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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
GEO icon
776
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.13B
$9.35M 0.02%
410,460
+319,326
+350% +$8.23M
SBNY
777
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$9.34M 0.02%
63,768
+10,377
+19% +$1.44M
BMR
778
DELISTED
BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC
BMR
$9.29M 0.02%
480,595
+126,967
+36% +$2.63M
NI icon
779
NiSource
NI
$22.4B
$9.28M 0.02%
518,081
+26,275
+5% +$468K
VNO icon
780
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.47B
$9.28M 0.02%
120,891
-30,426
-20% -$2.52M
VHC icon
781
VirnetX Holding Corp
VHC
$52.3M
$9.27M 0.02%
110,410
+28,101
+34% +$3.23M
RKT
782
DELISTED
ROCK-TENN COMPANY CL-A
RKT
$9.26M 0.02%
153,757
-6,206
-4% -$392K
BALL icon
783
Ball Corp
BALL
$17B
$9.19M 0.02%
261,972
+9,684
+4% +$350K
SIAL
784
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$9.17M 0.02%
65,826
-34,691
-35% -$4.82M
BCS.PRC
785
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$9.17M 0.02%
354,326
+41,458
+13% +$1.08M
ISRG icon
786
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$121B
$9.16M 0.02%
170,217
-531,117
-76% -$29.7M
EPR icon
787
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.86B
$9.16M 0.02%
167,161
+9,963
+6% +$579K
CVC
788
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$9.15M 0.02%
382,395
-895,811
-70% -$19.4M
PFG icon
789
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$23.6B
$9.11M 0.02%
177,702
+31,154
+21% +$1.62M
PEP icon
790
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
$9.06M 0.02%
97,122
-3,026
-3% -$289K
HOUS
791
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$9.06M 0.02%
193,987
-6,490
-3% -$302K
EQNR icon
792
Equinor
EQNR
$95.9B
$9.04M 0.02%
505,214
-53,932
-10% -$1.04M
SPWR
793
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$9.04M 0.02%
485,824
+138,416
+40% +$2.91M
ANSS
794
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$9.04M 0.02%
99,060
+66,646
+206% +$5.92M
RBS.PRT
795
DELISTED
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GRP PLS (THE) SPONS ADR REPSTG PFD
RBS.PRT
$9.03M 0.02%
356,242
+336,175
+1,675% +$8.56M
LXK
796
DELISTED
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
$9.01M 0.02%
203,846
-173,498
-46% -$7.7M
AIV
797
Aimco
AIV
$380M
$8.99M 0.02%
1,826,496
-1,109,640
-38% -$5.61M
HXL icon
798
Hexcel
HXL
$8.32B
$8.94M 0.02%
179,796
+81,047
+82% +$4.08M
AA icon
799
Alcoa
AA
$11.7B
$8.91M 0.02%
+332,635
New +$10.3M
IT icon
800
Gartner
IT
$9.41B
$8.9M 0.02%
103,810
-68,933
-40% -$5.91M

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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.