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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
QNST icon
1776
QuinStreet
QNST
$870M
$897K ﹤0.01%
209,119
+2,272
+1% +$11.9K
BH icon
1777
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.2B
$896K ﹤0.01%
4,125
-476
-10% -$115K
VCSH icon
1778
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$892K ﹤0.01%
11,287
-752
-6% -$59.8K
NID
1779
DELISTED
NUVEEN INTERMEDIATE DURATION MUNICIPAL TERM FUND
NID
$889K ﹤0.01%
69,092
-4,917
-7% -$61.7K
TFI icon
1780
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF
TFI
$3.05B
$887K ﹤0.01%
18,187
+2,582
+17% +$125K
NDSN icon
1781
Nordson
NDSN
$16.5B
$883K ﹤0.01%
13,772
-17,313
-56% -$1.19M
MORN icon
1782
Morningstar
MORN
$6.56B
$871K ﹤0.01%
+10,826
New +$877K
ORAN
1783
DELISTED
Orange
ORAN
$866K ﹤0.01%
52,081
-23,985
-32% -$403K
MSFG
1784
DELISTED
MainSource Financial Group Inc
MSFG
$862K ﹤0.01%
37,693
+12,418
+49% +$279K
VTA
1785
DELISTED
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
VTA
$861K ﹤0.01%
81,626
-4,949
-6% -$52.8K
UHT
1786
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$608M
$856K ﹤0.01%
17,124
+12,563
+275% +$628K
EVV
1787
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
EVV
$1.06B
$853K ﹤0.01%
66,832
-3,964
-6% -$50.8K
ILG
1788
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$852K ﹤0.01%
54,609
-820
-1% -$14K
DFT
1789
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
$852K ﹤0.01%
26,816
-322,348
-92% -$10M
EVG
1790
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund
EVG
$142M
$850K ﹤0.01%
63,420
-4,223
-6% -$55.9K
LION
1791
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
$850K ﹤0.01%
38,088
+13,884
+57% +$300K
CME icon
1792
CME Group
CME
$92.2B
$849K ﹤0.01%
9,371
-76,463
-89% -$7.2M
FARO
1793
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$845K ﹤0.01%
28,639
+15,105
+112% +$475K
BALL icon
1794
Ball Corp
BALL
$17B
$838K ﹤0.01%
23,046
-201,104
-90% -$6.87M
KRG icon
1795
Kite Realty
KRG
$5.95B
$838K ﹤0.01%
32,311
+1,938
+6% +$50.3K
EGOV
1796
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$836K ﹤0.01%
42,459
+5,887
+16% +$115K
MCHB
1797
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.47B
$835K ﹤0.01%
38,443
+12,773
+50% +$279K
SBCF icon
1798
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.26B
$835K ﹤0.01%
55,751
+20,641
+59% +$316K
FTC icon
1799
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FTC
$1.31B
$832K ﹤0.01%
17,256
-54
-0.3% -$2.61K
VIVO
1800
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$832K ﹤0.01%
40,544
+630
+2% +$12.1K
70 71
72
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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.