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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
(+12%)
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
5.53%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$295M |
| 2 |
DYAX
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$110M |
| 4 |
JUNO
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
|
+$103M |
| 5 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$95.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$182M |
| 2 |
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1601
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
JQC
$702M
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
179,326
-13,386
| -7% | -$105K |
|
1602
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.55B
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
37,542
-4,047
| -10% | -$158K |
|
1603
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.95B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
46,718
+22,547
| +93% | +$726K |
|
|
TOUR
1604
Tuniu
TOUR
$55.4M
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
+8,713
| New | +$1.29M |
|
1605
Scansource
SCSC
$1.12B
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
43,124
-24,121
| -36% | -$891K |
|
1606
First Horizon
FHN
$12.1B
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
95,539
-99,864
| -51% | -$1.45M |
|
|
CSGS
1607
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
38,488
+11,008
| +40% | +$378K |
|
1608
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$943M
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
58,407
+12,886
| +28% | +$330K |
|
1609
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.41B
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
31,837
-663
| -2% | -$29K |
|
1610
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.97B
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
30,227
-7,043
| -19% | -$338K |
|
|
CMCM
1611
Cheetah Mobile
CMCM
$88.8M
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
17,208
+6,493
| +61% | +$579K |
|
1612
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.99B
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
54,543
+26,197
| +92% | +$675K |
|
1613
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$372M
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
+41,623
| New | +$1.36M |
|
1614
First Merchants
FRME
$2.72B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
53,874
+20,267
| +60% | +$534K |
|
|
EQC
1615
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
49,223
+1,803
| +4% | +$50.5K |
|
|
RPAI
1616
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
92,377
-515,136
| -85% | -$7.63M |
|
1617
Archrock
AROC
$6.33B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
179,554
+121,374
| +209% | +$1.73M |
|
1618
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.6M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
24,447
-4,581
| -16% | -$246K |
|
|
BGG
1619
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
77,939
-20,739
| -21% | -$388K |
|
|
BNCL
1620
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
100,585
+48,680
| +94% | +$667K |
|
|
ALEX
1621
DELISTED
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
37,885
-169
| -0.4% | -$6.21K |
|
1622
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.4B
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
21,250
-16,285
| -43% | -$1.05M |
|
1623
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$3.26B
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
103,862
+38,279
| +58% | +$514K |
|
|
RT
1624
DELISTED
Ruby Tuesday Georgia
RT
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
241,894
-60,523
| -20% | -$334K |
|
1625
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.89B
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
39,188
+19,012
| +94% | +$610K |
|
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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.