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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
(+15%)
Cap. Flow
+$3.11B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
9.14%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.75%
Holding
2,403
New
160
Increased
1,020
Reduced
1,025
Closed
188
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$308M |
| 2 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$249M |
| 3 |
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
|
+$221M |
| 4 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$217M |
| 5 |
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CBST
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
|
+$96.7M |
| 2 |
NPSP
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NPSP
|
+$85M |
| 3 |
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
|
+$64.4M |
| 4 |
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
|
+$58.1M |
| 5 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$54.5M |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FISV
426
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
| $19.7M | 0.06% |
495,600
-255,042
| -34% | -$9.73M |
|
427
TE Connectivity
TEL
$58.8B
| $19.6M | 0.06% |
274,128
-11,091
| -4% | -$762K |
|
|
UNT
428
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
| $19.6M | 0.06% |
699,855
+459,218
| +191% | +$13.7M |
|
429
Starbucks
SBUX
$118B
| $19.5M | 0.06% |
412,442
+92,558
| +29% | +$4.16M |
|
430
Boston Scientific
BSX
$65.8B
| $19.5M | 0.06% |
+1,099,822
| New | +$17.4M |
|
431
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.09B
| $19.4M | 0.06% |
420,980
+83,220
| +25% | +$4.06M |
|
432
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.3B
| $19.4M | 0.06% |
236,531
+9
| +0% | +$727 |
|
433
PBF Energy
PBF
$7.29B
| $19.3M | 0.06% |
570,041
+437,029
| +329% | +$12.7M |
|
434
RTX Corp
RTX
$287B
| $19.3M | 0.06% |
261,832
+15,100
| +6% | +$1.13M |
|
435
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$5.86B
| $19.2M | 0.06% |
1,392,639
-434,187
| -24% | -$5.99M |
|
436
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
| $19.2M | 0.06% |
83,549
+29,816
| +55% | +$6.75M |
|
437
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
| $19.2M | 0.06% |
142,717
-180,526
| -56% | -$23.3M |
|
438
Adobe
ADBE
$89.5B
| $19.1M | 0.06% |
258,616
-46,912
| -15% | -$3.5M |
|
439
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$17.7B
| $19.1M | 0.06% |
167,575
-127,207
| -43% | -$14.5M |
|
|
WPX
440
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
| $19.1M | 0.06% |
1,748,074
+964,177
| +123% | +$11M |
|
|
SEE
441
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
| $19M | 0.06% |
417,689
+94,606
| +29% | +$4.2M |
|
442
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.87B
| $19M | 0.06% |
1,013,248
+704,733
| +228% | +$12.1M |
|
443
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.1B
| $19M | 0.06% |
457,708
+358,699
| +362% | +$14.5M |
|
444
Autodesk
ADSK
$44.3B
| $19M | 0.06% |
323,275
-158,442
| -33% | -$9.38M |
|
445
Mastercard
MA
$477B
| $18.9M | 0.06% |
218,836
+21,703
| +11% | +$1.88M |
|
|
ATVI
446
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $18.8M | 0.06% |
827,579
-99,420
| -11% | -$2.18M |
|
447
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
| $18.8M | 0.06% |
138,306
+28,291
| +26% | +$3.88M |
|
448
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.7B
| $18.7M | 0.06% |
228,941
+99,535
| +77% | +$7.87M |
|
|
HSP
449
DELISTED
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
| $18.7M | 0.06% |
213,278
+41,023
| +24% | +$3.22M |
|
|
INFA
450
DELISTED
INFORMATICA CORP
INFA
| $18.7M | 0.06% |
426,740
+104,292
| +32% | +$4.34M |
|
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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.