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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
AEG icon
2201
Aegon
AEG
$13.5B
$164K ﹤0.01%
31,758
-4,704
-13% -$25.4K
SOL
2202
DELISTED
Emeren Group
SOL
$164K ﹤0.01%
23,249
-2,409
-9% -$24.6K
BAS
2203
DELISTED
Basis Energy Services, Inc.
BAS
$162K ﹤0.01%
40
-115
-74% -$726K
SAN icon
2204
Banco Santander
SAN
$194B
$161K ﹤0.01%
20,845
-85,479
-80% -$687K
AUO
2205
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
$161K ﹤0.01%
+31,700
New +$145K
ABEV icon
2206
Ambev
ABEV
$47.3B
$159K ﹤0.01%
25,616
-2,605
-9% -$16.5K
OIA icon
2207
Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust
OIA
$295M
$156K ﹤0.01%
22,282
+235
+1% +$1.6K
QLTY
2208
DELISTED
QUALITY DISTR INC FLA
QLTY
$155K ﹤0.01%
14,586
-1,280
-8% -$14.6K
FRM
2209
DELISTED
FURMANITE CORPORATION COM
FRM
$153K ﹤0.01%
19,585
-1,772
-8% -$12.5K
BSBR icon
2210
Santander
BSBR
$39.7B
$151K ﹤0.01%
31,406
+2,764
+10% +$15K
AXAS
2211
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corp
AXAS
$147K ﹤0.01%
2,493
-228
-8% -$16.8K
ELP
2212
DELISTED
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)
ELP
$143K ﹤0.01%
27,065
-1,865
-6% -$10K
ING icon
2213
ING
ING
$93.8B
$143K ﹤0.01%
11,052
-1,345
-11% -$18.7K
PLM
2214
DELISTED
PolyMet Mining Corp.
PLM
$141K ﹤0.01%
13,455
-6,443
-32% -$68.7K
NNC
2215
DELISTED
Nuveen North Carolina Quality Municipal Income Fund
NNC
$139K ﹤0.01%
10,638
-607
-5% -$7.92K
CHFN
2216
DELISTED
Charter Financial Corp
CHFN
$138K ﹤0.01%
12,034
+1,510
+14% +$16.9K
AUD
2217
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$131K ﹤0.01%
10,770
-980
-8% -$9.93K
ZVO
2218
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
$130K ﹤0.01%
11,511
+188
+2% +$2.14K
BHL
2219
DELISTED
Blackrock Defined Opp Crt Tr
BHL
$129K ﹤0.01%
10,064
-597
-6% -$7.92K
GASS icon
2220
StealthGas
GASS
$328M
$126K ﹤0.01%
19,901
-3,040
-13% -$22.3K
SMFG icon
2221
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$166B
$123K ﹤0.01%
16,932
-1,246
-7% -$9.46K
MCR
2222
DELISTED
MFS Charter Income Trust
MCR
$122K ﹤0.01%
13,285
-765
-5% -$6.73K
OME
2223
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
$120K ﹤0.01%
11,327
-640
-5% -$7.58K
MFG icon
2224
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$129B
$119K ﹤0.01%
34,940
-4,120
-11% -$14.3K
AHRT
2225
AH Realty Trust
AHRT
$534M
$115K ﹤0.01%
+12,123
New +$113K

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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.