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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
VNQ icon
376
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.9B
$21.9M 0.06%
260,129
-35,546
-12% -$3.02M
DINO icon
377
HF Sinclair
DINO
$15.9B
$21.9M 0.06%
543,053
+167,672
+45% +$6.43M
APA icon
378
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
$21.9M 0.06%
362,320
-55,764
-13% -$3.51M
SAP icon
379
SAP
SAP
$187B
$21.8M 0.06%
302,087
+24,371
+9% +$1.67M
ARW icon
380
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$10.9B
$21.8M 0.06%
355,991
-124,898
-26% -$7.43M
VC icon
381
Visteon
VC
$2.77B
$21.7M 0.06%
225,107
+935
+0.4% +$93.3K
CIM
382
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.05B
$21.7M 0.06%
460,680
-13,755
-3% -$658K
JOY
383
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
$21.7M 0.06%
553,740
+495,385
+849% +$21M
UAA icon
384
Under Armour
UAA
$3B
$21.7M 0.06%
540,735
-415,615
-43% -$15.2M
SHW icon
385
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$78.3B
$21.6M 0.06%
228,087
+34,305
+18% +$3.2M
AFL icon
386
Aflac
AFL
$63.9B
$21.6M 0.06%
674,796
-81,520
-11% -$2.49M
RHI icon
387
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$21.6M 0.06%
356,308
+6,438
+2% +$387K
BEN icon
388
Franklin Resources
BEN
$16.9B
$21.5M 0.06%
419,267
+267,225
+176% +$14.2M
JLL icon
389
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$15.1B
$21.5M 0.06%
126,068
-12,513
-9% -$1.97M
NSC icon
390
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$21.4M 0.06%
208,004
-5,708
-3% -$610K
UNM icon
391
Unum
UNM
$13.8B
$21.2M 0.06%
627,852
-59,807
-9% -$1.98M
LO
392
DELISTED
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
$21.1M 0.06%
323,059
-725,163
-69% -$48.3M
EIGI
393
DELISTED
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.
EIGI
$21.1M 0.06%
+1,107,344
New +$20.2M
BXP icon
394
Boston Properties
BXP
$11B
$21M 0.06%
149,718
+19,314
+15% +$2.7M
FLR icon
395
Fluor
FLR
$7.29B
$21M 0.06%
367,478
+172,127
+88% +$9.78M
ALL icon
396
Allstate
ALL
$66.9B
$21M 0.06%
294,407
+40,029
+16% +$2.83M
MDU icon
397
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.44B
$20.9M 0.06%
2,581,542
-592,369
-19% -$5.03M
TSLA icon
398
Tesla
TSLA
$1.24T
$20.9M 0.06%
1,659,000
-168,240
-9% -$2.27M
TWO
399
Two Harbors Investment
TWO
$1.27B
$20.9M 0.06%
245,572
+112,798
+85% +$9.36M
WEC icon
400
WEC Energy
WEC
$37.7B
$20.8M 0.06%
421,108
-189,874
-31% -$9.93M

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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.