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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
ARRS
501
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$16.4M 0.05%
565,888
-270,132
-32% -$7.68M
CXW icon
502
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.1B
$16.3M 0.05%
405,890
-61,875
-13% -$2.44M
CTXS
503
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$16.3M 0.05%
321,142
-312,462
-49% -$15.4M
TDS icon
504
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.91B
$16.3M 0.05%
655,679
-563,494
-46% -$14.1M
UPL
505
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$16.3M 0.05%
1,043,077
+330,659
+46% +$4.8M
SE
506
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$16.2M 0.05%
448,609
+18,174
+4% +$636K
SYF icon
507
Synchrony
SYF
$23.7B
$16.2M 0.05%
533,088
-332,708
-38% -$10.4M
SD
508
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
$16.2M 0.05%
9,081,778
+3,621,421
+66% +$6.09M
CYS
509
DELISTED
CYS Investments Inc.
CYS
$16.1M 0.05%
1,808,346
+214,415
+13% +$1.91M
C icon
510
Citigroup
C
$222B
$16.1M 0.05%
312,279
-72,246
-19% -$3.68M
AAL icon
511
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.58B
$16.1M 0.05%
304,221
+151,900
+100% +$7.71M
ON icon
512
ON Semiconductor
ON
$33.8B
$16M 0.05%
1,323,334
-924,699
-41% -$10.6M
FOSL icon
513
Fossil Group
FOSL
$239M
$16M 0.05%
194,345
+187,447
+2,717% +$17.2M
BRSL
514
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$1.91B
$16M 0.05%
919,620
+194,349
+27% +$3.38M
TTE icon
515
TotalEnergies
TTE
$193B
$16M 0.05%
322,213
+26,501
+9% +$1.36M
GE icon
516
GE Aerospace
GE
$367B
$16M 0.05%
134,565
+30,527
+29% +$3.63M
LXK
517
DELISTED
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
$16M 0.05%
377,344
-20,223
-5% -$832K
VOD icon
518
Vodafone
VOD
$34.9B
$15.9M 0.05%
487,181
+74,922
+18% +$2.58M
DNY
519
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
$15.9M 0.05%
828,261
+109,401
+15% +$2.1M
JNK icon
520
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.24B
$15.8M 0.05%
134,294
+67,689
+102% +$7.94M
BCOV
521
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
$15.8M 0.05%
2,153,813
+227,881
+12% +$1.76M
ACM icon
522
Aecom
ACM
$9.07B
$15.8M 0.05%
512,091
+7,389
+1% +$211K
ICLR icon
523
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
$15.7M 0.05%
223,058
-12,797
-5% -$793K
TER icon
524
Teradyne
TER
$54.8B
$15.7M 0.05%
833,700
-242,713
-23% -$4.65M
NLSN
525
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$15.7M 0.05%
352,520
-136,062
-28% -$5.99M

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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.