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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
RYAAY icon
676
Ryanair
RYAAY
$29.5B
$11M 0.03%
401,347
-22,454
-5% -$600K
CSX icon
677
CSX Corp
CSX
$98.6B
$11M 0.03%
992,217
-510
-0.1% -$5.87K
AMCX icon
678
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$430M
$11M 0.03%
142,912
+110,664
+343% +$7.64M
URI icon
679
United Rentals
URI
$71.1B
$10.9M 0.03%
120,095
-143,733
-54% -$12.9M
HON icon
680
Honeywell
HON
$77.1B
$10.9M 0.03%
116,701
-55,133
-32% -$5.05M
TRN icon
681
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.97B
$10.9M 0.03%
427,273
-190,115
-31% -$4.16M
BWXT icon
682
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$16B
$10.9M 0.03%
475,278
-145,772
-23% -$3.07M
MAS icon
683
Masco
MAS
$16B
$10.9M 0.03%
463,985
-217,719
-32% -$4.94M
JBHT icon
684
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$27.1B
$10.8M 0.03%
126,590
+29,147
+30% +$2.44M
AFG icon
685
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.9B
$10.8M 0.03%
168,090
-56,661
-25% -$3.51M
ESL
686
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$10.8M 0.03%
94,065
+12,364
+15% +$1.4M
NNN icon
687
NNN REIT
NNN
$9.39B
$10.8M 0.03%
262,491
+4,404
+2% +$183K
PRA
688
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
$10.7M 0.03%
232,956
-89,325
-28% -$4.06M
PX
689
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$10.7M 0.03%
88,580
+4,752
+6% +$594K
TM icon
690
Toyota
TM
$210B
$10.7M 0.03%
76,341
-2,974
-4% -$397K
RF icon
691
Regions Financial
RF
$26.3B
$10.7M 0.03%
1,127,945
-223,685
-17% -$2.11M
SC
692
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$10.6M 0.03%
459,791
-5,959
-1% -$126K
MTB icon
693
M&T Bank
MTB
$36.2B
$10.6M 0.03%
83,341
+19,348
+30% +$2.34M
SLG icon
694
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.88B
$10.6M 0.03%
85,104
+7,003
+9% +$866K
DCM
695
DELISTED
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
DCM
$10.5M 0.03%
604,979
-12,490
-2% -$215K
NAVI icon
696
Navient
NAVI
$774M
$10.5M 0.03%
518,580
-472,920
-48% -$9.72M
KMT icon
697
Kennametal
KMT
$2.68B
$10.5M 0.03%
312,601
+92,233
+42% +$3.11M
EPE
698
DELISTED
EP Energy Corporation
EPE
$10.5M 0.03%
1,002,137
+917,903
+1,090% +$9.67M
GATX icon
699
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.55B
$10.5M 0.03%
180,736
-31,498
-15% -$1.84M
AWR icon
700
American States Water
AWR
$3.39B
$10.4M 0.03%
261,517
-6,731
-3% -$267K

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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.