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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 (2015Q3)
Portfolio Summary: 2,254 holdings with a total value of $34,520,416,000.
#
Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD 9,710,591 983,877,000 2.85%
2 FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD 13,934,976 811,016,000 2.35%
3 FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD 12,231,021 808,104,000 2.34%
4 FIRST TRUST EXCH TRADED FUND 2 CONSUMR STAPLE ETF 17,914,309 750,789,000 2.17%
5 FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD 20,646,370 707,551,000 2.05%
6 FACEBOOK INC 5,296,846 476,186,000 1.38%
7 AMAZON COM INC 838,598 429,270,000 1.24%
8 NETFLIX INC 2,548,760 263,185,000 0.76%
9 SALESFORCE COM INC 3,111,709 216,046,000 0.63%
10 ISHARES NASDAQ BIOTECHNOLOGY ETF 323,081 206,245,000 0.60%
11 INCYTE 1,812,796 200,006,000 0.58%
12 GILEAD SCIENCES INC 2,035,616 199,877,000 0.58%
13 REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 426,213 198,249,000 0.57%
14 QUINTILES IMS HOLDINGS INC 2,785,873 193,813,000 0.56%
15 GOOGLE INC 298,492 181,609,000 0.53%
16 FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD 3,753,216 180,680,000 0.52%
17 EBAY INC 6,767,604 165,400,000 0.48%
18 PAYPAL HLDGS INC 5,258,982 163,239,000 0.47%
19 BIOMARIN 1,467,837 154,593,000 0.45%
20 YAHOO INC 5,253,248 151,871,000 0.44%
21 ILLUMINA INC 832,674 146,401,000 0.42%
22 EXPEDIA INC DEL 1,236,602 145,523,000 0.42%
23 TYSON FOODS INC 3,359,380 144,789,000 0.42%
24 CVS HEALTH CORP 1,479,931 142,784,000 0.41%
25 UNITED THERAPEUTICS 1,072,926 140,811,000 0.41%
26 SEATTLE GENETICS INC 3,646,425 140,606,000 0.41%
27 CELGENE CORP 1,299,602 140,578,000 0.41%
28 First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEXR ETF 3,493,515 140,125,000 0.41%
29 CONAGRA BRANDS 3,422,620 138,650,000 0.40%
30 MYRIAD GENETICS INC 3,679,579 137,911,000 0.40%
31 AKAMAI TECH 1,989,866 137,420,000 0.40%
32 KRAFT HEINZ CO 1,915,812 135,218,000 0.39%
33 BIOGEN INC 458,300 133,737,000 0.39%
34 ARCHER DANIELS M 3,184,438 131,995,000 0.38%
35 FIRST TR EXCH TRD ALPHA FD I 3,510,493 130,941,000 0.38%
36 AMGEN INC 920,858 127,373,000 0.37%
37 CHARLES RIV LABS INTL INC 2,003,048 127,234,000 0.37%
38 FIRST TR EXCH TRD ALPHA FD I 3,777,118 127,024,000 0.37%
39 ALEXION PHARMACEUTIC 811,139 126,854,000 0.37%
40 LINKEDIN CORP COM CL A 665,049 126,446,000 0.37%
41 ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC 1,562,371 125,552,000 0.36%
42 CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC 997,647 124,915,000 0.36%
43 GRIFOLS S A SP ADR REP B 4,012,029 121,966,000 0.35%
44 QIAGEN NV 4,726,647 121,947,000 0.35%
45 KROGER CO 3,361,617 121,254,000 0.35%
46 INGREDION INC 1,362,711 118,978,000 0.34%
47 TWITTER INC 4,371,812 117,777,000 0.34%
48 WHITEWAVE FOODS 2,920,267 117,249,000 0.34%
49 CITRIX SYS INC 1,689,460 117,046,000 0.34%
50 REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC 2,641,350 116,933,000 0.34%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001445546-15-005100, filed 2015.11.05).

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.