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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
GLPI icon
1651
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.8B
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
43,588
+13,339
+44% +$411K
BPFH
1652
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
94,908
+12,871
+16% +$165K
DIN icon
1653
Dine Brands
DIN
$432M
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
+12,313
New +$1.14M
CHU
1654
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
94,512
+32,021
+51% +$461K
FFIN icon
1655
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.97B
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
84,438
-18,108
-18% -$270K
SSD icon
1656
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.98B
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
36,339
+7,948
+28% +$259K
AJRD
1657
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
68,683
-66,432
-49% -$1.11M
E icon
1658
ENI
E
$76B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
35,922
+197
+0.6% +$7.86K
SHLM
1659
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
30,912
+16,398
+113% +$592K
MSM icon
1660
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$7.02B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
15,364
-208,667
-93% -$17M
HOPE icon
1661
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.72B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
86,659
+43,350
+100% +$613K
BKS
1662
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
81,885
+16,479
+25% +$234K
EVER
1663
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
65,390
+257
+0.4% +$4.79K
AEO icon
1664
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.85B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
89,364
-310,504
-78% -$4.2M
ARDC
1665
Are Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund
ARDC
$297M
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
77,886
+9,011
+13% +$149K
FTA icon
1666
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.38B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
27,998
-10,277
-27% -$439K
THQ
1667
abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund
THQ
$769M
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
+61,055
New +$1.18M
ALGN icon
1668
Align Technology
ALGN
$12B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
21,863
-390,516
-95% -$20.7M
DPG
1669
Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund
DPG
$539M
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
56,308
+4,125
+8% +$88.8K
PRK icon
1670
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.41B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
13,766
+1,449
+12% +$120K
FNX icon
1671
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FNX
$1.38B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
23,018
+5,442
+31% +$279K
LFUS icon
1672
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.2B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
12,535
+429
+4% +$39.8K
VIAV icon
1673
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$9.75B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
155,168
-1,266,949
-89% -$9.44M
CCMP
1674
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
25,555
+667
+3% +$30.5K
JBTM
1675
JBT Marel
JBTM
$7.14B
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
36,592
-30,915
-46% -$947K

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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.