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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
+7.26%
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
$29.6B
AUM Growth
+$4.22B
Cap. Flow
+$2.91B
Cap. Flow %
9.83%
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.91%
Holding
2,390
New
174
Increased
1,221
Reduced
844
Closed
147
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
MIG
1626
DELISTED
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GRP INC
MIG
$1.35M ﹤0.01%
+159,449
New +$1,000K
JNS
1627
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$1.35M ﹤0.01%
83,588
-128,336
-61% -$1.93M
CKP
1628
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
97,996
+74,336
+314% +$961K
CATY icon
1629
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.2B
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
52,525
+9,119
+21% +$231K
INDB icon
1630
Independent Bank
INDB
$4.05B
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
31,274
+3,109
+11% +$123K
TR icon
1631
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.82B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
61,908
+10,803
+21% +$221K
PETS icon
1632
PetMed Express
PETS
$42.5M
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
92,539
-13,110
-12% -$177K
ZEP
1633
DELISTED
ZEP INC COM STK (DE)
ZEP
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
87,557
+11,591
+15% +$171K
NPKI
1634
NPK International
NPKI
$1.21B
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
138,697
+38,033
+38% +$404K
ROL icon
1635
Rollins
ROL
$18.6B
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
+134,679
New +$1.26M
DGII icon
1636
Digi International
DGII
$2.52B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
141,573
+23,275
+20% +$184K
ORB
1637
DELISTED
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP
ORB
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
48,823
-33,521
-41% -$885K
SAM icon
1638
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.88B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
4,528
+2,231
+97% +$565K
BCC icon
1639
Boise Cascade
BCC
$2.74B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
35,145
+15,745
+81% +$542K
FLO icon
1640
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.64B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
67,804
-650,983
-91% -$12.3M
SXC icon
1641
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$757M
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
67,221
+42,948
+177% +$901K
FR icon
1642
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.88B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
63,176
+15,612
+33% +$301K
BIO icon
1643
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$8.42B
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
10,717
-80,661
-88% -$9.28M
FORR icon
1644
Forrester Research
FORR
$172M
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
32,799
+13,985
+74% +$555K
FTC icon
1645
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FTC
$1.31B
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
27,791
-11,172
-29% -$501K
CCK icon
1646
Crown Holdings
CCK
$12.8B
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
25,307
-212,115
-89% -$10.2M
GK
1647
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
18,146
-14,022
-44% -$889K
EBS icon
1648
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$375M
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
47,150
+1,190
+3% +$28.4K
ENSG icon
1649
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.1B
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
61,730
-130,303
-68% -$2.39M
MED icon
1650
Medifast
MED
$108M
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
38,148
-37,571
-50% -$1.17M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, First Trust Advisors held 2,390 positions worth $29.6B, up 17% from $25.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.91B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 174 new positions and adding to 1,221 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: 857,683 shares worth $83.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, an estimated $120M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2014 buy was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: 857,683 shares worth $83.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in Q4 2014, an estimated $184M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $120M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Immunogen Inc in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $61.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $29.6B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 174 new positions and closed 147 in Q4 2014.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 17% quarter-over-quarter to $29.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.