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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
+1.3%
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
$38.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.48B
Cap. Flow
+$4.55B
Cap. Flow %
11.82%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.89%
Holding
2,364
New
149
Increased
1,180
Reduced
895
Closed
134

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PCYC
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
+$230M
2
SPB icon
Spectrum Brands
SPB
+$81.6M
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$79.8M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$66.7M
5
K
Kellanova
K
+$63.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 22.09%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.38%
3 Technology 9.81%
4 Consumer Staples 7.93%
5 Communication Services 6.56%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
HDS
701
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$11.2M 0.03%
317,921
+58,591
+23% +$1.95M
WIN
702
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$11.2M 0.03%
349,527
+105,653
+43% +$5.04M
FULT icon
703
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.7B
$11.1M 0.03%
852,894
+243,623
+40% +$3.09M
MSI icon
704
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$69.4B
$11.1M 0.03%
193,221
-16,274
-8% -$974K
IEMG icon
705
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$149B
$11.1M 0.03%
230,537
-1,851
-0.8% -$93.7K
APD icon
706
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.3B
$11.1M 0.03%
87,433
-4,998
-5% -$682K
KEY icon
707
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.3B
$11M 0.03%
735,215
+264,034
+56% +$3.89M
DINO icon
708
HF Sinclair
DINO
$15.9B
$11M 0.03%
258,265
-284,788
-52% -$11.5M
NFG icon
709
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.84B
$11M 0.03%
186,978
+17,319
+10% +$1.09M
LII icon
710
Lennox International
LII
$18.8B
$11M 0.03%
102,185
+14,501
+17% +$1.61M
GATX icon
711
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.55B
$10.9M 0.03%
205,879
+25,143
+14% +$1.43M
NBR icon
712
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.23B
$10.9M 0.03%
15,165
-36,612
-71% -$27.6M
SNPS icon
713
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.5B
$10.9M 0.03%
215,607
+33,616
+18% +$1.64M
CAR icon
714
Avis
CAR
$5.63B
$10.9M 0.03%
247,523
-230,774
-48% -$12.2M
R icon
715
Ryder
R
$10.3B
$10.9M 0.03%
124,873
-61,300
-33% -$5.79M
BNY
716
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
$10.9M 0.03%
258,774
-34,656
-12% -$1.48M
CRK icon
717
Comstock Resources
CRK
$3.97B
$10.9M 0.03%
651,691
+210,075
+48% +$4.35M
AWR icon
718
American States Water
AWR
$3.39B
$10.8M 0.03%
289,813
+28,296
+11% +$1.09M
EGN
719
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$10.7M 0.03%
156,819
-28,687
-15% -$1.99M
TEVA icon
720
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$35.9B
$10.7M 0.03%
181,038
-7,932
-4% -$489K
APC
721
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$10.7M 0.03%
136,997
-1,448
-1% -$125K
QVCGA
722
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$10.7M 0.03%
7,933
+690
+10% +$960K
BMS
723
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$10.7M 0.03%
237,078
-6,368
-3% -$291K
RDC
724
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$10.7M 0.03%
504,569
-216,515
-30% -$4.58M
V icon
725
Visa
V
$677B
$10.6M 0.03%
158,577
-64,266
-29% -$4.36M

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,364 positions worth $38.5B, up 13% from $34B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $4.55B of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 149 new positions and adding to 1,180 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Agios Pharmaceuticals: 1,079,286 shares worth $120M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Chevron, an estimated $79.8M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2015 buy was Agios Pharmaceuticals: 1,079,286 shares worth $120M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q2 2015, an estimated $275M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Chevron, cutting an estimated $79.8M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited PHARMACYCLICS INC in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $230M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $38.5B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 149 new positions and closed 134 in Q2 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $38.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 4 Aug 2015.