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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
APOL
626
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
$12.1M 0.04%
639,666
-461,017
-42% -$12.2M
VOYA icon
627
Voya Financial
VOYA
$8.94B
$12.1M 0.04%
279,971
-120,365
-30% -$5.07M
VIPS icon
628
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.84B
$12.1M 0.04%
409,443
+20,804
+5% +$505K
MAA icon
629
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.6B
$12M 0.04%
155,517
+94,795
+156% +$7.27M
VYX icon
630
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.06B
$12M 0.04%
663,501
-100,167
-13% -$1.74M
MRSH
631
Marsh
MRSH
$86.3B
$12M 0.04%
213,999
-46,836
-18% -$2.64M
HDB icon
632
HDFC Bank
HDB
$119B
$12M 0.04%
815,244
+155,732
+24% +$2.28M
SR icon
633
Spire
SR
$4.92B
$12M 0.04%
233,995
-1,041
-0.4% -$54.6K
HIG icon
634
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$38.5B
$12M 0.04%
286,324
-14,790
-5% -$606K
CCEC
635
Capital Clean Energy Carriers
CCEC
$1.4B
$11.9M 0.04%
179,428
+1,993
+1% +$126K
TEX icon
636
Terex
TEX
$7.98B
$11.9M 0.04%
448,485
+219,453
+96% +$5.55M
DBI icon
637
Designer Brands
DBI
$277M
$11.9M 0.04%
323,044
-251,070
-44% -$9.21M
TOO
638
DELISTED
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.
TOO
$11.9M 0.04%
563,803
+294,022
+109% +$6.32M
CMLP
639
DELISTED
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP NEW UTS REP LTD PRT INT (DE)
CMLP
$11.9M 0.04%
820,023
+425,404
+108% +$6.39M
NEE icon
640
NextEra Energy
NEE
$187B
$11.8M 0.03%
455,448
-113,428
-20% -$2.99M
BNY
641
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
$11.8M 0.03%
293,430
-57,099
-16% -$2.22M
AMP icon
642
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$46.8B
$11.8M 0.03%
90,186
-90,662
-50% -$11.9M
ATO icon
643
Atmos Energy
ATO
$29.9B
$11.8M 0.03%
213,076
-218,633
-51% -$12M
TEVA icon
644
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$35.9B
$11.8M 0.03%
188,970
+5,924
+3% +$344K
DEO icon
645
Diageo
DEO
$46.2B
$11.8M 0.03%
106,317
+3,003
+3% +$346K
WOLF icon
646
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.2B
$11.7M 0.03%
330,217
+131,267
+66% +$4.74M
VMI icon
647
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.44B
$11.7M 0.03%
95,305
-8,526
-8% -$1.05M
WRB icon
648
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$28B
$11.7M 0.03%
782,146
-309,748
-28% -$4.6M
STI
649
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$11.7M 0.03%
284,698
+139,192
+96% +$5.64M
WKC icon
650
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.96B
$11.7M 0.03%
203,361
+31,447
+18% +$1.63M

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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.