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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
ERF
801
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$8.47M 0.02%
+834,889
New +$8.28M
SNPS icon
802
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.5B
$8.43M 0.02%
181,991
-80,925
-31% -$3.62M
KIM icon
803
Kimco Realty
KIM
$17.6B
$8.42M 0.02%
313,674
+78,646
+33% +$2.11M
FCE.A
804
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$8.38M 0.02%
328,355
-214,748
-40% -$5.27M
PPS
805
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$8.34M 0.02%
146,535
+95,865
+189% +$5.64M
CFG icon
806
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.4B
$8.3M 0.02%
343,962
+53,690
+18% +$1.32M
LTC
807
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.16B
$8.3M 0.02%
180,368
+16,146
+10% +$730K
BWX icon
808
State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF
BWX
$1.32B
$8.28M 0.02%
311,772
+6,092
+2% +$164K
UBSI icon
809
United Bankshares
UBSI
$6.55B
$8.28M 0.02%
220,249
+37,993
+21% +$1.39M
ARG
810
DELISTED
Airgas Inc
ARG
$8.28M 0.02%
77,982
+41,986
+117% +$4.76M
TDW icon
811
Tidewater
TDW
$3.91B
$8.26M 0.02%
13,383
+1,140
+9% +$1.01M
TOL icon
812
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
$8.24M 0.02%
209,567
+38,580
+23% +$1.41M
EE
813
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$8.21M 0.02%
212,575
+7,597
+4% +$293K
CL icon
814
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.6B
$8.21M 0.02%
118,452
+1,143
+1% +$79K
NWN icon
815
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.17B
$8.21M 0.02%
171,247
-3,288
-2% -$159K
MSM icon
816
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$7.02B
$8.19M 0.02%
113,494
+98,130
+639% +$7.32M
CTRA
817
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$8.16M 0.02%
276,205
-4,665
-2% -$132K
MTDR icon
818
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.31B
$8.15M 0.02%
371,861
-182,113
-33% -$3.93M
BOKF icon
819
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.64B
$8.14M 0.02%
132,894
-82,409
-38% -$4.81M
BCS.PRC
820
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$8.13M 0.02%
312,868
+23,547
+8% +$615K
ALSN icon
821
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$10.1B
$8.08M 0.02%
253,019
+156,554
+162% +$5.02M
HDS
822
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$8.08M 0.02%
259,330
-45,007
-15% -$1.31M
IEX icon
823
IDEX
IEX
$16.5B
$8.07M 0.02%
106,463
-19,151
-15% -$1.44M
TCF
824
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$8.07M 0.02%
513,549
-96,146
-16% -$1.48M
CWT icon
825
California Water Service
CWT
$3.04B
$8.05M 0.02%
328,435
+7,712
+2% +$191K

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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.