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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
KDP icon
51
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$40.4B
$112M 0.33%
1,426,725
+53,588
+4% +$4.14M
AKAM icon
52
Akamai
AKAM
$17.1B
$109M 0.32%
1,533,601
+77,227
+5% +$5.1M
CSCO icon
53
Cisco
CSCO
$443B
$109M 0.32%
3,950,359
-596,032
-13% -$16.8M
SGEN
54
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$108M 0.32%
3,064,329
+1,270,283
+71% +$43.3M
CNC icon
55
Centene
CNC
$31.3B
$108M 0.32%
3,053,506
+487,394
+19% +$14.7M
MO icon
56
Altria Group
MO
$123B
$105M 0.31%
2,091,504
-399,288
-16% -$21.2M
TECH icon
57
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$104M 0.3%
4,131,908
-121,068
-3% -$2.88M
CTRX
58
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
$103M 0.3%
1,737,013
+929,613
+115% +$47.3M
LNKD
59
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$103M 0.3%
413,632
+51,340
+14% +$12.7M
AET
60
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$103M 0.3%
969,218
+173,169
+22% +$17M
TWTR
61
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$103M 0.3%
2,056,015
+241,053
+13% +$10.7M
VRTX icon
62
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$122B
$100M 0.29%
850,626
-165,610
-16% -$19.8M
PDLI
63
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
$99.3M 0.29%
14,112,748
+5,421,150
+62% +$39.3M
CPHD
64
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
$99.1M 0.29%
1,741,343
+403,122
+30% +$22.7M
TSN icon
65
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.1B
$99M 0.29%
2,583,849
+225,016
+10% +$9M
WFM
66
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$98.7M 0.29%
1,894,874
+677,074
+56% +$36.3M
ADM icon
67
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$41.9B
$97.6M 0.29%
2,059,208
+103,295
+5% +$4.92M
JNPR
68
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$96.5M 0.28%
4,272,315
+653,893
+18% +$15.1M
EW icon
69
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.4B
$96.4M 0.28%
4,059,324
+907,692
+29% +$20.4M
MNK
70
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$95.7M 0.28%
755,865
+105,332
+16% +$12M
MSFT icon
71
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.85T
$94.5M 0.28%
2,323,286
-202,052
-8% -$8.8M
MCK icon
72
McKesson
MCK
$98.2B
$94.4M 0.28%
417,436
+86,742
+26% +$19.2M
HCA icon
73
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$86.1B
$93.5M 0.27%
1,243,357
+243,129
+24% +$17.5M
COP icon
74
ConocoPhillips
COP
$148B
$93.5M 0.27%
1,501,416
+204,808
+16% +$13.2M
GRFS
75
Grifois
GRFS
$5.17B
$93.5M 0.27%
5,697,620
+1,924,384
+51% +$32.2M

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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.