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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
OVV icon
826
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.5B
$8.02M 0.02%
143,786
+5,270
+4% +$331K
BMR
827
DELISTED
BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC
BMR
$8.01M 0.02%
353,628
+239,143
+209% +$5.49M
AWK icon
828
American Water Works
AWK
$26.3B
$7.99M 0.02%
147,406
+3,488
+2% +$190K
DRE
829
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$7.96M 0.02%
365,879
+94,352
+35% +$2.03M
RNR icon
830
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.7B
$7.96M 0.02%
79,804
-91,446
-53% -$9.14M
YUM icon
831
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41B
$7.96M 0.02%
140,590
+26,986
+24% +$1.47M
NS
832
DELISTED
NuStar Energy L.P.
NS
$7.94M 0.02%
130,876
+6,868
+6% +$416K
CLNY
833
DELISTED
Colony Capital, Inc.
CLNY
$7.92M 0.02%
305,577
+23,740
+8% +$595K
JBLU icon
834
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.96B
$7.91M 0.02%
411,026
-247,673
-38% -$4.22M
NW.PRC.CL
835
DELISTED
Natwest Bank Ads Series C
NW.PRC.CL
$7.89M 0.02%
303,975
+26,011
+9% +$681K
HST icon
836
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$16.8B
$7.89M 0.02%
391,028
-42,254
-10% -$943K
CRK icon
837
Comstock Resources
CRK
$3.97B
$7.88M 0.02%
441,616
+97,852
+28% +$2.42M
BFH icon
838
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.21B
$7.87M 0.02%
33,288
+22,849
+219% +$5.22M
DBD
839
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$7.87M 0.02%
221,844
+37,177
+20% +$1.25M
BUD icon
840
AB InBev
BUD
$158B
$7.85M 0.02%
64,397
+978
+2% +$118K
NVS icon
841
Novartis
NVS
$295B
$7.85M 0.02%
88,829
+79
+0.1% +$7.01K
B
842
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$7.84M 0.02%
193,601
-33,780
-15% -$1.27M
NWPX icon
843
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.25B
$7.81M 0.02%
340,446
+22,400
+7% +$546K
LNN icon
844
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.16B
$7.81M 0.02%
102,403
+3,179
+3% +$267K
MLI icon
845
Mueller Industries
MLI
$14.1B
$7.8M 0.02%
863,552
+12,312
+1% +$105K
MDT icon
846
Medtronic
MDT
$107B
$7.8M 0.02%
99,981
-132,369
-57% -$10M
TLM
847
DELISTED
TALISMAN ENERGY INC
TLM
$7.75M 0.02%
1,009,684
-958,280
-49% -$7.32M
TLP
848
DELISTED
Transmontaigne
TLP
$7.74M 0.02%
239,830
+49,096
+26% +$1.7M
GIS icon
849
General Mills
GIS
$19.2B
$7.74M 0.02%
136,710
-17,423
-11% -$929K
QRVO icon
850
Qorvo
QRVO
$7.63B
$7.72M 0.02%
+96,807
New +$6.89M

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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.