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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
SCI icon
326
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.4B
$25.1M 0.07%
963,946
+158,897
+20% +$3.86M
DKS icon
327
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18.4B
$25M 0.07%
439,427
-37,594
-8% -$2.06M
PCAR icon
328
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.6B
$25M 0.07%
594,816
+283,441
+91% +$12M
GPOR
329
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$25M 0.07%
544,583
+484,848
+812% +$20.5M
DO
330
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
$24.9M 0.07%
930,799
+136,482
+17% +$4.25M
SWN
331
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$24.8M 0.07%
1,068,638
+235,153
+28% +$5.84M
TRW
332
DELISTED
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TRW
$24.5M 0.07%
234,030
+20,272
+9% +$2.1M
FWONA icon
333
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.3B
$24.5M 0.07%
944,414
-205,335
-18% -$5.13M
PNC icon
334
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$100B
$24.3M 0.07%
261,142
+12,444
+5% +$1.12M
PG icon
335
Procter & Gamble
PG
$343B
$24.3M 0.07%
296,017
-249,763
-46% -$21.5M
VTR icon
336
Ventas
VTR
$48.9B
$24.1M 0.07%
288,793
+109,624
+61% +$9.44M
CAT icon
337
Caterpillar
CAT
$409B
$24M 0.07%
299,833
+122,951
+70% +$10.2M
ATHN
338
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$23.9M 0.07%
200,027
+119,431
+148% +$15.9M
FTSL icon
339
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.31B
$23.8M 0.07%
483,802
+309,419
+177% +$15.2M
CHS
340
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$23.8M 0.07%
+1,345,792
New +$23.4M
ATW
341
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
$23.6M 0.07%
839,674
+517,988
+161% +$15.4M
EG icon
342
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
$23.5M 0.07%
134,851
-18,653
-12% -$3.28M
CVC
343
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$23.4M 0.07%
1,278,206
+651,784
+104% +$12.5M
NTGR icon
344
NETGEAR
NTGR
$669M
$23.3M 0.07%
709,001
+85,631
+14% +$2.84M
CMI icon
345
Cummins
CMI
$91.7B
$23.2M 0.07%
167,273
-7,951
-5% -$1.12M
CHTR icon
346
Charter Communications
CHTR
$14.7B
$23.1M 0.07%
119,618
-9,783
-8% -$1.7M
ETN icon
347
Eaton
ETN
$157B
$23.1M 0.07%
339,466
-16,653
-5% -$1.13M
WSM icon
348
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$26.7B
$23.1M 0.07%
578,392
+359,934
+165% +$14.3M
BMY icon
349
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$127B
$23M 0.07%
357,333
+257,901
+259% +$16.1M
BA icon
350
Boeing
BA
$165B
$23M 0.07%
153,376
-49,106
-24% -$7.15M

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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.