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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
EVRI
2126
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
$244K ﹤0.01%
34,076
-3,341
-9% -$23.5K
KAI icon
2127
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
$242K ﹤0.01%
5,660
-541
-9% -$21.9K
PEBO icon
2128
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.45B
$242K ﹤0.01%
+9,325
New +$232K
MCRL
2129
DELISTED
MICREL INC
MCRL
$241K ﹤0.01%
16,643
+360
+2% +$4.55K
FBNC icon
2130
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.6B
$240K ﹤0.01%
12,986
+2,250
+21% +$39.1K
CSBK
2131
DELISTED
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
CSBK
$239K ﹤0.01%
17,580
+3,071
+21% +$39.7K
SNBC
2132
DELISTED
Sun Bancorp Inc
SNBC
$238K ﹤0.01%
+12,249
New +$233K
IMKTA icon
2133
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.63B
$237K ﹤0.01%
+6,389
New +$180K
PGI
2134
DELISTED
PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
PGI
$237K ﹤0.01%
22,272
-2,064
-8% -$22.5K
ALG icon
2135
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.01B
$234K ﹤0.01%
+4,822
New +$216K
WHG icon
2136
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$182M
$234K ﹤0.01%
3,791
-348
-8% -$21.1K
ITUB icon
2137
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$91.3B
$233K ﹤0.01%
44,602
-8,664
-16% -$48.7K
PLUS icon
2138
ePlus
PLUS
$2.33B
$233K ﹤0.01%
+12,308
New +$203K
GSIG
2139
DELISTED
GSI GROUP INC COM STK (CDA)
GSIG
$233K ﹤0.01%
15,828
-1,440
-8% -$18.5K
AMRE
2140
DELISTED
AMREIT INC NEW COM STK
AMRE
$233K ﹤0.01%
+8,776
New +$223K
PGRE
2141
DELISTED
Paramount Group
PGRE
$232K ﹤0.01%
+12,491
New +$230K
PBR icon
2142
Petrobras
PBR
$121B
$231K ﹤0.01%
31,652
+8,812
+39% +$95K
ATSG
2143
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
$231K ﹤0.01%
27,010
-2,472
-8% -$19.7K
AMRS
2144
DELISTED
Amyris Inc.
AMRS
$231K ﹤0.01%
7,465
-759
-9% -$32.4K
EWU icon
2145
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
$4.04B
$230K ﹤0.01%
6,365
VTOL icon
2146
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.35B
$230K ﹤0.01%
5,447
-9,462
-63% -$419K
AROW icon
2147
Arrow Financial
AROW
$652M
$228K ﹤0.01%
+10,735
New +$219K
CTCM
2148
DELISTED
CTC MEDIA INC COM STK
CTCM
$228K ﹤0.01%
46,842
+33,498
+251% +$187K
IOC
2149
DELISTED
Interoil Corporation
IOC
$227K ﹤0.01%
+4,643
New +$248K
LION
2150
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
$226K ﹤0.01%
14,055
+2,446
+21% +$37.1K

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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.