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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
TECD
551
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$14.5M 0.04%
251,558
-187,509
-43% -$11M
SPXC icon
552
SPX Corp
SPXC
$11B
$14.5M 0.04%
678,640
+7,505
+1% +$161K
IT icon
553
Gartner
IT
$9.41B
$14.5M 0.04%
172,743
-52,211
-23% -$4.31M
DOX icon
554
Amdocs
DOX
$5.53B
$14.5M 0.04%
266,193
-123,458
-32% -$6.23M
ORI icon
555
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.3B
$14.5M 0.04%
968,416
-225,743
-19% -$3.31M
RL icon
556
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.2B
$14.5M 0.04%
109,991
-2,079
-2% -$308K
VMW
557
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$14.4M 0.04%
175,726
-24,053
-12% -$1.97M
VVC
558
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$14.3M 0.04%
325,083
-210,215
-39% -$9.62M
SUNE
559
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
$14.3M 0.04%
596,204
-327,408
-35% -$7.04M
RCI icon
560
Rogers Communications
RCI
$17.7B
$14.3M 0.04%
427,367
+53,007
+14% +$1.91M
SON icon
561
Sonoco
SON
$5.76B
$14.3M 0.04%
313,954
-14,597
-4% -$661K
IGIB icon
562
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.3B
$14.3M 0.04%
257,812
+18,976
+8% +$1.05M
EMR icon
563
Emerson Electric
EMR
$82.9B
$14.1M 0.04%
249,826
-14,568
-6% -$847K
MAN icon
564
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.39B
$14.1M 0.04%
164,161
+34,298
+26% +$2.61M
WIN
565
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$14.1M 0.04%
243,874
-304,682
-56% -$19.4M
UFS
566
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$14.1M 0.04%
305,484
-56,875
-16% -$2.4M
LNT icon
567
Alliant Energy
LNT
$19.4B
$14.1M 0.04%
447,946
-679,646
-60% -$22.1M
WBC
568
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$14.1M 0.04%
+114,738
New +$12.5M
MAC icon
569
Macerich
MAC
$7.32B
$14.1M 0.04%
167,065
+85,181
+104% +$7.45M
NDAQ icon
570
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$51.5B
$14.1M 0.04%
828,153
-656,262
-44% -$10.7M
PRE
571
DELISTED
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
$14M 0.04%
122,850
-31,469
-20% -$3.61M
AXS icon
572
AXIS Capital
AXS
$8.59B
$14M 0.04%
272,031
-76,106
-22% -$3.87M
ODFL icon
573
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$48.5B
$14M 0.04%
544,368
-82,659
-13% -$2.09M
WTRG icon
574
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.2B
$14M 0.04%
531,041
-37,210
-7% -$990K
MSI icon
575
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$69.4B
$14M 0.04%
209,495
-71,241
-25% -$4.71M

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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.