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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
VTLE
476
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
$17.6M 0.05%
+67,403
New +$15.3M
FWONK icon
477
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.3B
$17.5M 0.05%
647,343
-376,409
-37% -$9.88M
MBT
478
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
$17.5M 0.05%
1,730,906
-606,073
-26% -$5.48M
EXR icon
479
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.2B
$17.5M 0.05%
258,429
+11,934
+5% +$783K
GGP
480
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
$17.4M 0.05%
587,932
+146,668
+33% +$4.38M
TPR icon
481
Tapestry
TPR
$28.8B
$17.3M 0.05%
418,705
-211,218
-34% -$8.4M
FDX icon
482
FedEx
FDX
$74.5B
$17.3M 0.05%
104,760
-24,390
-19% -$4.23M
CMG icon
483
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$40.8B
$17.3M 0.05%
1,331,300
-1,126,500
-46% -$15.4M
MCD icon
484
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
$17.3M 0.05%
177,616
-1,121
-0.6% -$106K
MWV
485
DELISTED
MEADWESTVACO CORP
MWV
$17.2M 0.05%
344,519
-56,922
-14% -$2.83M
FRT icon
486
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.9B
$17.1M 0.05%
116,271
+5,630
+5% +$808K
LLL
487
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$17M 0.05%
135,450
-57,956
-30% -$7.37M
DTV
488
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$17M 0.05%
200,014
-229,590
-53% -$19.8M
HRC
489
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$17M 0.05%
347,282
-246,884
-42% -$11.8M
J icon
490
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.9B
$17M 0.05%
454,992
+121,378
+36% +$4.26M
ARUN
491
DELISTED
ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.
ARUN
$16.9M 0.05%
691,782
+73,191
+12% +$1.47M
WFC icon
492
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$16.8M 0.05%
309,726
-95,524
-24% -$5.16M
ALK icon
493
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.15B
$16.8M 0.05%
254,005
-26,838
-10% -$1.74M
OTEX icon
494
Open Text
OTEX
$5.43B
$16.8M 0.05%
634,290
+47,972
+8% +$1.37M
APH icon
495
Amphenol
APH
$188B
$16.6M 0.05%
1,130,148
-940,360
-45% -$13.2M
PBCT
496
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$16.6M 0.05%
1,089,732
-306,473
-22% -$4.54M
DIS icon
497
Walt Disney
DIS
$165B
$16.5M 0.05%
157,598
-173,240
-52% -$17.5M
GXP
498
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
$16.4M 0.05%
614,897
-956,169
-61% -$26.5M
O icon
499
Realty Income
O
$61.2B
$16.4M 0.05%
327,419
+72,435
+28% +$3.62M
XRAY icon
500
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.59B
$16.4M 0.05%
321,686
-225,883
-41% -$11.6M

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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.