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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
IDA icon
751
Idacorp
IDA
$8.23B
$9.87M 0.03%
175,775
-905
-0.5% -$53.9K
SPLK
752
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$9.85M 0.03%
141,517
+34,313
+32% +$2.31M
MSM icon
753
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$7.02B
$9.77M 0.03%
140,070
+26,576
+23% +$1.89M
TCF
754
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$9.76M 0.03%
587,330
+73,781
+14% +$1.19M
PGRE
755
DELISTED
Paramount Group
PGRE
$9.74M 0.03%
567,606
+551,492
+3,422% +$10.2M
WAT icon
756
Waters Corp
WAT
$36.8B
$9.74M 0.03%
75,838
+40,168
+113% +$5.21M
AGO icon
757
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.78B
$9.72M 0.03%
405,348
+146,591
+57% +$4.08M
MPT
758
Medical Properties Trust
MPT
$2.89B
$9.72M 0.03%
741,221
+126,309
+21% +$1.76M
TRUE
759
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
$9.69M 0.03%
808,458
+225,440
+39% +$3.25M
OXY icon
760
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$57B
$9.68M 0.03%
124,723
-509,555
-80% -$39.8M
UVV icon
761
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.34B
$9.68M 0.03%
168,842
+79,602
+89% +$4.03M
GGP
762
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
$9.64M 0.03%
375,543
-212,389
-36% -$5.92M
TRMK icon
763
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.73B
$9.62M 0.03%
385,057
+7,904
+2% +$193K
DMLP icon
764
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.34B
$9.61M 0.03%
449,479
+73,106
+19% +$1.67M
APLP
765
DELISTED
Archrock Partners, L.P. Common Units representing Limited Partner Interests
APLP
$9.59M 0.02%
426,220
-41,267
-9% -$1.05M
ROSE
766
DELISTED
ROSETTA RESOURCES INC
ROSE
$9.58M 0.02%
414,006
+129,134
+45% +$2.95M
HON icon
767
Honeywell
HON
$77.1B
$9.56M 0.02%
104,356
-12,345
-11% -$1.15M
SRE icon
768
Sempra
SRE
$60.8B
$9.56M 0.02%
193,196
+10,048
+5% +$532K
DNOW icon
769
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$2.63B
$9.52M 0.02%
478,113
+254,210
+114% +$5.81M
IEX icon
770
IDEX
IEX
$16.5B
$9.5M 0.02%
120,871
+14,408
+14% +$1.12M
KATE
771
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
$9.45M 0.02%
438,522
+257,756
+143% +$7.46M
WOLF icon
772
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.2B
$9.43M 0.02%
362,305
+32,088
+10% +$1.01M
TLP
773
DELISTED
Transmontaigne
TLP
$9.42M 0.02%
247,981
+8,151
+3% +$305K
CBL
774
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$9.41M 0.02%
581,175
+494,519
+571% +$8.92M
TRN icon
775
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.97B
$9.36M 0.02%
491,921
+64,648
+15% +$1.45M

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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.