First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors as of Dec. 31, 2011

Portfolio Holdings for First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors holds 130 positions in its portfolio as reported in the December 2011 quarterly 13F filing

Company (Ticker) Portfolio Weight Valued At Change in Shares Share Count Share Price
Allergan 3.3 $9.6M 109k 87.74
Amylin Pharmaceuticals 3.1 $8.9M 782k 11.38
Baxter International (BAX) 2.8 $8.1M 164k 49.48
Bed Bath & Beyond 2.8 $8.0M 138k 57.97
Best Buy (BBY) 2.5 $7.1M 305k 23.37
Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 2.3 $6.5M 68k 96.04
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 2.2 $6.4M 421k 15.29
Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 2.2 $6.4M 131k 48.84
AGL Resources 2.1 $6.1M 145k 42.26
Ashland 2.1 $6.0M 105k 57.16
PetroChina Company 2.0 $5.9M 47k 124.30
Amazon 2.0 $5.7M 264k 21.74
Dr Pepper Snapple 2.0 $5.7M 145k 39.48
Big Lots (BIG) 1.9 $5.3M 141k 37.76
American Water Works (AWK) 1.9 $5.3M 168k 31.86
Bemis Company 1.8 $5.1M 171k 30.08
Avnet (AVT) 1.7 $4.9M 156k 31.09
Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) 1.6 $4.8M 64k 74.72
Ball Corporation (BALL) 1.6 $4.7M 132k 35.71
BMC Software 1.6 $4.6M 140k 32.78
AVX Corporation 1.6 $4.6M 360k 12.76
American Tower Corporation 1.6 $4.5M 75k 60.01
American Campus Communities 1.5 $4.4M 106k 41.96
Alcoa 1.5 $4.4M 510k 8.65
Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 1.5 $4.3M 63k 68.97
BRE Properties 1.4 $4.1M 80k 50.48
Autodesk (ADSK) 1.4 $4.0M 132k 30.33
News Corporation 1.4 $4.0M 223k 17.84
Airgas 1.3 $3.8M 48k 78.08
American International (AIG) 1.3 $3.7M 161k 23.20
Anadarko Petroleum Corp 1.3 $3.7M 179k 20.46
Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 1.3 $3.6M 43k 85.18
Analog Devices (ADI) 1.2 $3.6M 100k 35.78
Apollo 1.2 $3.5M 64k 53.87
Nstar 1.2 $3.5M 74k 46.96
BorgWarner (BWA) 1.1 $3.2M 51k 63.75
AGCO Corporation (AGCO) 1.1 $3.1M 72k 42.96
Avalonbay Cmntys 1.1 $3.1M 100k 30.87
Ameren Corporation (AEE) 1.0 $2.9M 88k 33.13
Allete (ALE) 1.0 $2.8M 67k 41.98
Baker Hughes Incorporated 0.9 $2.7M 55k 48.64
Allied Nevada Gold 0.9 $2.7M 88k 30.28
Arch Coal 0.9 $2.5M 175k 14.51
Talisman Energy 0.9 $2.5M 984k 2.58
NCR Corporation (VYX) 0.9 $2.5M 153k 16.46
Aptar (ATR) 0.8 $2.5M 47k 52.18
Alliance Data Systems Corporation (BFH) 0.8 $2.4M 23k 103.84
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) 0.8 $2.3M 117k 19.91
American Financial (AFG) 0.8 $2.4M 64k 36.88
Alliant Techsystems 0.8 $2.3M 40k 57.15
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 0.8 $2.2M 31k 70.70
Atwood Oceanics 0.8 $2.2M 56k 39.80
Bank Of Montreal Cadcom (BMO) 0.8 $2.2M 40k 54.80
Bk Nova Cad (BNS) 0.8 $2.2M 44k 49.81
American Express Company (AXP) 0.7 $2.1M 44k 47.18
BE Aerospace 0.7 $2.0M 52k 38.71
Acme Packet 0.7 $2.0M 64k 30.91
Aruba Networks 0.7 $2.0M 106k 18.52
Quanta Services (PWR) 0.7 $1.9M 87k 21.54
Applied Matls 0.6 $1.8M 1.1M 1.67
H&R Block (HRB) 0.6 $1.7M 102k 16.33
American States Water Company (AWR) 0.6 $1.7M 48k 34.90
Alexion Pharmaceuticals 0.6 $1.6M 303k 5.40
Badger Meter (BMI) 0.5 $1.6M 53k 29.43
Navistar International Corporation 0.5 $1.5M 39k 37.88
AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) 0.4 $1.3M 30k 43.27
W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) 0.4 $1.1M 33k 34.40
Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 0.4 $1.1M 56k 20.15
Barnes & Noble 0.4 $1.1M 74k 14.48
American Greetings Corporation 0.3 $976k 78k 12.51
Black Box Corporation 0.3 $980k 35k 28.03
Associated Banc- (ASB) 0.3 $963k 86k 11.16
Fortinet (FTNT) 0.3 $949k 44k 21.81
Astoria Financial Corporation 0.3 $920k 108k 8.49
Arkansas Best Corporation 0.3 $897k 47k 19.26
Ametek (AME) 0.3 $889k 21k 42.11
Bbcn Ban 0.3 $875k 93k 9.46
Bank of Hawaii Corporation (BOH) 0.3 $809k 18k 44.46
American National Insurance Company 0.3 $804k 11k 73.04
ACI Worldwide (ACIW) 0.3 $775k 27k 28.65
Affiliated Managers (AMG) 0.3 $753k 7.8k 96.00
Bank of the Ozarks 0.2 $716k 24k 29.64
AZZ Incorporated (AZZ) 0.2 $709k 16k 45.47
Trina Solar 0.2 $730k 109k 6.68
Alexander's (ALX) 0.2 $735k 2.0k 370.28
Barrick Gold Corp (GOLD) 0.2 $679k 15k 45.23
Air Methods Corporation 0.2 $706k 8.4k 84.48
Associated Estates Realty Corporation 0.2 $656k 41k 15.95
American Assets Trust Inc reit (AAT) 0.2 $677k 33k 20.52
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.2 $627k 58k 10.73
JAKKS Pacific 0.2 $569k 40k 14.11
Bank of America Corporation (BAC) 0.2 $561k 101k 5.56
Aar (AIR) 0.2 $541k 28k 19.18
Ashford Hospitality Trust 0.2 $529k 66k 8.01
Aluminum Corp. of China 0.2 $522k 48k 10.81
BP (BP) 0.2 $478k 11k 42.74
Atlantic Tele-Network 0.2 $504k 13k 39.03
Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) 0.2 $480k 12k 39.02
Bel Fuse (BELFB) 0.2 $479k 26k 18.77
Vale (VALE) 0.2 $472k 22k 21.43
Banco Bradesco SA (BBD) 0.2 $474k 28k 16.67
American Vanguard (AVD) 0.1 $440k 33k 13.33
Verisign 0.1 $429k 572k 0.75
Balchem Corporation (BCPC) 0.1 $410k 10k 40.50
Arctic Cat 0.1 $407k 18k 22.57
Aaon (AAON) 0.1 $408k 20k 20.49
Berkshire Hills Ban (BHLB) 0.1 $383k 17k 22.18
Albany International (AIN) 0.1 $346k 15k 23.14
BancorpSouth 0.1 $348k 32k 11.02
Alleghany Corporation 0.1 $339k 1.2k 285.35
Amedisys (AMED) 0.1 $354k 32k 10.92
Analogic Corporation 0.1 $355k 6.2k 57.35
Anixter International 0.1 $343k 5.8k 59.64
Barnes (B) 0.1 $327k 14k 24.09
AeroVironment (AVAV) 0.1 $315k 10k 31.47
American Superconductor Corporation 0.1 $308k 83k 3.70
Acxiom Corporation 0.1 $277k 23k 12.21
Atrion Corporation (ATRI) 0.1 $269k 1.1k 239.96
Atmos Energy Corp 0.1 $258k 308k 0.84
Belden (BDC) 0.1 $242k 7.3k 33.31
Agree Realty Corporation (ADC) 0.1 $233k 9.6k 24.35
Astronics Corporation (ATRO) 0.1 $217k 6.1k 35.76
American Dental Partners 0.1 $198k 11k 18.83
Astec Industries (ASTE) 0.1 $200k 6.2k 32.21
Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 0.1 $165k 14k 12.24
Anaren 0.1 $171k 10k 16.62
Ameres (AMRC) 0.1 $175k 13k 13.72
Alcatel-Lucent 0.1 $153k 98k 1.56
ArQule 0.0 $105k 19k 5.66
Anooraq Resources Corp 0.0 $20k 53k 0.37