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First Trust Advisors

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
Cap. Flow
+$3.11B
Cap. Flow %
9.14%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.75%
Holding
2,403
New
160
Increased
1,020
Reduced
1,025
Closed
188

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
TAP icon
126
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.24B
$56.5M 0.17%
758,780
-88,395
-10% -$6.66M
LEG
127
DELISTED
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$55.7M 0.16%
1,209,154
+642,923
+114% +$28.7M
VRSN icon
128
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
$55.7M 0.16%
832,023
+14,640
+2% +$890K
AVGO icon
129
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.75T
$54.8M 0.16%
4,315,980
-1,440,520
-25% -$16.5M
N
130
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$54.4M 0.16%
586,426
+165,831
+39% +$16.4M
CPB icon
131
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.49B
$54.2M 0.16%
1,164,522
+656,785
+129% +$30.3M
BCR
132
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$53.8M 0.16%
321,183
+220,279
+218% +$37.8M
DVA icon
133
DaVita
DVA
$11.5B
$53.6M 0.16%
658,996
-219,737
-25% -$16.9M
CAH icon
134
Cardinal Health
CAH
$55.9B
$52.9M 0.16%
585,741
+3,264
+0.6% +$281K
QCOM icon
135
Qualcomm
QCOM
$186B
$52.7M 0.15%
760,570
+35,359
+5% +$2.49M
UNH icon
136
UnitedHealth
UNH
$360B
$52.6M 0.15%
444,674
-49,464
-10% -$5.49M
DUK icon
137
Duke Energy
DUK
$94.5B
$52.3M 0.15%
680,573
-30,128
-4% -$2.45M
PPLI
138
People Inc
PPLI
$2.86B
$51.9M 0.15%
4,304,726
+975,218
+29% +$11.3M
BG icon
139
Bunge Global
BG
$23.8B
$51.9M 0.15%
+629,798
New +$53.8M
HRL icon
140
Hormel Foods
HRL
$11.7B
$51.5M 0.15%
1,811,290
-380,032
-17% -$10.4M
MAT icon
141
Mattel
MAT
$4.04B
$51.2M 0.15%
2,238,819
+199,634
+10% +$5.3M
SYK icon
142
Stryker
SYK
$106B
$50.5M 0.15%
547,313
+536,607
+5,012% +$49.9M
MPC icon
143
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$112B
$50.4M 0.15%
984,440
+259,322
+36% +$12.5M
HD icon
144
Home Depot
HD
$313B
$50.4M 0.15%
443,225
+104,611
+31% +$11.5M
JNJ icon
145
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$649B
$50M 0.15%
496,888
+157,810
+47% +$16M
CHD icon
146
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.9B
$49.7M 0.15%
1,164,720
+36,424
+3% +$1.52M
LOW icon
147
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$113B
$49.6M 0.15%
666,483
+136,730
+26% +$9.8M
BBWI icon
148
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.81B
$47.7M 0.14%
625,902
+254,955
+69% +$18.4M
GMCR
149
DELISTED
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
$47.3M 0.14%
423,280
-264,740
-38% -$33.1M
OXY icon
150
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$60.6B
$46.2M 0.14%
634,278
+251,536
+66% +$19.5M

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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.