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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.84B
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
30,495
+10,440
| +52% | +$178K |
|
|
WY.PRA
1977
DELISTED
WEYERHAEUSER COMP PREF CONV SER A (WA)
WY.PRA
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$509K |
|
1978
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
SMMU
$1.14B
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
9,979
-655
| -6% | -$33K |
|
|
HCCI
1979
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
47,398
-33,336
| -41% | -$354K |
|
1980
Kopin
KOPN
$663M
| $499K | ﹤0.01% |
183,388
-9,969
| -5% | -$29.2K |
|
|
GHL
1981
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
| $499K | ﹤0.01% |
17,433
+5,161
| +42% | +$139K |
|
|
UCFC
1982
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
| $499K | ﹤0.01% |
84,531
+27,334
| +48% | +$154K |
|
|
ALOG
1983
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
| $498K | ﹤0.01% |
6,029
-10,019
| -62% | -$853K |
|
1984
Matrix Service
MTRX
$347M
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
24,094
-46,592
| -66% | -$1.04M |
|
1985
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.5B
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
8,803
-872
| -9% | -$51.2K |
|
1986
QCR Holdings
QCRH
$1.65B
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
20,181
+6,842
| +51% | +$159K |
|
1987
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.86B
| $488K | ﹤0.01% |
26,453
+636
| +2% | +$12.4K |
|
|
AF
1988
DELISTED
Astoria Financial Corporation
AF
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
30,711
-61,017
| -67% | -$991K |
|
1989
Digi International
DGII
$2.52B
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
+42,320
| New | +$519K |
|
1990
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.12B
| $476K | ﹤0.01% |
23,627
-46,542
| -66% | -$1.03M |
|
1991
LSB Industries
LXU
$881M
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
+84,980
| New | +$702K |
|
1992
Teekay
TK
$975M
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
+48,004
| New | +$1.25M |
|
|
FBNK
1993
DELISTED
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc
FBNK
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,198
| New | +$470K |
|
1994
Photronics
PLAB
$1.79B
| $473K | ﹤0.01% |
38,021
-418
| -1% | -$4.49K |
|
1995
ASE Group
ASX
$80.8B
| $468K | ﹤0.01% |
82,559
+16,380
| +25% | +$91.8K |
|
|
GFY
1996
DELISTED
Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc
GFY
| $468K | ﹤0.01% |
29,543
-24,784
| -46% | -$395K |
|
1997
Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF
PZA
$4.19B
| $466K | ﹤0.01% |
18,310
-2,084
| -10% | -$52.6K |
|
|
HTBK
1998
DELISTED
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
| $465K | ﹤0.01% |
+38,911
| New | +$428K |
|
|
SRDX
1999
DELISTED
Surmodics
SRDX
| $459K | ﹤0.01% |
22,638
-4,351
| -16% | -$92.4K |
|
|
FFWM
2000
DELISTED
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
| $457K | ﹤0.01% |
+38,722
| New | +$452K |
|
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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.