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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
+7.69%
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
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171

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
BMTC
1726
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
36,307
+15,829
+77% +$470K
KOS icon
1727
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$1.56B
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
199,548
-4,286
-2% -$28.4K
FNX icon
1728
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FNX
$1.38B
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
21,578
+10,218
+90% +$510K
PFS icon
1729
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.11B
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
51,405
-15,252
-23% -$311K
SEDG icon
1730
SolarEdge
SEDG
$2.59B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
36,414
-2,729
-7% -$58.6K
EV
1731
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
31,622
-1,197
-4% -$42K
MRD
1732
DELISTED
MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEV CORP COM STK (DE)
MRD
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
63,338
-26,289
-29% -$439K
HAIN icon
1733
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$47.8M
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
25,245
-2,039,371
-99% -$92.5M
SE
1734
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
42,522
-9,770
-19% -$260K
NVO
1735
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$216B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
34,832
-52,668
-60% -$1.46M
HEWJ icon
1736
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ
$728M
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
35,279
-358
-1% -$10.6K
FMS icon
1737
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$13.2B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
24,144
-12,655
-34% -$533K
GSBC icon
1738
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$863M
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
22,308
+8,118
+57% +$392K
NRF
1739
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
59,242
+6,901
+13% +$139K
AMH icon
1740
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
60,504
+3,734
+7% +$61.6K
EFSC icon
1741
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.41B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
35,546
+11,652
+49% +$328K
KWR icon
1742
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.63B
$1M ﹤0.01%
13,002
+5,482
+73% +$443K
HFWA icon
1743
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$1.24B
$1M ﹤0.01%
53,197
+17,333
+48% +$328K
CCP
1744
DELISTED
Care Capital Properties, Inc.
CCP
$996K ﹤0.01%
32,575
+2,330
+8% +$74.2K
FELE icon
1745
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.67B
$995K ﹤0.01%
36,810
-2,346
-6% -$70.8K
BUSE icon
1746
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.52B
$994K ﹤0.01%
48,189
+16,286
+51% +$342K
VTLE
1747
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
$989K ﹤0.01%
6,190
-27,616
-82% -$6.05M
ABM icon
1748
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.8B
$981K ﹤0.01%
34,458
-5,101
-13% -$147K
RIO icon
1749
Rio Tinto
RIO
$148B
$978K ﹤0.01%
33,568
-30,005
-47% -$1.01M
NUV icon
1750
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
NUV
$1.91B
$976K ﹤0.01%
95,843
-7,526
-7% -$74.9K

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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.