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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
WIBC
1951
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
$544K ﹤0.01%
47,135
-52,184
-53% -$594K
FNY icon
1952
First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FNY
$580M
$543K ﹤0.01%
+18,837
New +$550K
HBNC icon
1953
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$1.03B
$542K ﹤0.01%
+43,585
New +$517K
TEF
1954
DELISTED
Telefonica
TEF
$538K ﹤0.01%
62,608
+11,053
+21% +$105K
ALV icon
1955
Autoliv
ALV
$8.6B
$537K ﹤0.01%
+5,974
New +$523K
PRGS icon
1956
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.55B
$535K ﹤0.01%
22,294
-1,963
-8% -$46.9K
GNBC
1957
DELISTED
Green Bancorp, Inc
GNBC
$530K ﹤0.01%
50,541
+27,941
+124% +$341K
FHI icon
1958
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.4B
$525K ﹤0.01%
18,340
-38,548
-68% -$1.16M
CUNB
1959
DELISTED
CU Bancorp
CUNB
$524K ﹤0.01%
+20,665
New +$517K
ETD icon
1960
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$581M
$522K ﹤0.01%
18,755
-53,231
-74% -$1.49M
TMP icon
1961
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1.45B
$521K ﹤0.01%
9,282
-2,503
-21% -$144K
FSP
1962
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$44.8M
$520K ﹤0.01%
50,231
+7,190
+17% +$76K
MFL
1963
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND
MFL
$519K ﹤0.01%
35,733
-3,470
-9% -$49.6K
NMZ icon
1964
Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund
NMZ
$2.2B
$517K ﹤0.01%
37,443
-3,655
-9% -$49.8K
BOBE
1965
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
$516K ﹤0.01%
13,283
-12,852
-49% -$535K
ALX
1966
Alexander's
ALX
$1.4B
$514K ﹤0.01%
1,338
+91
+7% +$35.2K
FLIC
1967
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
$513K ﹤0.01%
+25,665
New +$499K
SCOR icon
1968
Comscore
SCOR
$513K ﹤0.01%
624
-1,256
-67% -$1.09M
BHBK
1969
DELISTED
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
BHBK
$512K ﹤0.01%
33,469
+15,638
+88% +$233K
MORE
1970
DELISTED
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.
MORE
$510K ﹤0.01%
52,233
+4,384
+9% +$43.2K
HYMB icon
1971
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.07B
$509K ﹤0.01%
17,858
-3,438
-16% -$97.3K
PCBK
1972
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
$509K ﹤0.01%
34,225
+11,328
+49% +$169K
OPWR
1973
DELISTED
OPOWER INC COM STK (DE)
OPWR
$507K ﹤0.01%
48,008
-3,254
-6% -$31.1K
ABCW
1974
DELISTED
ANCHOR BANCORP WISCONSIN INC COMMON STOCK
ABCW
$507K ﹤0.01%
+11,649
New +$494K
SGBK
1975
DELISTED
Stonegate Bank
SGBK
$505K ﹤0.01%
15,368
+7,442
+94% +$242K
77 78
79
80 81

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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.