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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$295M
2
DYAX
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
+$119M
3
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$110M
4
JUNO
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
+$103M
5
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$95.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$182M
2
EPC icon
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
+$107M
3
HAIN icon
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
MNP
1751
DELISTED
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.
MNP
$975K ﹤0.01%
62,441
-9,281
-13% -$143K
NZF icon
1752
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund
NZF
$2.4B
$962K ﹤0.01%
66,962
-7,699
-10% -$106K
FR icon
1753
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.88B
$954K ﹤0.01%
43,091
+2,601
+6% +$57.4K
JDD
1754
DELISTED
Nuveen Diversified Dividend and Income Fund
JDD
$945K ﹤0.01%
87,255
-3,359
-4% -$36.5K
EBSB
1755
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$944K ﹤0.01%
66,938
+32,425
+94% +$460K
VSLR
1756
DELISTED
VIVINT SOLAR, INC.
VSLR
$944K ﹤0.01%
98,704
-7,348
-7% -$75.9K
COBZ
1757
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$944K ﹤0.01%
70,359
+23,811
+51% +$312K
LKFN icon
1758
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.52B
$941K ﹤0.01%
30,269
+14,636
+94% +$456K
HT
1759
DELISTED
Hersha Hospitality Trust Priority Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
HT
$941K ﹤0.01%
43,264
-919
-2% -$21.7K
PSIX
1760
Power Solutions International
PSIX
$691M
$939K ﹤0.01%
51,449
+22,929
+80% +$495K
BDN
1761
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$551M
$934K ﹤0.01%
68,376
+2,630
+4% +$34.8K
BBL
1762
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$929K ﹤0.01%
41,021
+3,814
+10% +$108K
JPC icon
1763
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund
JPC
$2.89B
$922K ﹤0.01%
100,631
-4,249
-4% -$38.9K
LZB icon
1764
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.59B
$922K ﹤0.01%
37,740
-34,312
-48% -$921K
ARGO
1765
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$917K ﹤0.01%
19,387
-1,602
-8% -$78.6K
STC icon
1766
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.05B
$915K ﹤0.01%
24,502
+8,579
+54% +$350K
STBZ
1767
DELISTED
State Bank Financial Corporation. Common Stock
STBZ
$914K ﹤0.01%
43,449
+21,034
+94% +$457K
RNP icon
1768
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund
RNP
$991M
$912K ﹤0.01%
49,476
-2,300
-4% -$41.1K
ODFL icon
1769
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$48.5B
$908K ﹤0.01%
46,116
-1,827
-4% -$37.9K
ADEA icon
1770
Adeia
ADEA
$2.86B
$907K ﹤0.01%
114,205
-57,124
-33% -$499K
MGU
1771
DELISTED
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund, Inc.
MGU
$904K ﹤0.01%
47,474
-6,048
-11% -$121K
FCF icon
1772
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.12B
$903K ﹤0.01%
99,612
+33,706
+51% +$315K
WGO icon
1773
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$870M
$901K ﹤0.01%
45,287
-55,048
-55% -$1.14M
CNX icon
1774
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.85B
$900K ﹤0.01%
136,655
-954,693
-87% -$6.75M
MT icon
1775
ArcelorMittal
MT
$50.4B
$900K ﹤0.01%
93,239
+66,825
+253% +$779K
69 70
71
72 73

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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.