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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
HE icon
726
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.33B
$10.6M 0.03%
355,703
+79,875
+29% +$2.48M
NAVI icon
727
Navient
NAVI
$774M
$10.5M 0.03%
576,059
+57,479
+11% +$1.13M
NUS icon
728
Nu Skin
NUS
$247M
$10.5M 0.03%
222,256
+217,995
+5,116% +$11.8M
ASB icon
729
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.81B
$10.4M 0.03%
515,102
+142,054
+38% +$2.75M
PKG icon
730
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.7B
$10.4M 0.03%
166,697
+5,888
+4% +$414K
SGY
731
DELISTED
Stone Energy
SGY
$10.4M 0.03%
14,524
+2,974
+26% +$2.53M
GD icon
732
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
$10.3M 0.03%
72,719
-65,587
-47% -$9.11M
IVZ icon
733
Invesco
IVZ
$13.3B
$10.3M 0.03%
274,473
+148,109
+117% +$5.93M
PPS
734
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$10.3M 0.03%
188,986
+42,451
+29% +$2.39M
AMG icon
735
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.46B
$10.3M 0.03%
46,900
+11,088
+31% +$2.47M
EWBC icon
736
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.9B
$10.3M 0.03%
228,739
+5,915
+3% +$253K
BCS.PRD.CL
737
DELISTED
Barclays Bank Plc
BCS.PRD.CL
$10.2M 0.03%
395,281
-25,378
-6% -$662K
WMB icon
738
Williams Companies
WMB
$90.5B
$10.2M 0.03%
+178,011
New +$9.17M
CNW
739
DELISTED
CON-WAY INC.
CNW
$10.2M 0.03%
265,799
+95,691
+56% +$3.97M
HST icon
740
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$16.8B
$10.2M 0.03%
513,896
+122,868
+31% +$2.48M
CBRL icon
741
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.2B
$10.2M 0.03%
68,247
+37,705
+123% +$5.37M
CTAS icon
742
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$10.1M 0.03%
477,608
-256,680
-35% -$5.39M
WGL
743
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
$10.1M 0.03%
185,622
+52,184
+39% +$2.92M
TM icon
744
Toyota
TM
$210B
$10M 0.03%
74,976
-1,365
-2% -$188K
CAG icon
745
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.07B
$9.99M 0.03%
293,620
-132,712
-31% -$3.98M
WEN icon
746
Wendy's
WEN
$1.33B
$9.93M 0.03%
880,308
+99,586
+13% +$1.1M
ASH icon
747
Ashland
ASH
$3.04B
$9.91M 0.03%
166,198
-13,854
-8% -$863K
ELS icon
748
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12.8B
$9.88M 0.03%
375,858
+32,364
+9% +$869K
LNN icon
749
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.16B
$9.87M 0.03%
112,282
+9,879
+10% +$784K
CRS icon
750
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$30B
$9.87M 0.03%
255,123
+130,900
+105% +$5.47M

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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.