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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+1.3%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
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 22.09%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.38%
3 Technology 9.81%
4 Consumer Staples 7.93%
5 Communication Services 6.56%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
DVN icon
226
Devon Energy
DVN
$52.2B
$37.3M 0.1%
627,271
-56,721
-8% -$3.67M
HLT icon
227
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74.1B
$37.2M 0.1%
450,677
+202,459
+82% +$17.8M
BBWI icon
228
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$4.01B
$37.2M 0.1%
537,293
-88,609
-14% -$6.36M
BBY icon
229
Best Buy
BBY
$18B
$37.1M 0.1%
1,136,971
+109,106
+11% +$3.87M
UNH icon
230
UnitedHealth
UNH
$381B
$37.1M 0.1%
303,795
-140,879
-32% -$16.7M
CVSA
231
Covista Inc
CVSA
$3.93B
$37M 0.1%
1,232,931
+619,537
+101% +$20.4M
ASNA
232
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$36.9M 0.1%
110,817
-34,076
-24% -$10.4M
NFX
233
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$36.7M 0.1%
1,016,222
-94,496
-9% -$3.52M
LUMN icon
234
Lumen
LUMN
$6.54B
$36.6M 0.09%
1,244,699
+38,187
+3% +$1.3M
CAT icon
235
Caterpillar
CAT
$407B
$36.5M 0.09%
430,524
+130,691
+44% +$11.2M
NVDA icon
236
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.97T
$36.4M 0.09%
72,497,400
+6,718,600
+10% +$3.64M
P
237
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$36.3M 0.09%
2,337,089
+169,289
+8% +$2.97M
SPG icon
238
Simon Property Group
SPG
$74.3B
$36.2M 0.09%
209,450
-10,673
-5% -$1.96M
XEC
239
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$36.2M 0.09%
328,433
-61,397
-16% -$7.34M
DPZ icon
240
Domino's
DPZ
$11.1B
$36M 0.09%
317,715
-69,774
-18% -$7.52M
LEA icon
241
Lear
LEA
$7.2B
$35.9M 0.09%
319,552
+1,210
+0.4% +$139K
PAG icon
242
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.3B
$35.8M 0.09%
686,784
+172,401
+34% +$8.93M
THO icon
243
Thor Industries
THO
$4B
$35.8M 0.09%
635,456
+351,847
+124% +$21.3M
TDC icon
244
Teradata
TDC
$2.7B
$35.5M 0.09%
960,273
+182,102
+23% +$7.49M
VAR
245
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$35.4M 0.09%
+478,344
New +$37.4M
XLNX
246
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$35.4M 0.09%
800,688
-52,101
-6% -$2.35M
WDC icon
247
Western Digital
WDC
$176B
$35.3M 0.09%
595,109
+44,556
+8% +$3.19M
BA icon
248
Boeing
BA
$166B
$35.2M 0.09%
253,529
+100,153
+65% +$14.6M
SNDK
249
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$35.1M 0.09%
603,471
+293,594
+95% +$19.6M
DWRE
250
DELISTED
DEMANDWARE INC COM STK (DE)
DWRE
$35.1M 0.09%
494,215
+57,394
+13% +$3.7M

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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 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

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.