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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
51 DEPHEID 2,087,768 127,667,000 0.33%
52 AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC 1,813,248 126,601,000 0.33%
53 PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP NEW 5,482,262 125,928,000 0.33%
54 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC 1,001,124 123,619,000 0.32%
55 AT&T INC 3,467,834 123,177,000 0.32%
56 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO 2,551,639 123,040,000 0.32%
57 CISCO SYS INC 4,478,378 122,976,000 0.32%
58 NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS COM 9,726,344 121,677,000 0.32%
59 CENTENE CORP DEL 1,493,092 120,045,000 0.31%
60 AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS INC 1,079,286 119,952,000 0.31%
61 MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP NEW 889,325 119,187,000 0.31%
62 ALKERMES PLC 1,851,233 119,108,000 0.31%
63 RITE AID CORP 14,168,321 118,305,000 0.31%
64 INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED 487,459 117,663,000 0.31%
65 CATAMARAN CORP COM 1,908,748 116,586,000 0.30%
66 MCKESSON CORP 513,523 115,445,000 0.30%
67 ALLERGAN PLC 379,818 115,260,000 0.30%
68 QIAGEN NV 4,620,861 114,551,000 0.30%
69 AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP 1,072,711 114,072,000 0.30%
70 MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO 967,863 113,937,000 0.30%
71 EQUINIX INC 447,282 113,610,000 0.29%
72 PDL BIOPHARMA INC 17,536,793 112,762,000 0.29%
73 HCA HOLDINGS INC 1,241,512 112,630,000 0.29%
74 PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO 1,423,714 111,391,000 0.29%
75 EXPEDIA INC DEL 1,018,105 111,330,000 0.29%
76 Intuit Inc 534,343 110,411,000 0.29%
77 CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS INC NEW 4,342,385 109,515,000 0.28%
78 HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC 1,655,939 109,060,000 0.28%
79 INGREDION INC 1,335,618 106,596,000 0.28%
80 TWITTER INC 2,903,308 105,158,000 0.27%
81 GRIFOLS S A SP ADR REP B 3,393,927 105,110,000 0.27%
82 UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INC 731,259 103,912,000 0.27%
83 MERCK & CO INC 1,807,710 102,913,000 0.27%
84 IONIS PHARMACEUTICAL 1,779,289 102,398,000 0.27%
85 MICROSOFT CORP 2,269,699 100,207,000 0.26%
86 TRIPADVISOR INC 1,130,513 98,513,000 0.26%
87 CERNER CORP 1,420,224 98,081,000 0.25%
88 INTEL CORP 3,046,310 92,654,000 0.24%
89 HOLOGIC INC 2,398,370 91,282,000 0.24%
90 MYLAN N V 1,320,963 89,641,000 0.23%
91 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1,896,543 88,398,000 0.23%
92 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 540,274 87,881,000 0.23%
93 REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC 1,175,377 87,754,000 0.23%
94 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP 610,445 86,946,000 0.23%
95 ZOETIS INC 1,797,086 86,655,000 0.22%
96 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP 4,782,963 84,658,000 0.22%
97 ABBVIE INC 1,254,434 84,285,000 0.22%
98 WHOLE FOODS MKT INC 2,115,509 83,436,000 0.22%
99 JUNIPER NETWORKS 3,199,517 83,091,000 0.22%
100 HENRY SCHEIN INC 573,028 81,439,000 0.21%
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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.