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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
+7.69%
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
(+12%)
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
5.53%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$295M |
| 2 |
DYAX
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$110M |
| 4 |
JUNO
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
|
+$103M |
| 5 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$95.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$182M |
| 2 |
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2226
AerCap
AER
$23.9B
| – | – |
-46,669
| Closed | -$1.78M |
|
2227
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$12.3B
| – | – |
-10,164
| Closed | -$190K |
|
2228
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.15B
| – | – |
-80,343
| Closed | -$1.52M |
|
2229
Ambarella
AMBA
$2.99B
| – | – |
-22,659
| Closed | -$1.31M |
|
2230
Artivion
AORT
$1.23B
| – | – |
-118,276
| Closed | -$1.15M |
|
2231
Artisan Partners
APAM
$2.79B
| – | – |
-37,385
| Closed | -$1.32M |
|
2232
Arrow Financial
AROW
$652M
| – | – |
-19,545
| Closed | -$412K |
|
2233
ASML
ASML
$675B
| – | – |
-4,906
| Closed | -$432K |
|
2234
A10 Networks
ATEN
$2.47B
| – | – |
-14,587
| Closed | -$87K |
|
2235
Belden
BDC
$4B
| – | – |
-18,552
| Closed | -$866K |
|
2236
Bausch Health
BHC
$1.65B
| – | – |
-2,802
| Closed | -$500K |
|
2237
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$680M
| – | – |
-88,591
| Closed | -$1.61M |
|
|
BLUE
2238
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
| – | – |
-25,464
| Closed | -$28.2M |
|
2239
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$16B
| – | – |
-106,490
| Closed | -$2.81M |
|
2240
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.65B
| – | – |
-292,888
| Closed | -$9.24M |
|
2241
Cadiz
CDZI
$266M
| – | – |
-463,724
| Closed | -$3.37M |
|
2242
Cognex
CGNX
$10.3B
| – | – |
-552,842
| Closed | -$9.5M |
|
2243
CONMED
CNMD
$1.29B
| – | – |
-34,389
| Closed | -$1.64M |
|
2244
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.7B
| – | – |
-447,736
| Closed | -$16.7M |
|
2245
CoStar Group
CSGP
$11.3B
| – | – |
-159,960
| Closed | -$2.77M |
|
2246
Citi Trends
CTRN
$524M
| – | – |
-8,875
| Closed | -$207K |
|
2247
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$27.7B
| – | – |
-9,235
| Closed | -$576K |
|
2248
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.34B
| – | – |
-600,010
| Closed | -$8.68M |
|
2249
Energizer
ENR
$1.44B
| – | – |
-44,881
| Closed | -$1.74M |
|
|
2250
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.27B
| – | – |
-1,315,514
| Closed | -$107M |
|
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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.