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FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP (CIK: 0001125816) incorporated in Illinois, located at 120 East Liberty Drive, Wheaton, IL. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holdings (2015Q2)
Portfolio Summary: 2,231 holdings with a total value of $38,529,114,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD 8,075,591 1,001,535,000 2.60%
2 FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD 11,588,726 797,884,000 2.07%
3 FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD 10,171,646 683,535,000 1.77%
4 FIRST TRUST EXCH TRADED FUND 2 CONSUMR STAPLE ETF 14,898,059 655,813,000 1.70%
5 FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD 17,170,120 626,881,000 1.63%
6 FACEBOOK INC 4,948,881 424,441,000 1.10%
7 AMAZON COM INC 801,966 348,125,000 0.90%
8 BIOMARIN 1,748,045 239,098,000 0.62%
9 REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 465,690 237,562,000 0.62%
10 INCYTE 2,212,105 230,523,000 0.60%
11 FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD 4,356,718 217,705,000 0.57%
12 UNITED THERAPEUTICS 1,239,957 215,691,000 0.56%
13 QUINTILES IMS HOLDINGS INC 2,916,230 211,747,000 0.55%
14 GILEAD SCIENCES INC 1,771,890 207,453,000 0.54%
15 BIOGEN INC 508,733 205,498,000 0.53%
16 CELGENE CORP 1,770,877 204,952,000 0.53%
17 CHARLES RIV LABS INTL INC 2,816,177 198,090,000 0.51%
18 EBAY INC 3,190,562 192,199,000 0.50%
19 MEDIVATION INC 1,669,986 190,712,000 0.49%
20 First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEXR ETF 4,357,214 189,495,000 0.49%
21 NETFLIX INC 284,891 187,156,000 0.49%
22 ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC 1,555,824 186,497,000 0.48%
23 ILLUMINA INC 849,390 185,473,000 0.48%
24 ISHARES NASDAQ BIOTECHNOLOGY ETF 331,748 179,157,000 0.46%
25 FIRST TR EXCH TRD ALPHA FD I 4,710,437 178,478,000 0.46%
26 FIRST TR EXCH TRD ALPHA FD I 4,378,268 175,787,000 0.46%
27 PRICELINE GRP INC 151,488 174,419,000 0.45%
28 FIRST TR EXCH TRD ALPHA FD I 4,340,738 173,630,000 0.45%
29 FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD 5,441,497 166,619,000 0.43%
30 SALESFORCE COM INC 2,365,078 164,680,000 0.43%
31 NOVAVAX INC COM 14,400,771 160,425,000 0.42%
32 KRAFT HEINZ CO COM 1,840,511 156,701,000 0.41%
33 YAHOO INC 3,979,770 156,365,000 0.41%
34 GOOGLE INC 299,631 155,961,000 0.40%
35 SEATTLE GENETICS INC 3,216,228 155,665,000 0.40%
36 CVS HEALTH CORP 1,438,186 150,837,000 0.39%
37 BIO TECHNE CORP 1,529,920 150,651,000 0.39%
38 WHITEWAVE FOODS 3,064,728 149,804,000 0.39%
39 MYRIAD GENETICS INC 4,321,509 146,888,000 0.38%
40 EXACT SCIENCES CORP 4,864,564 144,672,000 0.38%
41 ALEXION PHARMACEUTIC 796,271 143,942,000 0.37%
42 CIGNA CORPORATION 874,421 141,656,000 0.37%
43 AMGEN INC 918,493 141,007,000 0.37%
44 CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC 1,185,901 137,588,000 0.36%
45 AETNA INC NEW 1,059,311 135,020,000 0.35%
46 KROGER CO 1,853,984 134,432,000 0.35%
47 WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC 1,572,685 132,798,000 0.34%
48 TYSON FOODS INC 3,025,463 128,975,000 0.33%
49 EXXON MOBIL CORP 1,548,221 128,812,000 0.33%
50 APPLE INC 1,020,171 127,955,000 0.33%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001445546-15-003836, filed 2015.08.04).

From 2023-01-03 onward, the SEC requires values to be reported in nearest dollars. Earlier filings reported values in thousands; therefore, positions shown as $0 in older filings may represent actual values between $0–$999.