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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
M icon
351
Macy's
M
$6.15B
$24.6M 0.06%
364,323
-49,956
-12% -$3.38M
GPOR
352
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$24.6M 0.06%
610,567
+65,984
+12% +$3.02M
TSS
353
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$24.6M 0.06%
588,109
+315,476
+116% +$12.8M
KLAC icon
354
KLA
KLAC
$275B
$24.5M 0.06%
4,363,330
-126,310
-3% -$738K
OUT icon
355
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.64B
$24.5M 0.06%
985,102
-228,443
-19% -$6.29M
ATVI
356
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$24.5M 0.06%
1,010,584
+183,005
+22% +$4.46M
LYB icon
357
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$19.5B
$24.4M 0.06%
236,031
-16,534
-7% -$1.66M
EIX icon
358
Edison International
EIX
$30.7B
$24.4M 0.06%
439,469
+85,116
+24% +$5.11M
ADBE icon
359
Adobe
ADBE
$89.5B
$24.4M 0.06%
300,977
+42,361
+16% +$3.31M
GS icon
360
Goldman Sachs
GS
$313B
$24.3M 0.06%
116,554
+21,071
+22% +$4.29M
CBRE icon
361
CBRE Group
CBRE
$40.8B
$24.3M 0.06%
655,866
+77,696
+13% +$2.95M
CINF icon
362
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$28.3B
$24.2M 0.06%
482,808
+152,832
+46% +$7.88M
NLSN
363
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$24.2M 0.06%
539,845
+187,325
+53% +$8.49M
VEEV icon
364
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$30.3B
$24.1M 0.06%
860,970
+89,739
+12% +$2.43M
CMI icon
365
Cummins
CMI
$91.7B
$23.9M 0.06%
182,406
+15,133
+9% +$2.08M
XYL icon
366
Xylem
XYL
$28.5B
$23.9M 0.06%
644,942
+296,707
+85% +$10.8M
LHX icon
367
L3Harris
LHX
$55.9B
$23.9M 0.06%
310,758
-148,885
-32% -$11.8M
BCR
368
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$23.9M 0.06%
139,730
-181,453
-56% -$31M
CIM
369
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.05B
$23.8M 0.06%
578,458
+117,778
+26% +$5.26M
MUSA icon
370
Murphy USA
MUSA
$11.3B
$23.7M 0.06%
425,265
-54,130
-11% -$3.4M
AFL icon
371
Aflac
AFL
$63.9B
$23.7M 0.06%
762,116
+87,320
+13% +$2.76M
PNW icon
372
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12.9B
$23.7M 0.06%
415,818
-73,566
-15% -$4.44M
EXC icon
373
Exelon
EXC
$48.6B
$23.5M 0.06%
1,046,398
-88,315
-8% -$2.12M
BIG
374
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$23.4M 0.06%
521,223
-24,247
-4% -$1.13M
BABA icon
375
Alibaba
BABA
$269B
$23.4M 0.06%
284,890
+281,963
+9,633% +$24.2M

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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.