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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
ULTA icon
251
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$20.4B
$34.9M 0.09%
226,198
-9,042
-4% -$1.39M
SWKS icon
252
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.06B
$34.9M 0.09%
335,589
+59,730
+22% +$6.05M
CAM
253
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
$34.3M 0.09%
654,654
+200,003
+44% +$10.4M
NKE icon
254
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$34.2M 0.09%
633,322
+43,612
+7% +$2.23M
INFA
255
DELISTED
INFORMATICA CORP
INFA
$33.9M 0.09%
698,911
+272,171
+64% +$13.1M
MDLZ icon
256
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$77.7B
$33.7M 0.09%
819,969
+563,655
+220% +$22.1M
MDRX
257
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$33.7M 0.09%
2,463,344
+147,227
+6% +$1.99M
NBL
258
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$33.6M 0.09%
787,399
-24,026
-3% -$1.13M
JPM icon
259
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$939B
$33.5M 0.09%
494,121
+62,797
+15% +$4.1M
CHK
260
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$33.5M 0.09%
14,979
+4,457
+42% +$12.6M
CNP icon
261
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$29.1B
$33.4M 0.09%
1,754,687
+186,399
+12% +$3.77M
ANF icon
262
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.17B
$33.4M 0.09%
1,551,075
+532,341
+52% +$11.7M
SYY icon
263
Sysco
SYY
$39.7B
$33.2M 0.09%
920,021
-710,164
-44% -$26.6M
GRPN icon
264
Groupon
GRPN
$980M
$33.1M 0.09%
329,298
+24,418
+8% +$3.15M
IPG
265
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$33.1M 0.09%
1,717,828
+472,527
+38% +$9.81M
LLTC
266
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$33.1M 0.09%
748,439
+174,564
+30% +$8.12M
INFY icon
267
Infosys
INFY
$45B
$33M 0.09%
4,161,586
+2,645,454
+174% +$21.5M
MUR icon
268
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.58B
$32.9M 0.09%
792,585
+39,446
+5% +$1.8M
AMAT icon
269
Applied Materials
AMAT
$426B
$32.8M 0.09%
1,707,820
-170,853
-9% -$3.51M
COF icon
270
Capital One
COF
$124B
$32.7M 0.08%
371,402
+50,890
+16% +$4.27M
HAS icon
271
Hasbro
HAS
$12.6B
$32.6M 0.08%
435,725
+153,335
+54% +$10.9M
NE
272
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$32.4M 0.08%
2,107,405
-124,162
-6% -$2.05M
AEE icon
273
Ameren
AEE
$31.5B
$32.4M 0.08%
858,659
+114,249
+15% +$4.59M
HES
274
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$32.2M 0.08%
481,724
-22,246
-4% -$1.58M
TRV icon
275
Travelers Companies
TRV
$80.8B
$32.1M 0.08%
332,547
+42,412
+15% +$4.34M

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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.