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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
MUB icon
1526
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.1B
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
14,235
-1,454
-9% -$160K
ADC icon
1527
Agree Realty
ADC
$9.68B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
46,314
+18,319
+65% +$596K
ECPG icon
1528
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.93B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
54,133
+9,750
+22% +$337K
AXE
1529
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
26,062
-3,085
-11% -$197K
TTMI icon
1530
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$13.6B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
241,565
-11,771
-5% -$84.4K
MTSI icon
1531
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$20.4B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
38,353
+72
+0.2% +$2.51K
SMCI icon
1532
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$19.5B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
639,820
+187,970
+42% +$491K
RVT icon
1533
Royce Value Trust
RVT
$2.21B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
133,114
-4,362
-3% -$52.1K
SUB icon
1534
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF
SUB
$11.3B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
14,762
-2,102
-12% -$223K
IPCC
1535
DELISTED
Infinity Property & Casualty C
IPCC
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
19,022
-14,709
-44% -$1.21M
CENTA icon
1536
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.41B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
142,984
-91,657
-39% -$1.18M
CLMS
1537
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
160,418
+3,558
+2% +$33.5K
SINA
1538
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
31,426
+1,352
+4% +$65K
AEL
1539
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
64,523
+17,603
+38% +$449K
RBC icon
1540
RBC Bearings
RBC
$18.8B
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
23,976
+2,607
+12% +$174K
WB icon
1541
Weibo
WB
$1.9B
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
79,445
-10,548
-12% -$181K
WUBA
1542
DELISTED
58.com Inc
WUBA
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
23,475
-65,949
-74% -$3.71M
HNP
1543
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
45,071
+9,419
+26% +$382K
SWX icon
1544
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.74B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
28,005
-21,686
-44% -$1.24M
ESND
1545
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
47,477
-1,775
-4% -$60.5K
CHA
1546
DELISTED
China Telecom Corporation, LTD
CHA
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
33,199
+4,195
+14% +$209K
GDV icon
1547
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.6B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
83,252
-4,425
-5% -$83.1K
MTZ icon
1548
MasTec
MTZ
$26.7B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
88,303
-4,472
-5% -$79.5K
AEIS icon
1549
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$12.2B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
54,348
-55,170
-50% -$1.57M
SUI icon
1550
Sun Communities
SUI
$15B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
22,382
+2,900
+15% +$195K

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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.