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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
PHM icon
401
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.5B
$20.7M 0.06%
929,353
-1,364,857
-59% -$29.7M
EQT icon
402
EQT Corp
EQT
$33.2B
$20.6M 0.06%
456,234
+230,390
+102% +$9.77M
CPRI icon
403
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.77B
$20.6M 0.06%
312,986
+24,472
+8% +$1.68M
PLL
404
DELISTED
PALL CORP
PLL
$20.5M 0.06%
204,417
+143,788
+237% +$14.5M
CAM
405
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
$20.5M 0.06%
454,651
+313,284
+222% +$14.3M
AVT icon
406
Avnet
AVT
$7.33B
$20.5M 0.06%
460,689
-167,958
-27% -$7.42M
TU icon
407
Telus
TU
$16B
$20.5M 0.06%
1,232,868
+109,666
+10% +$1.9M
CVSA
408
Covista Inc
CVSA
$3.94B
$20.5M 0.06%
613,394
+96,184
+19% +$3.73M
SWI
409
DELISTED
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
$20.4M 0.06%
397,711
+122,170
+44% +$6.07M
DAL icon
410
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$55.9B
$20.3M 0.06%
452,227
-26,688
-6% -$1.24M
RMD icon
411
ResMed
RMD
$28.3B
$20.3M 0.06%
282,614
+257,604
+1,030% +$16.7M
MFA
412
MFA Financial
MFA
$929M
$20.3M 0.06%
645,069
+1,030
+0.2% +$32.6K
MMM icon
413
3M
MMM
$89B
$20.1M 0.06%
146,063
+36,459
+33% +$5.02M
AIZ icon
414
Assurant
AIZ
$13.7B
$20.1M 0.06%
327,988
-80,309
-20% -$5.09M
HUM icon
415
Humana
HUM
$46.7B
$20.1M 0.06%
112,898
-91,457
-45% -$14.5M
NOC icon
416
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77B
$20.1M 0.06%
124,763
-52,704
-30% -$8.43M
OA
417
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
$20M 0.06%
261,015
+165,920
+174% +$15.7M
TFCFA
418
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$19.9M 0.06%
587,531
+144,988
+33% +$5.03M
WEB
419
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$19.9M 0.06%
1,049,006
+61,149
+6% +$1.06M
NWL icon
420
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.16B
$19.8M 0.06%
506,482
-258,282
-34% -$9.95M
HCC
421
DELISTED
HCC INSURANCES HOLDINGS INC
HCC
$19.8M 0.06%
348,865
-90,483
-21% -$5.01M
WM icon
422
Waste Management
WM
$95.9B
$19.7M 0.06%
363,656
-184,775
-34% -$9.83M
SNDK
423
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$19.7M 0.06%
309,877
-130,027
-30% -$10.6M
WR
424
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$19.7M 0.06%
508,586
-559,404
-52% -$22.5M
VEEV icon
425
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$30.3B
$19.7M 0.06%
771,231
+118,412
+18% +$3.34M

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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.