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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
PEI
1926
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$585K ﹤0.01%
1,782
+111
+7% +$35.8K
GBNK
1927
DELISTED
Guaranty Bancorp
GBNK
$577K ﹤0.01%
34,908
+13,021
+59% +$219K
JKS
1928
JinkoSolar
JKS
$775M
$576K ﹤0.01%
20,818
-1,563
-7% -$40.1K
MEI icon
1929
Methode Electronics
MEI
$543M
$576K ﹤0.01%
+18,105
New +$611K
FCBC icon
1930
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$915M
$575K ﹤0.01%
30,854
+9,936
+47% +$191K
OCFC icon
1931
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.7B
$574K ﹤0.01%
+28,638
New +$550K
DOC
1932
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$572K ﹤0.01%
33,931
+8,140
+32% +$130K
MRCY icon
1933
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$6.2B
$571K ﹤0.01%
31,076
-12,096
-28% -$219K
NX icon
1934
Quanex
NX
$854M
$568K ﹤0.01%
27,264
-2,272
-8% -$43.9K
SBRA icon
1935
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.64B
$568K ﹤0.01%
28,061
-349,052
-93% -$7.35M
FYC icon
1936
First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FYC
$1.24B
$567K ﹤0.01%
+18,576
New +$575K
SNBR
1937
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
$563K ﹤0.01%
26,317
-57,143
-68% -$1.31M
KYN icon
1938
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.52B
$558K ﹤0.01%
+32,300
New +$642K
PHG icon
1939
Philips
PHG
$25.4B
$558K ﹤0.01%
+30,625
New +$573K
ATML
1940
DELISTED
ATMEL CORP
ATML
$557K ﹤0.01%
64,698
-573,556
-90% -$4.81M
BMRC icon
1941
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$466M
$556K ﹤0.01%
+20,840
New +$554K
PGC icon
1942
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$822M
$555K ﹤0.01%
26,905
+9,448
+54% +$207K
CHMT
1943
DELISTED
Chemtura Corporation
CHMT
$553K ﹤0.01%
+20,267
New +$603K
PFBC icon
1944
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.22B
$552K ﹤0.01%
16,717
+8,091
+94% +$273K
ING icon
1945
ING
ING
$93.8B
$549K ﹤0.01%
40,799
+28,702
+237% +$406K
FTRPR
1946
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corporation 11.125% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
FTRPR
$549K ﹤0.01%
+6,000
New +$578K
IQNT
1947
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
$549K ﹤0.01%
30,903
-61
-0.2% -$1.19K
STM icon
1948
STMicroelectronics
STM
$46B
$548K ﹤0.01%
82,211
-15,022
-15% -$106K
ETX
1949
Eaton Vance Municipal Income 2028 Term Trust
ETX
$202M
$544K ﹤0.01%
29,445
-2,831
-9% -$50.1K
IXYS
1950
DELISTED
IXYS Corp
IXYS
$544K ﹤0.01%
43,110
-3,098
-7% -$38.6K
76 77
78
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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.