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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

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
AMRS
2076
DELISTED
Amyris Inc.
AMRS
$288K ﹤0.01%
11,870
+1,411
+13% +$36.6K
PRKS icon
2077
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.11B
$287K ﹤0.01%
+14,564
New +$270K
AXIA
2078
AXIA Energia
AXIA
$22.6B
$284K ﹤0.01%
263,638
+61,352
+30% +$68.7K
SBI
2079
Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund
SBI
$109M
$281K ﹤0.01%
27,559
-51,343
-65% -$514K
EBF icon
2080
Ennis
EBF
$546M
$279K ﹤0.01%
14,501
-227
-2% -$4.42K
ALG icon
2081
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.01B
$278K ﹤0.01%
5,342
+15
+0.3% +$771
KBR icon
2082
KBR
KBR
$4.68B
$278K ﹤0.01%
16,450
-3,403
-17% -$62.5K
SIMO icon
2083
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.19B
$278K ﹤0.01%
8,849
-2,100
-19% -$65.8K
OME
2084
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
$277K ﹤0.01%
12,498
+105
+0.8% +$2.19K
CBZ icon
2085
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.29B
$275K ﹤0.01%
27,896
-606
-2% -$6.42K
AHRT
2086
AH Realty Trust
AHRT
$534M
$272K ﹤0.01%
25,930
+4,475
+21% +$47.7K
UTL icon
2087
Unitil
UTL
$1,000M
$267K ﹤0.01%
7,434
-62
-0.8% -$2.23K
JBSS icon
2088
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$949M
$264K ﹤0.01%
4,892
-13
-0.3% -$733
EZU icon
2089
iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF
EZU
$9.41B
$263K ﹤0.01%
7,500
XPRO icon
2090
Expro Ltd
XPRO
$1.79B
$263K ﹤0.01%
2,631
-42,529
-94% -$4.27M
FEMB icon
2091
First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
FEMB
$354M
$261K ﹤0.01%
6,600
SCLN
2092
DELISTED
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals Inc
SCLN
$260K ﹤0.01%
28,232
-72
-0.3% -$603
FPO
2093
DELISTED
First Potomac Realty Trust
FPO
$257K ﹤0.01%
22,553
+1,070
+5% +$12.2K
NBBC
2094
DELISTED
NEWBRIDGE BANCORP CLASS A COM STK (NC)
NBBC
$256K ﹤0.01%
20,986
+512
+3% +$5.88K
ERIC icon
2095
Ericsson
ERIC
$30.7B
$255K ﹤0.01%
+26,526
New +$258K
LBRDK icon
2096
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$4.15B
$253K ﹤0.01%
+4,875
New +$258K
FRAN
2097
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$250K ﹤0.01%
+1,197
New +$210K
KAI icon
2098
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
$246K ﹤0.01%
6,056
-201
-3% -$8.28K
BANC icon
2099
Banc of California
BANC
$3.28B
$245K ﹤0.01%
16,781
-107
-0.6% -$1.48K
SP
2100
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$244K ﹤0.01%
10,197
-70
-0.7% -$1.71K

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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.