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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
+1.3%
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
$38.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.48B
Cap. Flow
+$4.55B
Cap. Flow %
11.82%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.89%
Holding
2,364
New
149
Increased
1,180
Reduced
895
Closed
134

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PCYC
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
+$230M
2
SPB icon
Spectrum Brands
SPB
+$81.6M
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$79.8M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$66.7M
5
K
Kellanova
K
+$63.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 23.07%
2 Miscellaneous 16.1%
3 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
4 Technology 10.48%
5 Consumer Staples 7.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
THQ
1701
abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund
THQ
$806M
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
65,427
-204
-0.3% -$4.19K
BPOP icon
1702
Popular Inc
BPOP
$10.7B
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
44,614
-233
-0.5% -$7.84K
DIN icon
1703
Dine Brands
DIN
$391M
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
12,996
-4,180
-24% -$417K
HAE icon
1704
Haemonetics
HAE
$4.68B
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
+30,963
New +$1.31M
VECO icon
1705
Veeco
VECO
$2.79B
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
44,399
-997
-2% -$30.6K
FCNCA icon
1706
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$24.3B
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
4,841
-34
-0.7% -$8.45K
MMSI icon
1707
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.22B
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
59,006
-1,428
-2% -$29K
SSD icon
1708
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.33B
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
37,229
+18,357
+97% +$635K
HYD icon
1709
VanEck High Yield Muni ETF
HYD
$4.26B
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
21,150
+2,372
+13% +$146K
ETG
1710
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund
ETG
$1.82B
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
74,919
+57,284
+325% +$1M
EDR
1711
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
40,301
-34,206
-46% -$1.14M
ARDC
1712
Are Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund
ARDC
$295M
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
81,830
+877
+1% +$14.2K
BKE icon
1713
Buckle
BKE
$2.16B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
27,195
+2,156
+9% +$99.3K
PCH
1714
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
35,200
+28,986
+466% +$1.07M
UTI icon
1715
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$1.19B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
144,572
+78,204
+118% +$707K
ORIT
1716
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
77,429
+15,877
+26% +$240K
MSTR icon
1717
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$54.2B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
72,870
-36,760
-34% -$647K
ITM icon
1718
VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF
ITM
$2.08B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
26,614
+1,719
+7% +$80.4K
SHO icon
1719
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.02B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
82,191
-23,688
-22% -$372K
SUI icon
1720
Sun Communities
SUI
$14.3B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
19,931
-5,717
-22% -$362K
AIRM
1721
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
29,789
-22
-0.1% -$963
RTI
1722
DELISTED
RTI INTL METALS INC(HLDG CO)
RTI
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
38,649
-13,356
-26% -$484K
SLAB icon
1723
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.34B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
+22,536
New +$1.21M
WEX icon
1724
WEX
WEX
$6.38B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
+10,670
New +$1.21M
INF
1725
DELISTED
BROOKFIELD GLOBAL LISTED INFRASTRUCTURE INCOME FUND INC.
INF
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
73,432
+25,498
+53% +$479K

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,364 positions worth $38.5B, up 13% from $34B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $4.55B of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 149 new positions and adding to 1,180 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Agios Pharmaceuticals: 1,079,286 shares worth $120M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Chevron, an estimated $79.8M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2015 buy was Agios Pharmaceuticals: 1,079,286 shares worth $120M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q2 2015, an estimated $275M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Chevron, cutting an estimated $79.8M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited PHARMACYCLICS INC in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $230M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $38.5B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 149 new positions and closed 134 in Q2 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $38.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 4 Aug 2015.