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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$295M
2
DYAX
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
+$119M
3
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$110M
4
JUNO
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
+$103M
5
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$95.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$182M
2
EPC icon
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
+$107M
3
HAIN icon
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
MUA icon
2151
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
MUA
$527M
$197K ﹤0.01%
13,778
-181
-1% -$2.48K
MUFG icon
2152
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$258B
$196K ﹤0.01%
31,507
+904
+3% +$5.84K
PGRE
2153
DELISTED
Paramount Group
PGRE
$196K ﹤0.01%
10,853
-525,986
-98% -$9.39M
ARPI
2154
DELISTED
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PPTYS INC COM
ARPI
$192K ﹤0.01%
+10,151
New +$174K
THW
2155
abrdn World Healthcare Fund
THW
$530M
$185K ﹤0.01%
11,690
-1,075
-8% -$16.7K
SZYM
2156
DELISTED
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
$185K ﹤0.01%
74,617
-5,254
-7% -$15.6K
ACRE
2157
Ares Commercial Real Estate
ACRE
$252M
$184K ﹤0.01%
16,096
-252
-2% -$3.12K
XCRA
2158
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$183K ﹤0.01%
30,253
-897
-3% -$5.87K
EWJ icon
2159
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$21.7B
$182K ﹤0.01%
3,760
– –
ZAGG
2160
DELISTED
ZAGG Inc Common Stock (Delaware)
ZAGG
$181K ﹤0.01%
16,565
-259
-2% -$2.46K
PSTB
2161
DELISTED
Park Sterling Corp.
PSTB
$181K ﹤0.01%
24,683
-995
-4% -$7.34K
LFCR icon
2162
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$162M
$180K ﹤0.01%
15,177
-235
-2% -$2.89K
FUR
2163
DELISTED
WINTHROP REALTY TRUST SHS BENE INT (NEW)
FUR
$180K ﹤0.01%
13,851
+851
+7% +$11.9K
BUI icon
2164
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
BUI
$740M
$179K ﹤0.01%
10,651
-25,088
-70% -$423K
CHEF icon
2165
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$3.87B
$175K ﹤0.01%
10,487
-158
-1% -$2.68K
KBAL
2166
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$175K ﹤0.01%
17,868
-833
-4% -$9.24K
MDR
2167
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$174K ﹤0.01%
17,268
+1,345
+8% +$18.4K
SNC
2168
DELISTED
State National Companies, Inc.
SNC
$174K ﹤0.01%
17,746
-273
-2% -$2.57K
ALTO icon
2169
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$360M
$173K ﹤0.01%
36,259
-6,238
-15% -$32.6K
GTY
2170
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$2.1B
$173K ﹤0.01%
+10,093
New +$169K
SPWH icon
2171
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$43.7M
$172K ﹤0.01%
13,354
+3,048
+30% +$35.4K
FOXF icon
2172
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$776M
$168K ﹤0.01%
10,190
+69
+0.7% +$1.22K
CTRE icon
2173
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$10.2B
$167K ﹤0.01%
15,219
+1,405
+10% +$15.5K
ABR icon
2174
Arbor Realty Trust
ABR
$960M
$166K ﹤0.01%
23,192
-363
-2% -$2.42K
MFG icon
2175
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$129B
$166K ﹤0.01%
41,166
-1,123
-3% -$4.55K
85 86
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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.