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First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings
AUM
$170B
1-Year Est. Return
46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter
Est. Return
+6.72%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+586.77%
AUM
$34B
AUM Growth
+$4.4B
(+15%)
Cap. Flow
+$3.11B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
9.14%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.75%
Holding
2,403
New
160
Increased
1,020
Reduced
1,025
Closed
188
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$308M |
| 2 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$249M |
| 3 |
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
|
+$221M |
| 4 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$217M |
| 5 |
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CBST
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
|
+$96.7M |
| 2 |
NPSP
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NPSP
|
+$85M |
| 3 |
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
|
+$64.4M |
| 4 |
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
|
+$58.1M |
| 5 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$54.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 21.89% |
| 2 | Miscellaneous | 13.15% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.23% |
| 4 | Technology | 11.05% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.32% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ARRS
501
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
| $16.4M | 0.05% |
565,888
-270,132
| -32% | -$7.68M |
|
502
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.47B
| $16.3M | 0.05% |
405,890
-61,875
| -13% | -$2.44M |
|
|
CTXS
503
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $16.3M | 0.05% |
321,142
-312,462
| -49% | -$15.4M |
|
504
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.37B
| $16.3M | 0.05% |
655,679
-563,494
| -46% | -$14.1M |
|
|
UPL
505
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
| $16.3M | 0.05% |
1,043,077
+330,659
| +46% | +$4.8M |
|
|
SE
506
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
| $16.2M | 0.05% |
448,609
+18,174
| +4% | +$636K |
|
507
Synchrony
SYF
$25.6B
| $16.2M | 0.05% |
533,088
-332,708
| -38% | -$10.4M |
|
|
SD
508
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
| $16.2M | 0.05% |
9,081,778
+3,621,421
| +66% | +$6.09M |
|
|
CYS
509
DELISTED
CYS Investments Inc.
CYS
| $16.1M | 0.05% |
1,808,346
+214,415
| +13% | +$1.91M |
|
510
Citigroup
C
$229B
| $16.1M | 0.05% |
312,279
-72,246
| -19% | -$3.68M |
|
511
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.55B
| $16.1M | 0.05% |
304,221
+151,900
| +100% | +$7.71M |
|
512
ON Semiconductor
ON
$27.7B
| $16M | 0.05% |
1,323,334
-924,699
| -41% | -$10.6M |
|
513
Fossil Group
FOSL
$302M
| $16M | 0.05% |
194,345
+187,447
| +2,717% | +$17.2M |
|
|
BRSL
514
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.03B
| $16M | 0.05% |
919,620
+194,349
| +27% | +$3.38M |
|
515
TotalEnergies
TTE
$199B
| $16M | 0.05% |
322,213
+26,501
| +9% | +$1.36M |
|
516
GE Aerospace
GE
$347B
| $16M | 0.05% |
134,565
+30,527
| +29% | +$3.63M |
|
|
LXK
517
DELISTED
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
| $16M | 0.05% |
377,344
-20,223
| -5% | -$832K |
|
518
Vodafone
VOD
$40.1B
| $15.9M | 0.05% |
487,181
+74,922
| +18% | +$2.58M |
|
|
DNY
519
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
| $15.9M | 0.05% |
828,261
+109,401
| +15% | +$2.1M |
|
520
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$6.84B
| $15.8M | 0.05% |
134,294
+67,689
| +102% | +$7.94M |
|
|
BCOV
521
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
| $15.8M | 0.05% |
2,153,813
+227,881
| +12% | +$1.76M |
|
522
Aecom
ACM
$8.5B
| $15.8M | 0.05% |
512,091
+7,389
| +1% | +$211K |
|
523
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ICLR
$12.2B
| $15.7M | 0.05% |
223,058
-12,797
| -5% | -$793K |
|
524
Teradyne
TER
$58.2B
| $15.7M | 0.05% |
833,700
-242,713
| -23% | -$4.65M |
|
|
NLSN
525
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $15.7M | 0.05% |
352,520
-136,062
| -28% | -$5.99M |
|
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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,403 positions worth $34B, up 15% from $29.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
First Trust Advisors deployed $3.11B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 160 new positions and adding to 1,020 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Novavax: 705,902 shares worth $117M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was PepsiCo, an estimated $54.5M trimmed.
- First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2015 buy was Novavax: 705,902 shares worth $117M.
- First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q1 2015, an estimated $308M increase.
- First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was PepsiCo, cutting an estimated $54.5M.
- First Trust Advisors fully exited CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $96.7M.
- First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $34B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- First Trust Advisors opened 160 new positions and closed 188 in Q1 2015.
- First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $34B.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 4 May 2015.