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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1851
Medifast
MED
$108M
| $718K | ﹤0.01% |
23,629
-1,347
| -5% | -$40.1K |
|
1852
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.34B
| $718K | ﹤0.01% |
28,221
+9,710
| +52% | +$233K |
|
|
ELME
1853
Elme Communities
ELME
$132M
| $717K | ﹤0.01% |
26,489
+1,533
| +6% | +$41.4K |
|
|
UTEK
1854
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
| $712K | ﹤0.01% |
35,945
+3
| +0% | +$50 |
|
|
VOXX
1855
DELISTED
VOXX International Corporation Class A
VOXX
| $710K | ﹤0.01% |
134,966
-17,702
| -12% | -$104K |
|
|
GRA
1856
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
| $709K | ﹤0.01% |
7,115
-1,006
| -12% | -$98.5K |
|
1857
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$698M
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
18,158
+8,709
| +92% | +$342K |
|
1858
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$1.01B
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
28,869
+9,098
| +46% | +$214K |
|
|
RMT
1859
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
RMT
$736M
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
97,504
-1,116
| -1% | -$8.68K |
|
1860
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$362M
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
50,208
+16,655
| +50% | +$228K |
|
1861
VanEck Short Muni ETF
SMB
$312M
| $707K | ﹤0.01% |
40,332
-4,935
| -11% | -$86.4K |
|
1862
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.87B
| $705K | ﹤0.01% |
41,510
-110,046
| -73% | -$2.01M |
|
|
GOV
1863
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
| $703K | ﹤0.01% |
44,322
+18,330
| +71% | +$301K |
|
|
WSTC
1864
DELISTED
West Corporation
WSTC
| $703K | ﹤0.01% |
32,591
-47
| -0.1% | -$1.13K |
|
|
IPXL
1865
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
16,414
-41,933
| -72% | -$1.68M |
|
1866
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.31B
| $700K | ﹤0.01% |
6,207
+75
| +1% | +$8.14K |
|
|
HMSY
1867
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
| $697K | ﹤0.01% |
+56,486
| New | +$642K |
|
1868
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$11.5B
| $696K | ﹤0.01% |
12,518
+768
| +7% | +$43.3K |
|
1869
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$10.1B
| $694K | ﹤0.01% |
26,812
-137,087
| -84% | -$3.75M |
|
1870
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
BIT
$696M
| $694K | ﹤0.01% |
43,911
-2,756
| -6% | -$43.7K |
|
1871
Financial Institutions
FISI
$800M
| $694K | ﹤0.01% |
24,787
+8,209
| +50% | +$219K |
|
|
ECHO
1872
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
| $690K | ﹤0.01% |
33,832
-72,975
| -68% | -$1.61M |
|
|
EPAY
1873
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
| $684K | ﹤0.01% |
23,023
-963
| -4% | -$27.2K |
|
1874
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.41B
| $683K | ﹤0.01% |
27,099
+13,140
| +94% | +$337K |
|
1875
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.63B
| $682K | ﹤0.01% |
36,495
+17,653
| +94% | +$326K |
|
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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.