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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
ENVA icon
2201
Enova International
ENVA
$5.9B
$99K ﹤0.01%
15,017
-299
-2% -$2.77K
UCTT
2202
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$4.16B
$93K ﹤0.01%
18,121
+16
+0.1% +$83
LQDT icon
2203
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.17B
$89K ﹤0.01%
13,731
+24
+0.2% +$180
MCBC
2204
DELISTED
Macatawa Bank Corp
MCBC
$89K ﹤0.01%
14,651
-229
-2% -$1.27K
S
2205
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$87K ﹤0.01%
24,169
+8,977
+59% +$36.9K
ALR
2206
DELISTED
AlerisLife Inc
ALR
$80K ﹤0.01%
2,507
-37
-1% -$1.25K
VALE icon
2207
Vale
VALE
$62.9B
$79K ﹤0.01%
24,075
-3,794
-14% -$15.1K
SNAK
2208
DELISTED
Inventure Foods, Inc.
SNAK
$78K ﹤0.01%
11,017
-158
-1% -$1.26K
PLPM
2209
DELISTED
Planet Payment, Inc
PLPM
$74K ﹤0.01%
24,121
+133
+0.6% +$374
ABEV icon
2210
Ambev
ABEV
$47.3B
$73K ﹤0.01%
16,415
+1,143
+7% +$5.58K
AUO
2211
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
$70K ﹤0.01%
24,110
+9,237
+62% +$26.4K
BBD icon
2212
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$38.1B
$69K ﹤0.01%
30,419
+3,242
+12% +$8.51K
OSUR icon
2213
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$273M
$68K ﹤0.01%
10,510
-228
-2% -$1.3K
SBSW icon
2214
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$5.92B
$66K ﹤0.01%
11,575
-447
-4% -$2.51K
III icon
2215
Information Services Group
III
$185M
$60K ﹤0.01%
16,503
-250
-1% -$923
CIG icon
2216
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$6.09B
$58K ﹤0.01%
75,914
+40,992
+117% +$37.8K
CPSS icon
2217
Consumer Portfolio Services
CPSS
$205M
$54K ﹤0.01%
10,491
-224
-2% -$1.15K
UMC icon
2218
United Microelectronic
UMC
$48.9B
$51K ﹤0.01%
27,255
-8,506
-24% -$15.9K
CZZ
2219
DELISTED
Cosan Limited
CZZ
$50K ﹤0.01%
+13,591
New +$49.1K
LEE icon
2220
Lee Enterprises
LEE
$166M
$48K ﹤0.01%
2,850
-44
-2% -$828
DSU icon
2221
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU
$591M
$46K ﹤0.01%
4,552
-299
-6% -$3.03K
CVGI icon
2222
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$157M
$41K ﹤0.01%
14,830
-287
-2% -$1.03K
GFI icon
2223
Gold Fields
GFI
$29.2B
$37K ﹤0.01%
+13,460
New +$35.6K
ABG icon
2224
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.19B
-6,252
Closed -$507K
AEG icon
2225
Aegon
AEG
$13.5B
-49,970
Closed -$207K

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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.