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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
UBNK
1826
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
$777K ﹤0.01%
60,316
+29,295
+94% +$392K
LBAI
1827
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$776K ﹤0.01%
65,795
+21,929
+50% +$257K
AMRI
1828
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
$775K ﹤0.01%
39,045
-99,169
-72% -$1.88M
CATM
1829
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$771K ﹤0.01%
22,923
-13,087
-36% -$455K
AVK
1830
Advent Convertible and Income Fund
AVK
$544M
$769K ﹤0.01%
58,424
-2,908
-5% -$39K
GABC icon
1831
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.82B
$768K ﹤0.01%
34,568
+11,547
+50% +$249K
WPG
1832
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$766K ﹤0.01%
8,019
-13,738
-63% -$1.39M
PRAA icon
1833
PRA Group
PRAA
$648M
$764K ﹤0.01%
22,010
-10,149
-32% -$454K
FIBK icon
1834
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.7B
$762K ﹤0.01%
26,216
+12,542
+92% +$362K
HF
1835
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$759K ﹤0.01%
24,418
-31,422
-56% -$1.07M
NPM
1836
DELISTED
NUVEEN PREMIUM INCM MUNI FD II
NPM
$759K ﹤0.01%
52,478
-4,072
-7% -$56.5K
CUZ icon
1837
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$5.29B
$754K ﹤0.01%
28,337
+1,450
+5% +$39.5K
DRH icon
1838
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.63B
$754K ﹤0.01%
78,117
+4,671
+6% +$52.4K
JTD
1839
DELISTED
NUVEEN TAX-ADVANTAGE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND
JTD
$754K ﹤0.01%
54,235
-3,278
-6% -$46.7K
MUS
1840
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS QUALITY FUND, INC.
MUS
$751K ﹤0.01%
54,700
-7,868
-13% -$104K
QTS
1841
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
$748K ﹤0.01%
16,581
+2,565
+18% +$112K
MYI icon
1842
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
MYI
$709M
$745K ﹤0.01%
50,584
-8,395
-14% -$120K
THFF icon
1843
First Financial Corp
THFF
$922M
$744K ﹤0.01%
21,909
+76
+0.3% +$2.65K
VNQ icon
1844
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.9B
$731K ﹤0.01%
9,169
-256,696
-97% -$20.3M
MTW icon
1845
Manitowoc
MTW
$516M
$729K ﹤0.01%
52,425
-7,866
-13% -$111K
NYRT
1846
DELISTED
New York REIT, Inc.
NYRT
$729K ﹤0.01%
6,340
+392
+7% +$44.4K
RBCAA icon
1847
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.84B
$726K ﹤0.01%
+27,482
New +$710K
CAC icon
1848
Camden National
CAC
$924M
$725K ﹤0.01%
+24,671
New +$702K
TT icon
1849
Trane Technologies
TT
$106B
$724K ﹤0.01%
13,094
-49,558
-79% -$2.79M
PETS icon
1850
PetMed Express
PETS
$42.5M
$720K ﹤0.01%
42,029
-6,254
-13% -$105K

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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.