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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
+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
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 21.05%
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
CF icon
301
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$26.9M 0.08%
473,360
+16,735
+4% +$997K
LLTC
302
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$26.9M 0.08%
573,875
-24,753
-4% -$1.16M
DWRE
303
DELISTED
DEMANDWARE INC COM STK (DE)
DWRE
$26.6M 0.08%
436,821
+9,296
+2% +$541K
PAG icon
304
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.3B
$26.5M 0.08%
514,383
+276,883
+117% +$13.7M
TE
305
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
$26.4M 0.08%
1,361,342
-1,282,773
-49% -$25.9M
ALTR
306
DELISTED
Altera Corp
ALTR
$26.3M 0.08%
613,429
-11,439
-2% -$409K
BIG
307
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$26.2M 0.08%
545,470
+176,321
+48% +$8.32M
KLAC icon
308
KLA
KLAC
$275B
$26.2M 0.08%
4,489,640
-1,571,200
-26% -$10.1M
DD icon
309
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
$26.1M 0.08%
215,077
+112,687
+110% +$13.4M
JPM icon
310
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$939B
$26.1M 0.08%
431,324
+55,980
+15% +$3.32M
DST
311
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$26M 0.08%
470,114
-186,308
-28% -$9.58M
CST
312
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
$26M 0.08%
592,136
+36,104
+6% +$1.57M
TRAK
313
DELISTED
DEALERTRACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM STK
TRAK
$25.9M 0.08%
673,405
+108,213
+19% +$4.4M
KMB icon
314
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
$25.9M 0.08%
242,118
+1,809
+0.8% +$200K
DISH
315
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$25.9M 0.08%
369,257
+69,416
+23% +$5.12M
CB icon
316
Chubb
CB
$140B
$25.8M 0.08%
231,438
-71,466
-24% -$8.04M
EQR icon
317
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.4B
$25.8M 0.08%
331,249
+73,711
+29% +$5.76M
GRMN
318
Garmin
GRMN
$46.9B
$25.7M 0.08%
541,278
-353,526
-40% -$18M
HSY icon
319
Hershey
HSY
$35.4B
$25.6M 0.08%
254,168
+190,771
+301% +$19.9M
XRX icon
320
Xerox
XRX
$337M
$25.6M 0.08%
754,619
-55,862
-7% -$1.97M
BRCM
321
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
$25.4M 0.07%
587,521
+112,339
+24% +$4.9M
D icon
322
Dominion Energy
D
$62.5B
$25.4M 0.07%
357,873
+22,302
+7% +$1.65M
FE icon
323
FirstEnergy
FE
$28.9B
$25.4M 0.07%
723,040
-548,560
-43% -$20.5M
COF icon
324
Capital One
COF
$124B
$25.3M 0.07%
320,512
-34,390
-10% -$2.7M
OMC icon
325
Omnicom Group
OMC
$22.7B
$25.2M 0.07%
323,783
+137,827
+74% +$10.5M

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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.