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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
SWK icon
601
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.2B
$13.1M 0.04%
136,957
-22,867
-14% -$2.19M
MRVL icon
602
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$174B
$13.1M 0.04%
888,184
-773,795
-47% -$12.2M
LVLT
603
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$13M 0.04%
240,600
-230,855
-49% -$12M
APD icon
604
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.3B
$12.9M 0.04%
92,431
+1,952
+2% +$270K
VIAB
605
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$12.9M 0.04%
189,290
+74,298
+65% +$5.13M
FITB
606
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$52B
$12.9M 0.04%
684,326
+269,002
+65% +$5.07M
HBAN icon
607
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$35.1B
$12.9M 0.04%
1,166,273
+263,213
+29% +$2.78M
ALE
608
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
$12.8M 0.04%
243,457
+3,849
+2% +$211K
ENH
609
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
$12.8M 0.04%
209,676
-79,066
-27% -$4.95M
RDC
610
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$12.8M 0.04%
721,084
+228,759
+46% +$4.88M
OIS icon
611
Oil States International
OIS
$522M
$12.6M 0.04%
317,825
+266,289
+517% +$11.3M
PKG icon
612
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.7B
$12.6M 0.04%
160,809
+92,914
+137% +$7.37M
TFC icon
613
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.2B
$12.6M 0.04%
322,482
+7,112
+2% +$268K
MET icon
614
MetLife
MET
$61B
$12.6M 0.04%
278,989
+105,251
+61% +$4.73M
TXT icon
615
Textron
TXT
$16.6B
$12.5M 0.04%
283,009
+57,150
+25% +$2.49M
CBT icon
616
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.65B
$12.5M 0.04%
277,765
+26,524
+11% +$1.17M
RICE
617
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
$12.5M 0.04%
572,905
+489,775
+589% +$9.3M
RBS.PRS.CL
618
DELISTED
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRS.CL
$12.4M 0.04%
496,994
+32,038
+7% +$805K
TGI
619
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$12.4M 0.04%
208,085
-25,194
-11% -$1.51M
JD icon
620
JD.com
JD
$40.8B
$12.3M 0.04%
417,041
+83,879
+25% +$2.25M
EGN
621
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$12.2M 0.04%
185,506
+155,163
+511% +$9.99M
XYL icon
622
Xylem
XYL
$28.5B
$12.2M 0.04%
348,235
-18,763
-5% -$662K
EMB icon
623
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$12.2M 0.04%
108,756
-408
-0.4% -$45.3K
RS icon
624
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$20.8B
$12.1M 0.04%
198,813
+48,006
+32% +$2.7M
CAG icon
625
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.07B
$12.1M 0.04%
426,332
+210,376
+97% +$5.8M

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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.