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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
CY
1576
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
150,628
-6,494
-4% -$64.6K
PRXL
1577
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
21,598
+227
+1% +$14.8K
TTEC icon
1578
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$103M
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
52,625
-17,495
-25% -$501K
PGZ
1579
Principal Real Estate Income Fund
PGZ
$68.6M
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
87,886
-6,653
-7% -$113K
JMEI
1580
DELISTED
Jumei International Holding Limited American depositary shares, each representing ten Class A ordina
JMEI
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
16,163
+8,306
+106% +$800K
NEOG icon
1581
Neogen
NEOG
$2.05B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
68,848
+31,352
+84% +$639K
ROG icon
1582
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.33B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
28,298
+9,188
+48% +$482K
VIPS icon
1583
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.84B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
95,472
-328,331
-77% -$5.75M
YOKU
1584
DELISTED
YOUKU TUDOU INC.(CAYMAN ISLS)
YOKU
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
53,741
-7,847
-13% -$197K
NOK icon
1585
Nokia
NOK
$50.8B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
207,295
+30,043
+17% +$214K
EXPR
1586
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
+4,211
New +$1.52M
TTWO icon
1587
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$43B
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
41,613
+16,169
+64% +$545K
SUM
1588
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
75,475
-200
-0.3% -$4.08K
WABC icon
1589
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.39B
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
30,965
+14,953
+93% +$694K
PEGI
1590
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
69,182
-5,192
-7% -$107K
ESE icon
1591
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$8.49B
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
40,007
-6,403
-14% -$240K
CHL
1592
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
25,655
-136,140
-84% -$8.03M
BKS
1593
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
165,699
+48,051
+41% +$565K
KRNY icon
1594
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$592M
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
113,462
+54,851
+94% +$668K
WNC icon
1595
Wabash National
WNC
$543M
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
121,304
-2,675
-2% -$31.6K
FIX icon
1596
Comfort Systems
FIX
$61B
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
50,312
-14,609
-23% -$444K
RGP icon
1597
Resources Connection
RGP
$129M
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
87,383
-12,516
-13% -$219K
EDU icon
1598
New Oriental
EDU
$7.84B
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
45,407
-26,165
-37% -$737K
HEZU icon
1599
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF
HEZU
$565M
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
54,931
-12,220
-18% -$324K
IRBT
1600
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
$1.41M ﹤0.01%
39,861
+20,010
+101% +$647K

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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.