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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
MLM icon
1601
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$36.4B
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
10,577
-48,323
-82% -$6.21M
QUNR
1602
DELISTED
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
QUNR
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
35,844
+7,320
+26% +$223K
HQL
1603
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
HQL
$625M
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
53,467
-10,383
-16% -$283K
HCI icon
1604
HCI Group
HCI
$2.31B
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
32,079
-602
-2% -$27.9K
SIVB
1605
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
11,579
-47,227
-80% -$5.64M
LAYN
1606
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
293,381
+6,847
+2% +$49K
LFC
1607
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
66,519
+12,414
+23% +$253K
AAT
1608
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.34B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
33,789
-2,606
-7% -$111K
PDM
1609
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.19B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
78,572
-9,579
-11% -$181K
BDN
1610
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$527M
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
91,394
-13,323
-13% -$214K
TIMB icon
1611
TIM SA
TIMB
$8.9B
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
87,448
-52,913
-38% -$1.1M
NFJ
1612
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
NFJ
$1.45B
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
+88,590
New +$1.44M
CME icon
1613
CME Group
CME
$100B
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
15,227
-12,077
-44% -$1.12M
STC icon
1614
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.05B
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
35,475
-15,140
-30% -$566K
XL
1615
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
39,148
-24,235
-38% -$869K
WBS
1616
DELISTED
Webster Financial
WBS
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
38,835
-46,237
-54% -$1.55M
VSLR
1617
DELISTED
VIVINT SOLAR, INC.
VSLR
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
+118,435
New +$1.12M
ASTE icon
1618
Astec Industries
ASTE
$988M
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
33,420
-10,363
-24% -$410K
LAZ icon
1619
Lazard
LAZ
$4.29B
$1.41M ﹤0.01%
26,858
-136,775
-84% -$6.74M
ALOG
1620
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
$1.41M ﹤0.01%
15,526
-9,439
-38% -$812K
COHR
1621
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$1.41M ﹤0.01%
21,648
+4,044
+23% +$252K
GLPI icon
1622
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.1B
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
38,012
-5,576
-13% -$188K
SFY
1623
DELISTED
SWIFT ENERGY CO (HOLDING COMPANY)
SFY
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
648,090
-2,315,552
-78% -$6M
SXI icon
1624
Standex International
SXI
$3.34B
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
17,006
+2,717
+19% +$201K
CHCO icon
1625
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.03B
$1.39M ﹤0.01%
29,603
-14,738
-33% -$667K

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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.