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First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings
AUM
$140B
1-Year Est. Return
27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter
Est. Return
+6.72%
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
$34B
AUM Growth
+$4.4B
(+15%)
Cap. Flow
+$3.11B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
9.14%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.75%
Holding
2,403
New
160
Increased
1,020
Reduced
1,025
Closed
188
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$308M |
| 2 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$249M |
| 3 |
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
|
+$221M |
| 4 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$217M |
| 5 |
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CBST
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
|
+$96.7M |
| 2 |
NPSP
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NPSP
|
+$85M |
| 3 |
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
|
+$64.4M |
| 4 |
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
|
+$58.1M |
| 5 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$54.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 21.05% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.99% |
| 3 | Technology | 10.33% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 8.3% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.68% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CB
276
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
| $28.8M | 0.08% |
284,455
-9,795
| -3% | -$992K |
|
277
Avis
CAR
$5.63B
| $28.2M | 0.08% |
478,297
+141,264
| +42% | +$8.62M |
|
|
FSL
278
DELISTED
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
FSL
| $28.2M | 0.08% |
692,147
+325,495
| +89% | +$11.2M |
|
279
Republic Services
RSG
$66.7B
| $28.2M | 0.08% |
695,169
-28,199
| -4% | -$1.15M |
|
280
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$41.2B
| $28.2M | 0.08% |
1,115,948
-18,732
| -2% | -$473K |
|
|
FTR
281
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $28.1M | 0.08% |
266,126
-115,943
| -30% | -$12.8M |
|
|
TEG
282
DELISTED
INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP INC COM (USA)
TEG
| $28.1M | 0.08% |
390,605
-207,191
| -35% | -$15.9M |
|
|
FNI
283
DELISTED
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
| $28M | 0.08% |
921,777
+564,965
| +158% | +$17M |
|
284
VF Corp
VFC
$6.68B
| $27.9M | 0.08% |
392,916
+48,436
| +14% | +$3.35M |
|
285
Baidu
BIDU
$35.8B
| $27.8M | 0.08% |
133,168
+11,370
| +9% | +$2.44M |
|
|
MDRX
286
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
| $27.7M | 0.08% |
2,316,117
+244,008
| +12% | +$2.98M |
|
|
TGNA
287
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
| $27.7M | 0.08% |
1,425,601
-111,743
| -7% | -$1.97M |
|
288
Public Storage
PSA
$60.2B
| $27.6M | 0.08% |
139,912
+20,391
| +17% | +$4.04M |
|
|
IPG
289
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
| $27.5M | 0.08% |
1,245,301
+849,594
| +215% | +$18M |
|
290
Clorox
CLX
$11.6B
| $27.4M | 0.08% |
248,336
-236,679
| -49% | -$25.7M |
|
291
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.4B
| $27.4M | 0.08% |
710,048
+535,998
| +308% | +$19.9M |
|
292
Dillards
DDS
$8.87B
| $27.3M | 0.08% |
199,853
-4,983
| -2% | -$622K |
|
293
Dover
DOV
$27.2B
| $27.3M | 0.08% |
488,361
+109,838
| +29% | +$6.33M |
|
294
Exelon
EXC
$48.6B
| $27.2M | 0.08% |
1,134,713
-370,856
| -25% | -$9.19M |
|
295
SLB Ltd
SLB
$77.8B
| $27.2M | 0.08% |
325,555
+282,403
| +654% | +$23.5M |
|
296
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.06B
| $27.1M | 0.08% |
275,859
-172,682
| -38% | -$14.7M |
|
|
EBIX
297
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
| $27.1M | 0.08% |
892,112
-126,252
| -12% | -$3.17M |
|
|
AAN.A
298
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company Inc Class A
AAN.A
| $27M | 0.08% |
953,525
-185,732
| -16% | -$5.26M |
|
299
Macy's
M
$6.15B
| $26.9M | 0.08% |
414,279
-39,075
| -9% | -$2.51M |
|
300
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$6.9B
| $26.9M | 0.08% |
144,632
+43,194
| +43% | +$7.47M |
|
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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 21% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
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.