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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
SWI
801
DELISTED
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
$8.9M 0.02%
192,916
-204,795
-51% -$10.1M
SM icon
802
SM Energy
SM
$7.96B
$8.88M 0.02%
192,432
-151,784
-44% -$8.01M
CNL
803
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$8.85M 0.02%
164,426
+3,480
+2% +$189K
POR icon
804
Portland General Electric
POR
$6.02B
$8.84M 0.02%
266,632
+20,715
+8% +$726K
HEP
805
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
$8.84M 0.02%
251,458
+31,890
+15% +$1.06M
HUB.B
806
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$8.83M 0.02%
81,549
-56,333
-41% -$6.2M
LYV icon
807
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$41.2B
$8.8M 0.02%
320,221
-795,727
-71% -$21.7M
GMLP
808
DELISTED
Golar LNG Partners LP
GMLP
$8.79M 0.02%
356,322
+8,881
+3% +$246K
ZWS icon
809
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$8.07B
$8.76M 0.02%
760,806
+28,443
+4% +$357K
VEON icon
810
VEON
VEON
$3.53B
$8.74M 0.02%
70,375
+2,715
+4% +$385K
WYNN icon
811
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$10.1B
$8.74M 0.02%
88,621
+19,993
+29% +$2.26M
ECON icon
812
Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
ECON
$327M
$8.74M 0.02%
335,504
-3,610
-1% -$97.3K
PACW
813
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$8.74M 0.02%
186,906
+114,159
+157% +$5.28M
TGP
814
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
$8.73M 0.02%
271,268
+39,964
+17% +$1.44M
POST icon
815
Post Holdings
POST
$4.12B
$8.72M 0.02%
246,942
+106,346
+76% +$3.28M
WPP icon
816
WPP
WPP
$4.04B
$8.7M 0.02%
77,154
+2,356
+3% +$277K
SPLS
817
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$8.69M 0.02%
567,521
-2,099,114
-79% -$34.2M
MAN icon
818
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.39B
$8.68M 0.02%
97,130
-67,031
-41% -$5.78M
BMI icon
819
Badger Meter
BMI
$3.66B
$8.63M 0.02%
271,944
-67,854
-20% -$2.14M
KIM icon
820
Kimco Realty
KIM
$17.6B
$8.63M 0.02%
382,931
+69,257
+22% +$1.69M
PX
821
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$8.61M 0.02%
72,014
-16,566
-19% -$2.02M
EE
822
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$8.61M 0.02%
248,339
+35,764
+17% +$1.3M
PPG icon
823
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.9B
$8.6M 0.02%
74,932
-61,580
-45% -$7.03M
UIL
824
DELISTED
UIL HOLDINGS
UIL
$8.59M 0.02%
187,542
-14,428
-7% -$716K
EMB icon
825
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$8.58M 0.02%
78,039
-30,717
-28% -$3.44M

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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.