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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
EIG icon
1701
Employers Holdings
EIG
$908M
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
48,813
+332
+0.7% +$6.92K
RLI icon
1702
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.68B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
46,418
-2,730
-6% -$64.3K
OXM icon
1703
Oxford Industries
OXM
$577M
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
20,760
+9,087
+78% +$554K
AZZ icon
1704
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$4.5B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
24,402
-61,721
-72% -$2.78M
FELE icon
1705
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.67B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
30,492
-84,102
-73% -$3.1M
GRT
1706
DELISTED
GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST
GRT
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
83,224
+20,579
+33% +$281K
NATI
1707
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
+36,532
New +$1.13M
EQY
1708
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
44,640
+6,385
+17% +$153K
AZTA icon
1709
Azenta
AZTA
$1.26B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
87,637
+2,027
+2% +$23.6K
PQUE
1710
DELISTED
PETROQUEST ENERGY INC (DE)
PQUE
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
297,455
-79,102
-21% -$296K
PBH icon
1711
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.35B
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
31,826
+15,884
+100% +$527K
SXI icon
1712
Standex International
SXI
$3.68B
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
14,289
-631
-4% -$48.1K
IRC
1713
DELISTED
INLAND REAL ESTATE CORP
IRC
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
100,690
-146,106
-59% -$1.55M
SNP
1714
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
13,551
+4,747
+54% +$394K
ADVS
1715
DELISTED
Advent Software Inc
ADVS
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
+35,802
New +$1.14M
SXT icon
1716
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.4B
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
18,082
-855
-5% -$49K
CSG
1717
DELISTED
CHAMBERS STR PPTYS COM
CSG
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
135,304
+33,190
+33% +$265K
BUI icon
1718
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
BUI
$740M
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
52,445
+3,355
+7% +$67.7K
RTI
1719
DELISTED
RTI INTL METALS INC(HLDG CO)
RTI
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
42,956
+6,220
+17% +$146K
NEV
1720
DELISTED
NUVEEN ENHANCED MUNICIPAL VALUE FUND
NEV
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
71,295
-760
-1% -$11.3K
WIBC
1721
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
105,777
+13,093
+14% +$127K
COHR
1722
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
17,604
-5,810
-25% -$344K
PVA
1723
DELISTED
PENN VIRGINIA CORP
PVA
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
159,991
+4,762
+3% +$36K
SSB icon
1724
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.3B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
15,908
+2,760
+21% +$169K
MNP
1725
DELISTED
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.
MNP
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
71,799
-723
-1% -$10.7K

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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.