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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
AUB icon
2001
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.74B
$434K ﹤0.01%
19,559
-10,395
-35% -$231K
BMTC
2002
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$434K ﹤0.01%
14,262
-1,427
-9% -$42.7K
REXR icon
2003
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$8.35B
$433K ﹤0.01%
27,379
+7,581
+38% +$121K
EXL
2004
DELISTED
EXCEL TRUST , INC COM STK
EXL
$432K ﹤0.01%
30,793
-3,855
-11% -$53.5K
AHT
2005
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$20.5M
$430K ﹤0.01%
45
INSY
2006
DELISTED
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
INSY
$428K ﹤0.01%
+14,726
New +$389K
WSBF icon
2007
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$381M
$420K ﹤0.01%
32,749
-7,827
-19% -$101K
IHG icon
2008
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$22.7B
$415K ﹤0.01%
8,038
+1,109
+16% +$58.4K
NAK
2009
Northern Dynasty Minerals
NAK
$849M
$414K ﹤0.01%
1,076,107
-217,481
-17% -$98.6K
SFR
2010
DELISTED
Starwood Waypoint Homes
SFR
$414K ﹤0.01%
15,999
-2,328
-13% -$58.8K
ICFI icon
2011
ICF International
ICFI
$1.56B
$413K ﹤0.01%
10,113
+29
+0.3% +$1.16K
TOWN icon
2012
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.43B
$412K ﹤0.01%
25,647
+2,140
+9% +$33.1K
FCEL icon
2013
FuelCell Energy
FCEL
$1.42B
$411K ﹤0.01%
76
-17
-18% -$94.3K
RNST icon
2014
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.73B
$411K ﹤0.01%
13,680
-7,102
-34% -$200K
BANF icon
2015
BancFirst
BANF
$3.74B
$410K ﹤0.01%
13,446
-6,966
-34% -$207K
BNCL
2016
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
$404K ﹤0.01%
35,795
-18,681
-34% -$207K
TGB
2017
Trekor Metals
TGB
$3.26B
$403K ﹤0.01%
629,474
+143,352
+29% +$118K
LBAI
2018
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$397K ﹤0.01%
34,497
-8,617
-20% -$96.2K
CPK icon
2019
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$3.21B
$385K ﹤0.01%
7,607
+26
+0.3% +$1.27K
JPS
2020
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
$383K ﹤0.01%
41,812
-30
-0.1% -$277
UBA
2021
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
$377K ﹤0.01%
16,359
-23,881
-59% -$549K
OPB
2022
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
$376K ﹤0.01%
12,189
-6,338
-34% -$179K
SIMO icon
2023
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.22B
$374K ﹤0.01%
13,924
+1,451
+12% +$39.6K
REMY
2024
DELISTED
REMY INTL INC NEW COMMON
REMY
$373K ﹤0.01%
+16,805
New +$365K
ADVS
2025
DELISTED
Advent Software Inc
ADVS
$372K ﹤0.01%
8,439
-27,363
-76% -$1.13M

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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.