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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WCC
1001
WESCO International
WCC
$17.6B
| $5.64M | 0.02% |
80,650
+2,168
| +3% | +$150K |
|
|
NSR
1002
DELISTED
Neustar Inc
NSR
| $5.63M | 0.02% |
+228,534
| New | +$5.76M |
|
|
LM
1003
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
| $5.61M | 0.02% |
101,664
-160,997
| -61% | -$9.04M |
|
|
ABMD
1004
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
| $5.6M | 0.02% |
78,291
+17,883
| +30% | +$971K |
|
1005
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.08B
| $5.6M | 0.02% |
60,053
+15,814
| +36% | +$1.44M |
|
1006
Oceaneering
OII
$5.04B
| $5.57M | 0.02% |
103,191
+92,436
| +859% | +$4.93M |
|
1007
AptarGroup
ATR
$7.91B
| $5.56M | 0.02% |
87,601
-39,586
| -31% | -$2.55M |
|
1008
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.56B
| $5.51M | 0.02% |
994,512
-174,690
| -15% | -$889K |
|
1009
Tanger
SKT
$4.28B
| $5.46M | 0.02% |
155,343
+85,264
| +122% | +$3.18M |
|
1010
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
| $5.42M | 0.02% |
14,808
-17,980
| -55% | -$6.52M |
|
1011
TransDigm Group
TDG
$63.3B
| $5.39M | 0.02% |
24,643
-5,370
| -18% | -$1.13M |
|
|
OCR
1012
DELISTED
OMNICARE INC
OCR
| $5.38M | 0.02% |
69,874
+15,430
| +28% | +$1.17M |
|
|
SSE
1013
DELISTED
SEVENTY SEVEN ENERGY INC COM
SSE
| $5.36M | 0.02% |
+1,291,041
| New | +$5.74M |
|
|
WPZ
1014
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
| $5.32M | 0.02% |
+107,988
| New | +$5.27M |
|
|
PCL
1015
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
| $5.3M | 0.02% |
+121,953
| New | +$5.32M |
|
1016
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.15B
| $5.26M | 0.02% |
180,954
+88,056
| +95% | +$2.45M |
|
|
SVC
1017
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$956M
| $5.23M | 0.02% |
31,932
-1,124
| -3% | -$179K |
|
1018
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$11.6B
| $5.21M | 0.02% |
203,134
+30,368
| +18% | +$773K |
|
|
IDTI
1019
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
| $5.21M | 0.02% |
260,113
-23,213
| -8% | -$457K |
|
|
MSCC
1020
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
| $5.17M | 0.02% |
145,979
-47,627
| -25% | -$1.47M |
|
1021
Antero Resources
AR
$12B
| $5.16M | 0.02% |
146,125
+6,734
| +5% | +$253K |
|
1022
Brunswick
BC
$4.66B
| $5.12M | 0.02% |
99,539
+45,913
| +86% | +$2.44M |
|
1023
Rayonier
RYN
$6.08B
| $5.11M | 0.02% |
209,088
-313,340
| -60% | -$7.97M |
|
1024
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MINT
$17.5B
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
50,275
-2,156
| -4% | -$218K |
|
|
CY
1025
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
360,080
+231,802
| +181% | +$3.43M |
|
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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.