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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
(+15%)
Cap. Flow
+$3.11B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
9.14%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.75%
Holding
2,403
New
160
Increased
1,020
Reduced
1,025
Closed
188
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$308M |
| 2 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$249M |
| 3 |
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
|
+$221M |
| 4 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$217M |
| 5 |
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CBST
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
|
+$96.7M |
| 2 |
NPSP
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NPSP
|
+$85M |
| 3 |
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
|
+$64.4M |
| 4 |
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
|
+$58.1M |
| 5 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$54.5M |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$40.6B
| $112M | 0.33% |
1,426,725
+53,588
| +4% | +$4.14M |
|
52
Akamai
AKAM
$17.1B
| $109M | 0.32% |
1,533,601
+77,227
| +5% | +$5.1M |
|
53
Cisco
CSCO
$446B
| $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 |
|
55
Centene
CNC
$31.3B
| $108M | 0.32% |
3,053,506
+487,394
| +19% | +$14.7M |
|
56
Altria Group
MO
$122B
| $105M | 0.31% |
2,091,504
-399,288
| -16% | -$21.2M |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
65
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
| $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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
71
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.86T
| $94.5M | 0.28% |
2,323,286
-202,052
| -8% | -$8.8M |
|
72
McKesson
MCK
$98.5B
| $94.4M | 0.28% |
417,436
+86,742
| +26% | +$19.2M |
|
73
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$86.2B
| $93.5M | 0.27% |
1,243,357
+243,129
| +24% | +$17.5M |
|
74
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
| $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.