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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
+7.26%
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
$29.6B
AUM Growth
+$4.22B
Cap. Flow
+$2.91B
Cap. Flow %
9.83%
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.91%
Holding
2,390
New
174
Increased
1,221
Reduced
844
Closed
147
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CFNL
2001
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
$454K ﹤0.01%
22,897
-197,802
-90% -$3.65M
AVAV icon
2002
AeroVironment
AVAV
$7.57B
$453K ﹤0.01%
+16,625
New +$475K
BLT
2003
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$451K ﹤0.01%
25,688
-2,385
-8% -$38.2K
CIR
2004
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$448K ﹤0.01%
7,429
-12,648
-63% -$832K
DOC
2005
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$447K ﹤0.01%
26,943
+12,198
+83% +$186K
PAL
2006
DELISTED
NORTH AMERICAN PALLADIUM LTD
PAL
$444K ﹤0.01%
3,302,399
+1,451,609
+78% +$219K
TTI icon
2007
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.23B
$438K ﹤0.01%
65,575
+2,054
+3% +$16.4K
IBTX
2008
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$438K ﹤0.01%
11,214
+2,295
+26% +$99.7K
DTF
2009
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund
DTF
$80.7M
$432K ﹤0.01%
28,060
-302
-1% -$4.58K
YGE
2010
DELISTED
Yingli Green Energy Holding Comp
YGE
$428K ﹤0.01%
18,208
-16,123
-47% -$430K
STRA icon
2011
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.71B
$421K ﹤0.01%
5,668
-11,150
-66% -$789K
PES
2012
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
$419K ﹤0.01%
75,555
+43,877
+139% +$356K
METR
2013
DELISTED
METRO BANCORP, INC COMMON STOCK
METR
$419K ﹤0.01%
16,157
+1,008
+7% +$24.8K
FDML
2014
DELISTED
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation
FDML
$419K ﹤0.01%
26,055
-18,386
-41% -$282K
TRNO icon
2015
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.68B
$415K ﹤0.01%
20,101
+8,976
+81% +$184K
CBK
2016
DELISTED
Christopher & Banks Corporation
CBK
$415K ﹤0.01%
72,749
-59,694
-45% -$381K
FPO
2017
DELISTED
First Potomac Realty Trust
FPO
$415K ﹤0.01%
33,585
+8,263
+33% +$101K
ICFI icon
2018
ICF International
ICFI
$1.44B
$413K ﹤0.01%
10,084
-964
-9% -$35.7K
BTA
2019
DELISTED
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
BTA
$411K ﹤0.01%
36,337
-743
-2% -$8.37K
MBWM icon
2020
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$1.01B
$407K ﹤0.01%
+19,353
New +$383K
FISI icon
2021
Financial Institutions
FISI
$800M
$405K ﹤0.01%
16,107
+1,244
+8% +$30.3K
EBSB
2022
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$405K ﹤0.01%
36,053
+6,252
+21% +$69.3K
GOLD
2023
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
$404K ﹤0.01%
6,078
+3,067
+102% +$200K
HTB
2024
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$818M
$403K ﹤0.01%
24,169
+1,222
+5% +$18.9K
THS
2025
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$401K ﹤0.01%
4,684
-5,596
-54% -$464K

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, First Trust Advisors held 2,390 positions worth $29.6B, up 17% from $25.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.91B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 174 new positions and adding to 1,221 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: 857,683 shares worth $83.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, an estimated $120M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2014 buy was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: 857,683 shares worth $83.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in Q4 2014, an estimated $184M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $120M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Immunogen Inc in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $61.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $29.6B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 174 new positions and closed 147 in Q4 2014.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 17% quarter-over-quarter to $29.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.