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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
51 HCA HOLDINGS INC 1,506,825 116,568,000 0.34%
52 BIO TECHNE CORP 1,255,956 116,126,000 0.34%
53 AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS INC 1,623,430 114,598,000 0.33%
54 FIRST TR EXCH TRD ALPHA FD I 3,480,244 114,500,000 0.33%
55 NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS COM 10,384,680 113,816,000 0.33%
56 EXXON MOBIL CORP 1,516,671 112,764,000 0.33%
57 FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD 4,363,020 111,213,000 0.32%
58 MEDIVATION INC 2,582,598 109,760,000 0.32%
59 WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC 1,320,617 109,743,000 0.32%
60 ALKERMES PLC 1,848,083 108,427,000 0.31%
61 ABBVIE INC 1,984,516 107,978,000 0.31%
62 PDL BIOPHARMA INC 21,402,567 107,655,000 0.31%
63 CISCO SYS INC 4,098,285 107,580,000 0.31%
64 EDGEWELL PERS CARE CO 1,315,514 107,346,000 0.31%
65 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC 1,023,344 106,571,000 0.31%
66 HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC 2,064,616 106,534,000 0.31%
67 JUNIPER NETWORKS 4,141,210 106,471,000 0.31%
68 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 910,990 105,684,000 0.31%
69 PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO 1,464,590 105,363,000 0.31%
70 AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP 1,105,710 105,031,000 0.30%
71 AT&T INC 3,155,353 102,801,000 0.30%
72 DEXCOM INC 1,160,062 99,603,000 0.29%
73 HORMEL FOODS CORP 1,560,428 98,791,000 0.29%
74 APPLE INC 883,140 97,410,000 0.28%
75 MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP NEW 710,621 96,033,000 0.28%
76 MERCK & CO INC 1,939,064 95,770,000 0.28%
77 UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INC 762,024 95,108,000 0.28%
78 PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP NEW 4,479,627 93,087,000 0.27%
79 AETNA INC NEW 850,311 93,033,000 0.27%
80 SPECTRUM BRANDS HLDGS INC 1,012,400 92,645,000 0.27%
81 TRIPADVISOR INC 1,463,787 92,248,000 0.27%
82 DEPHEID 2,036,759 92,062,000 0.27%
83 IONIS PHARMACEUTICAL 2,252,501 91,046,000 0.26%
84 CIGNA CORPORATION 669,379 90,380,000 0.26%
85 HEALTH NET INC 1,443,882 86,951,000 0.25%
86 HUMANA INC 483,992 86,635,000 0.25%
87 ANTHEM INC 612,696 85,777,000 0.25%
88 EXACT SCIENCES CORP 4,669,070 83,997,000 0.24%
89 MICROSOFT CORP 1,886,636 83,503,000 0.24%
90 LIFEPOINT HEALTH INC 1,156,852 82,021,000 0.24%
91 TD AMERITRADE HLDG CORP 2,527,581 80,478,000 0.23%
92 E TRADE FINANCIAL CORP 2,988,658 78,691,000 0.23%
93 ACADIA COMPANY COM 1,181,834 78,320,000 0.23%
94 HILL ROM HLDGS INC 1,500,862 78,030,000 0.23%
95 VERISIGN INC 1,101,491 77,721,000 0.23%
96 INTEL CORP 2,576,664 77,661,000 0.22%
97 INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED 464,373 77,021,000 0.22%
98 MCKESSON CORP 414,997 76,787,000 0.22%
99 HERBALIFE LTD 1,397,660 76,172,000 0.22%
100 WHOLE FOODS MKT INC 2,384,557 75,471,000 0.22%
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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.