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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GK
1701
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
17,450
+7,802
| +81% | +$519K |
|
|
DFP
1702
Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund
DFP
$423M
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
47,740
| – | – |
|
|
FFIC
1703
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
50,252
+16,611
| +49% | +$357K |
|
1704
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
VCR
$5.84B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
8,865
-89
| -1% | -$11.1K |
|
|
CUK
1705
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
19,067
-13,634
| -42% | -$730K |
|
|
NATI
1706
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
37,831
-42,079
| -53% | -$1.25M |
|
1707
Regis Corp
RGS
$69.9M
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+3,822
| New | +$1.16M |
|
1708
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,533
| New | +$1.12M |
|
1709
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
BTZ
$927M
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
87,086
-5,746
| -6% | -$70.8K |
|
|
PKY
1710
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
68,560
+38,895
| +131% | +$638K |
|
|
PDM
1711
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.22B
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
56,592
+1,041
| +2% | +$19.9K |
|
|
ARDC
1712
Are Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund
ARDC
$297M
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
79,881
-4,155
| -5% | -$57.5K |
|
1713
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.38B
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
30,532
+10,187
| +50% | +$359K |
|
1714
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$460M
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
36,153
+14,949
| +71% | +$630K |
|
|
LMOS
1715
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
95,262
-3,275
| -3% | -$39.6K |
|
|
MPT
1716
Medical Properties Trust
MPT
$2.89B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
92,416
+6,887
| +8% | +$78.7K |
|
1717
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.85B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
38,748
+13,203
| +52% | +$359K |
|
|
CADE
1718
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
44,139
-5,602
| -11% | -$140K |
|
|
SF
1719
Stifel
SF
$12.3B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
56,185
+6,177
| +12% | +$120K |
|
|
CBF
1720
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
33,082
+14,322
| +76% | +$465K |
|
|
MTSC
1721
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
16,675
+164
| +1% | +$10.4K |
|
1722
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$997M
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
47,800
+21,152
| +79% | +$468K |
|
|
GAM
1723
General American Investors Company
GAM
$1.54B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
32,934
-1,632
| -5% | -$52.9K |
|
1724
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.93B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
106,628
-17,654
| -14% | -$183K |
|
1725
FTI Consulting
FCN
$4.82B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
30,202
-33,369
| -52% | -$1.28M |
|
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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.