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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
APLP
651
DELISTED
Archrock Partners, L.P. Common Units representing Limited Partner Interests
APLP
$11.7M 0.03%
467,487
+167,201
+56% +$3.91M
RGA icon
652
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$15.7B
$11.5M 0.03%
123,795
-49,527
-29% -$4.37M
GES
653
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
$11.5M 0.03%
619,604
+303,405
+96% +$5.73M
S
654
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$11.5M 0.03%
2,428,489
+2,412,915
+15,493% +$11.4M
UPS icon
655
United Parcel Service
UPS
$97.6B
$11.5M 0.03%
118,715
+40,079
+51% +$4.11M
AYI icon
656
Acuity Brands
AYI
$9.88B
$11.5M 0.03%
68,413
+21,463
+46% +$3.37M
APC
657
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$11.5M 0.03%
138,445
-35,673
-20% -$2.92M
JCI icon
658
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$87.5B
$11.4M 0.03%
216,737
+99,622
+85% +$5.06M
SBAC icon
659
SBA Communications
SBAC
$18.4B
$11.4M 0.03%
97,559
-152,590
-61% -$18M
WPC icon
660
W.P. Carey
WPC
$17.1B
$11.4M 0.03%
171,378
+82,496
+93% +$5.67M
FLS icon
661
Flowserve
FLS
$9.25B
$11.4M 0.03%
201,828
+131,021
+185% +$7.6M
PLD icon
662
Prologis
PLD
$138B
$11.4M 0.03%
261,400
-25,008
-9% -$1.1M
WIT icon
663
Wipro
WIT
$18.5B
$11.4M 0.03%
4,558,992
+700,795
+18% +$1.72M
ALLY icon
664
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.1B
$11.3M 0.03%
540,876
-162,424
-23% -$3.42M
MCY icon
665
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.94B
$11.3M 0.03%
195,946
-264,378
-57% -$14.9M
BMS
666
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$11.3M 0.03%
243,446
-386,548
-61% -$17.9M
LSTR icon
667
Landstar System
LSTR
$6.8B
$11.3M 0.03%
169,810
-43,755
-20% -$2.96M
IEMG icon
668
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$149B
$11.2M 0.03%
232,388
+23,888
+11% +$1.14M
OSK icon
669
Oshkosh
OSK
$9.67B
$11.2M 0.03%
230,024
-44,897
-16% -$2.05M
ASH icon
670
Ashland
ASH
$3.04B
$11.2M 0.03%
180,052
-100,209
-36% -$6.07M
SJI
671
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$11.2M 0.03%
410,978
+130,034
+46% +$3.71M
IDA icon
672
Idacorp
IDA
$8.23B
$11.1M 0.03%
176,680
-6,483
-4% -$417K
IM
673
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
$11.1M 0.03%
441,849
-399,250
-47% -$10.2M
BCS.PRD.CL
674
DELISTED
Barclays Bank Plc
BCS.PRD.CL
$11M 0.03%
420,659
-101,383
-19% -$2.68M
SIR
675
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$11M 0.03%
1,002,752
+125,451
+14% +$1.38M

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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.