,353
+27% +$360K
ZEN
1479
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
+64,097
New +$1.5M
MCF
1480
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
264,404
+57,443
+28% +$451K
OFG icon
1481
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.21B
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
231,106
-7,609
-3% -$65.3K
ACH
1482
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Ltd
ACH
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
205,066
+74,851
+57% +$614K
CMO
1483
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
193,411
-630,386
-77% -$6.08M
MOG.A icon
1484
Moog Inc Class A
MOG.A
$13B
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
27,836
+980
+4% +$60.8K
NAVG
1485
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
39,314
-26,698
-40% -$1.13M
GIII icon
1486
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.47B
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
38,047
-9,619
-20% -$502K
RNST icon
1487
Renasant Corp
RNST
$4.01B
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
48,906
+23,646
+94% +$833K
SAH icon
1488
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$3.15B
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
73,698
-5,984
-8% -$140K
AAT
1489
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.49B
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
43,690
+29,421
+206% +$1.19M
MCS icon
1490
Marcus Corp
MCS
$732M
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
88,292
-54,298
-38% -$1.09M
HSII
1491
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
+61,197
New +$1.6M
CEVA icon
1492
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$1.01B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
+71,175
New +$1.7M
SEM
1493
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
258,864
+29,487
+13% +$184K
MTUS icon
1494
Metallus
MTUS
$873M
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
197,912
-40,714
-17% -$437K
VSAT icon
1495
Viasat
VSAT
$9.79B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
+27,176
New +$1.73M
ORA icon
1496
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.11B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
45,430
-3,401
-7% -$124K
SNP
1497
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
27,620
+3,370
+14% +$223K
SHI
1498
DELISTED
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
SHI
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
+41,663
New +$1.67M
SLM icon
1499
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.57B
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
+252,786
New +$1.72M
UFCS icon
1500
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.32B
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
42,939
-34,316
-44% -$1.3M

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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.