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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
ACN icon
276
Accenture
ACN
$89.9B
$32.1M 0.08%
331,614
+8,293
+3% +$793K
AZO icon
277
AutoZone
AZO
$48.3B
$32.1M 0.08%
48,109
-7,595
-14% -$5.2M
PPL
278
PPL Corp
PPL
$27.3B
$32M 0.08%
1,085,793
+360,988
+50% +$11.3M
DO
279
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
$31.4M 0.08%
1,216,725
+285,926
+31% +$8.68M
PANW icon
280
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$264B
$31.3M 0.08%
1,075,230
+159,108
+17% +$4.25M
CB
281
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$31.3M 0.08%
328,521
+44,066
+15% +$4.35M
GIS icon
282
General Mills
GIS
$19.2B
$31M 0.08%
556,843
+420,133
+307% +$23.5M
PCG icon
283
PG&E
PCG
$47.8B
$30.8M 0.08%
627,586
-37,773
-6% -$1.96M
CSOD
284
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$30.8M 0.08%
884,860
+95,424
+12% +$2.97M
SIG icon
285
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.55B
$30.6M 0.08%
238,503
-38,735
-14% -$5.19M
ETR icon
286
Entergy
ETR
$54.1B
$30.4M 0.08%
863,684
+9,978
+1% +$375K
DST
287
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$30.4M 0.08%
483,226
+13,112
+3% +$777K
GRMN
288
Garmin
GRMN
$46.9B
$30.3M 0.08%
688,758
+147,480
+27% +$6.8M
STX icon
289
Seagate
STX
$193B
$30.2M 0.08%
636,478
+36,636
+6% +$2.02M
MRO
290
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$30.2M 0.08%
1,137,611
-53,339
-4% -$1.51M
LMT icon
291
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$134B
$30.1M 0.08%
162,132
-30,094
-16% -$5.8M
GT icon
292
Goodyear
GT
$2.07B
$30M 0.08%
996,522
+438,733
+79% +$13M
JWN
293
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$29.9M 0.08%
400,958
-147,002
-27% -$11.2M
XEL icon
294
Xcel Energy
XEL
$51B
$29.8M 0.08%
925,527
+80,952
+10% +$2.72M
NWSA icon
295
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$14.5B
$29.8M 0.08%
2,040,435
-166,627
-8% -$2.56M
ANDV
296
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$29.7M 0.08%
351,445
-107,669
-23% -$9.35M
CRI icon
297
Carter's
CRI
$1.43B
$29.5M 0.08%
277,506
-56,549
-17% -$5.67M
OPLN
298
Openlane
OPLN
$4.17B
$29.4M 0.08%
2,077,833
+506,134
+32% +$7.25M
PSA icon
299
Public Storage
PSA
$60.2B
$29.3M 0.08%
158,738
+18,826
+13% +$3.61M
WHR icon
300
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.42B
$29.2M 0.08%
168,971
-14,768
-8% -$2.77M

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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.