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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
HRB icon
451
H&R Block
HRB
$5.18B
$19.4M 0.05%
+655,293
New +$20.6M
NRG icon
452
NRG Energy
NRG
$29.8B
$19.4M 0.05%
848,429
+246,629
+41% +$6.16M
VISN
453
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.66B
$19.2M 0.05%
630,728
+296,346
+89% +$9.01M
THG icon
454
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.63B
$19.2M 0.05%
259,921
+44,021
+20% +$3.16M
CHKP icon
455
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.3B
$19.2M 0.05%
241,633
+5,102
+2% +$431K
VFC icon
456
VF Corp
VFC
$6.68B
$19.2M 0.05%
292,103
-100,813
-26% -$6.82M
EXR icon
457
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.2B
$19.1M 0.05%
292,267
+33,838
+13% +$2.29M
FTR
458
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$19M 0.05%
256,428
-9,698
-4% -$865K
AHL
459
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$19M 0.05%
396,917
+74,700
+23% +$3.54M
WIT icon
460
Wipro
WIT
$18.5B
$19M 0.05%
8,465,083
+3,906,091
+86% +$8.84M
MA icon
461
Mastercard
MA
$477B
$19M 0.05%
202,797
-16,039
-7% -$1.47M
FITB
462
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$52B
$19M 0.05%
910,422
+226,096
+33% +$4.58M
SIX
463
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$18.9M 0.05%
422,527
+287,188
+212% +$13.8M
GPN icon
464
Global Payments
GPN
$22.1B
$18.9M 0.05%
366,042
+72,530
+25% +$3.72M
DATA
465
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$18.9M 0.05%
164,141
+1,233
+0.8% +$133K
TSLA icon
466
Tesla
TSLA
$1.24T
$18.9M 0.05%
1,056,495
-602,505
-36% -$9.53M
EMN icon
467
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.8B
$18.9M 0.05%
230,444
-99,583
-30% -$7.68M
SBH icon
468
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.4B
$18.8M 0.05%
595,167
+204,169
+52% +$6.48M
RTN
469
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$18.8M 0.05%
196,372
-6,925
-3% -$726K
IPGP icon
470
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.89B
$18.8M 0.05%
220,475
+169,949
+336% +$16M
UNT
471
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$18.8M 0.05%
691,985
-7,870
-1% -$248K
ENH
472
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
$18.7M 0.05%
284,726
+75,050
+36% +$4.67M
ALLY icon
473
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.1B
$18.7M 0.05%
832,204
+291,328
+54% +$6.42M
VOYA icon
474
Voya Financial
VOYA
$8.94B
$18.7M 0.05%
401,532
+121,561
+43% +$5.48M
OMC icon
475
Omnicom Group
OMC
$22.7B
$18.6M 0.05%
267,979
-55,804
-17% -$4.21M

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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.