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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$12.3B
| $455K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,950
| New | +$487K |
|
|
SMRT
2002
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
| $454K | ﹤0.01% |
67,503
-9,549
| -12% | -$76.2K |
|
|
TBNK
2003
DELISTED
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
TBNK
| $451K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,260
| New | +$457K |
|
2004
eHealth
EHTH
$42.5M
| $449K | ﹤0.01% |
+44,952
| New | +$536K |
|
|
HIMX
2005
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.2B
| $449K | ﹤0.01% |
54,799
+4,654
| +9% | +$33.7K |
|
2006
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.68B
| $449K | ﹤0.01% |
19,834
+1,271
| +7% | +$28.1K |
|
|
AZPN
2007
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
| $449K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,894
| New | +$449K |
|
2008
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$526M
| $447K | ﹤0.01% |
35,203
-3,425
| -9% | -$42.2K |
|
|
CSBK
2009
DELISTED
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
CSBK
| $447K | ﹤0.01% |
31,173
+14,985
| +93% | +$218K |
|
2010
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
TBF
$84.9M
| $431K | ﹤0.01% |
17,420
-2,560
| -13% | -$63.2K |
|
2011
Powell Industries
POWL
$8.46B
| $428K | ﹤0.01% |
+49,284
| New | +$511K |
|
|
CKP
2012
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
| $428K | ﹤0.01% |
68,199
-55,976
| -45% | -$377K |
|
2013
Prudential
PUK
$36.5B
| $427K | ﹤0.01% |
9,771
-13,829
| -59% | -$616K |
|
|
OKSB
2014
DELISTED
Southwest Bancorp Inc/OK
OKSB
| $427K | ﹤0.01% |
24,420
+12,493
| +105% | +$220K |
|
2015
ENI
E
$76B
| $422K | ﹤0.01% |
14,151
-44,190
| -76% | -$1.42M |
|
2016
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.87B
| $422K | ﹤0.01% |
17,692
+1,533
| +9% | +$40.7K |
|
|
BGC
2017
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
| $418K | ﹤0.01% |
31,111
-98
| -0.3% | -$1.4K |
|
2018
TRI-Continental Corp
TY
$1.86B
| $412K | ﹤0.01% |
20,594
-2,060
| -9% | -$41.6K |
|
|
LHCG
2019
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
| $411K | ﹤0.01% |
9,085
-9,741
| -52% | -$445K |
|
2020
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.24B
| $410K | ﹤0.01% |
52,336
+35,519
| +211% | +$256K |
|
2021
WisdomTree Bloomberg US Dollar Bullish Fund
USDU
$472M
| $407K | ﹤0.01% |
14,862
-262
| -2% | -$7.51K |
|
|
BTA
2022
DELISTED
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
BTA
| $396K | ﹤0.01% |
34,470
-2,716
| -7% | -$30.3K |
|
2023
BlackBerry
BB
$5.01B
| $395K | ﹤0.01% |
42,537
+1,296
| +3% | +$9.96K |
|
|
DTF
2024
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund
DTF
$80.7M
| $394K | ﹤0.01% |
26,104
-2,330
| -8% | -$34.8K |
|
2025
Flotek Industries
FTK
$935M
| $394K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,747
| New | +$492K |
|
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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.