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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
RHT
201
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$35.8M 0.12%
517,365
+307,721
+147% +$18.6M
HD icon
202
Home Depot
HD
$329B
$35.5M 0.12%
338,614
+229,048
+209% +$22.2M
JNJ icon
203
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$633B
$35.5M 0.12%
339,078
+19,937
+6% +$2.1M
WIN
204
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$35.4M 0.12%
548,556
+320,076
+140% +$24.5M
AAN.A
205
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company Inc Class A
AAN.A
$34.8M 0.12%
1,139,257
+427,701
+60% +$13.1M
CB icon
206
Chubb
CB
$139B
$34.8M 0.12%
302,904
+13,959
+5% +$1.55M
ZD icon
207
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.94B
$34.7M 0.12%
643,632
+68,267
+12% +$3.3M
CMCSA icon
208
Comcast
CMCSA
$79.5B
$34.6M 0.12%
1,192,318
+9,084
+0.8% +$249K
XOM icon
209
ExxonMobil
XOM
$649B
$33.9M 0.11%
367,209
+9,283
+3% +$866K
POM
210
DELISTED
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
POM
$33.7M 0.11%
1,249,877
-113,817
-8% -$3.09M
CMG icon
211
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$41.1B
$33.6M 0.11%
2,457,800
+947,450
+63% +$12.4M
GME icon
212
GameStop
GME
$9.57B
$33.6M 0.11%
3,981,608
+441,976
+12% +$4.28M
FL
213
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$33.4M 0.11%
595,243
-26,248
-4% -$1.46M
AAP icon
214
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.28B
$33.3M 0.11%
209,235
+29,124
+16% +$4.28M
WOOF
215
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$33.3M 0.11%
683,341
-302,899
-31% -$13.6M
KRFT
216
DELISTED
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
$33.2M 0.11%
529,615
-232,785
-31% -$13.6M
ES icon
217
Eversource Energy
ES
$28.1B
$33.2M 0.11%
619,610
+97,679
+19% +$4.87M
MUSA icon
218
Murphy USA
MUSA
$11.3B
$32.9M 0.11%
477,868
+148,912
+45% +$8.84M
NXPI icon
219
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$68.1B
$32.9M 0.11%
430,611
-34,381
-7% -$2.44M
ROST icon
220
Ross Stores
ROST
$76.4B
$32.9M 0.11%
697,028
+520,446
+295% +$22M
MPC icon
221
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$90.8B
$32.7M 0.11%
725,118
-102,510
-12% -$4.51M
SWKS icon
222
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.13B
$32.6M 0.11%
448,541
-49,762
-10% -$3.09M
ZBH icon
223
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$17.8B
$32.5M 0.11%
294,782
-71,368
-19% -$7.52M
EA icon
224
Electronic Arts
EA
$52.4B
$32.4M 0.11%
688,730
+194,275
+39% +$8.01M
UAA icon
225
Under Armour
UAA
$2.95B
$32.2M 0.11%
956,350
+177,495
+23% +$5.94M

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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.