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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
$2.81B
| $1.21B | 3.15% |
10,731,173
+1,020,582
| +11% | +$110M |
|
|
2
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$4.84B
| $1.01B | 2.62% |
13,516,506
+1,285,485
| +11% | +$95.2M |
|
3
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
$1.01B
| $931M | 2.42% |
15,399,511
+1,464,535
| +11% | +$87.5M |
|
4
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
$229M
| $880M | 2.28% |
19,797,104
+1,882,795
| +11% | +$82.2M |
|
5
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
$259M
| $778M | 2.02% |
22,816,226
+2,169,856
| +11% | +$76.1M |
|
6
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.54T
| $631M | 1.64% |
6,030,991
+734,145
| +14% | +$75.4M |
|
7
Amazon
AMZN
$2.51T
| $595M | 1.54% |
17,599,800
+827,840
| +5% | +$26.1M |
|
8
Netflix
NFLX
$287B
| $313M | 0.81% |
27,350,620
+1,863,020
| +7% | +$21.3M |
|
|
9
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.89T
| $310M | 0.81% |
+7,974,380
| New | +$295M |
|
10
Salesforce
CRM
$129B
| $288M | 0.75% |
3,668,424
+556,715
| +18% | +$43.5M |
|
|
11
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.89T
| $279M | 0.72% |
7,354,800
-5,076,660
| -41% | -$182M |
|
12
PayPal
PYPL
$49.4B
| $257M | 0.67% |
7,086,883
+1,827,901
| +35% | +$64.5M |
|
|
YHOO
13
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
| $217M | 0.56% |
6,538,717
+1,285,469
| +24% | +$42.9M |
|
14
Expedia Group
EXPE
$30.9B
| $209M | 0.54% |
1,679,754
+443,152
| +36% | +$56.1M |
|
15
eBay
EBAY
$48.5B
| $201M | 0.52% |
7,297,875
+530,271
| +8% | +$14.6M |
|
16
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$68.3B
| $197M | 0.51% |
362,421
-63,792
| -15% | -$34.6M |
|
17
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
| $186M | 0.48% |
4,698,130
+1,577,274
| +51% | +$56.1M |
|
18
Incyte
INCY
$23.3B
| $185M | 0.48% |
1,704,822
-107,974
| -6% | -$12M |
|
|
LNKD
19
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
| $183M | 0.47% |
811,989
+146,940
| +22% | +$33.3M |
|
20
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20B
| $180M | 0.47% |
3,378,587
+19,207
| +0.6% | +$923K |
|
21
IQVIA
IQV
$34.6B
| $179M | 0.46% |
2,602,485
-183,388
| -7% | -$12.5M |
|
|
CELG
22
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $178M | 0.46% |
1,487,532
+187,930
| +14% | +$21.7M |
|
23
Kroger
KR
$34.2B
| $175M | 0.46% |
4,194,500
+832,883
| +25% | +$32.3M |
|
24
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
$1.61B
| $169M | 0.44% |
3,588,804
-164,412
| -4% | -$7.89M |
|
25
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$11B
| $166M | 0.43% |
2,059,079
+56,031
| +3% | +$4.04M |
|
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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.