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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
+7.26%
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
(+17%)
Cap. Flow
+$2.91B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
9.83%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.91%
Holding
2,390
New
174
Increased
1,221
Reduced
844
Closed
147
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
|
+$184M |
| 2 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$158M |
| 3 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$136M |
| 4 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$123M |
| 5 |
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
|
+$123M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$120M |
| 2 |
Conagra Brands
CAG
|
+$72.2M |
| 3 |
IMGN
Immunogen Inc
IMGN
|
+$61.5M |
| 4 |
RAD
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
|
+$55.9M |
| 5 |
MNK
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
|
+$50.4M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.59% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.87% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.2% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.25% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.37% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2176
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$162M
| $193K | ﹤0.01% |
13,966
-1,264
| -8% | -$16.3K |
|
2177
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
MUA
$527M
| $193K | ﹤0.01% |
14,024
-15,215
| -52% | -$205K |
|
2178
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.7B
| $192K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,210
| New | +$185K |
|
2179
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.29B
| $191K | ﹤0.01% |
22,307
-2,050
| -8% | -$17.7K |
|
|
HYGS
2180
DELISTED
Hydrogenics Corp
HYGS
| $190K | ﹤0.01% |
14,285
-1,481
| -9% | -$22.1K |
|
|
KBAL
2181
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
| $189K | ﹤0.01% |
20,722
-7,460
| -26% | -$80.3K |
|
|
ETG
2182
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund
ETG
$1.74B
| $188K | ﹤0.01% |
11,640
+700
| +6% | +$11.6K |
|
2183
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.65B
| $186K | ﹤0.01% |
10,632
+275
| +3% | +$4.37K |
|
2184
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$1.01B
| $183K | ﹤0.01% |
10,089
-29,475
| -74% | -$467K |
|
2185
Ennis
EBF
$546M
| $182K | ﹤0.01% |
13,548
-1,286
| -9% | -$17.8K |
|
2186
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$22.4B
| $177K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,001
| New | +$191K |
|
2187
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$761M
| $176K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,547
| New | +$176K |
|
|
UCFC
2188
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
| $176K | ﹤0.01% |
+32,745
| New | +$165K |
|
|
HCT
2189
DELISTED
AMRICAN RLTY CAP HEALTHCARE TRUST INC. COMMON STOCK
HCT
| $175K | ﹤0.01% |
14,677
-1,328
| -8% | -$15.1K |
|
2190
Stoneridge
SRI
$209M
| $174K | ﹤0.01% |
13,497
-1,247
| -8% | -$14.6K |
|
|
ALU
2191
DELISTED
Alcatel-Lucent
ALU
| $174K | ﹤0.01% |
48,910
-704
| -1% | -$2.19K |
|
|
LIOX
2192
DELISTED
Lionbridge Technologies
LIOX
| $172K | ﹤0.01% |
29,841
-2,889
| -9% | -$14.5K |
|
2193
Gerdau
GGB
$9.44B
| $170K | ﹤0.01% |
60,427
+16,046
| +36% | +$53.2K |
|
2194
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$21.7B
| $169K | ﹤0.01% |
3,760
| – | – |
|
|
PBT
2195
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
PBT
$1.36B
| $169K | ﹤0.01% |
17,740
+6,496
| +58% | +$74K |
|
|
RBCN
2196
DELISTED
Rubicon Technology, Inc.
RBCN
| $169K | ﹤0.01% |
3,703
-385
| -9% | -$16.9K |
|
2197
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$10.2B
| $167K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,547
| New | +$199K |
|
|
WSR
2198
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
| $167K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,067
| New | +$163K |
|
2199
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$5.92B
| $166K | ﹤0.01% |
23,202
+5,052
| +28% | +$36.5K |
|
2200
Teekay Tankers
TNK
$2.63B
| $165K | ﹤0.01% |
4,078
-369
| -8% | -$12.6K |
|
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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.