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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
MYE icon
2051
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.18B
$354K ﹤0.01%
20,111
-45,486
-69% -$736K
IBCP icon
2052
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$776M
$353K ﹤0.01%
27,057
+1,540
+6% +$18.8K
LBY
2053
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
$353K ﹤0.01%
11,237
-1,029
-8% -$29.5K
COBZ
2054
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$352K ﹤0.01%
26,818
+4,672
+21% +$56K
SBY
2055
DELISTED
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.
SBY
$351K ﹤0.01%
21,187
+4,780
+29% +$79K
BBT
2056
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.53B
$349K ﹤0.01%
13,091
-1,190
-8% -$29.8K
IQNT
2057
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
$347K ﹤0.01%
17,667
-1,249
-7% -$20.4K
PPBI
2058
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$345K ﹤0.01%
19,915
+930
+5% +$14.7K
FTD
2059
DELISTED
FTD Companies, Inc. Common Stock
FTD
$344K ﹤0.01%
9,871
-18,359
-65% -$634K
SPPI
2060
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
$343K ﹤0.01%
+49,528
New +$364K
KFRC icon
2061
Kforce
KFRC
$983M
$338K ﹤0.01%
13,993
-2,357
-14% -$52.9K
MOD icon
2062
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$12.8B
$338K ﹤0.01%
24,888
-2,281
-8% -$28.5K
BNCN
2063
DELISTED
BNC Bancorp
BNCN
$335K ﹤0.01%
19,438
+3,390
+21% +$57.1K
PRFT
2064
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$333K ﹤0.01%
17,895
-81,166
-82% -$1.35M
NIQ
2065
DELISTED
NUVEEN INTERMEDIATE DURATION QUALITY MUNICIPAL TERM FUND
NIQ
$333K ﹤0.01%
26,352
-140
-0.5% -$1.78K
APEI icon
2066
American Public Education
APEI
$875M
$331K ﹤0.01%
8,975
-815
-8% -$26.5K
AXIA
2067
AXIA Energia
AXIA
$22.6B
$331K ﹤0.01%
195,060
-100,779
-34% -$190K
HTLF
2068
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$330K ﹤0.01%
12,178
+2,117
+21% +$54.2K
KBR icon
2069
KBR
KBR
$4.68B
$326K ﹤0.01%
19,206
+6,476
+51% +$116K
CDR
2070
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
$325K ﹤0.01%
6,713
+1,373
+26% +$60.4K
UTG icon
2071
Reaves Utility Income Fund
UTG
$3.69B
$324K ﹤0.01%
10,078
-2,678
-21% -$80.9K
REXR icon
2072
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$8.8B
$311K ﹤0.01%
19,798
+6,932
+54% +$104K
ORBK
2073
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
$308K ﹤0.01%
20,793
-2,143
-9% -$32K
CPF icon
2074
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$1.01B
$305K ﹤0.01%
14,185
-1,297
-8% -$24.7K
RBCAA icon
2075
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.84B
$303K ﹤0.01%
12,238
+2,133
+21% +$51K

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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.