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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
(+15%)
Cap. Flow
+$3.11B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
9.14%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.75%
Holding
2,403
New
160
Increased
1,020
Reduced
1,025
Closed
188
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$308M |
| 2 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$249M |
| 3 |
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
|
+$221M |
| 4 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$217M |
| 5 |
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CBST
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
|
+$96.7M |
| 2 |
NPSP
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NPSP
|
+$85M |
| 3 |
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
|
+$64.4M |
| 4 |
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
|
+$58.1M |
| 5 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$54.5M |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
851
Western Union
WU
$2.57B
| $7.7M | 0.02% |
369,860
+35,053
| +10% | +$653K |
|
|
RBS.PRR
852
DELISTED
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (The) ADR repstg USD Pfd Sh
RBS.PRR
| $7.7M | 0.02% |
+312,892
| New | +$7.67M |
|
853
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.46B
| $7.69M | 0.02% |
35,812
-26,368
| -42% | -$5.56M |
|
|
UMPQ
854
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
| $7.67M | 0.02% |
446,437
+198,727
| +80% | +$3.28M |
|
855
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90B
| $7.67M | 0.02% |
415,823
-494,692
| -54% | -$9.01M |
|
|
LINE
856
DELISTED
LINN ENERGY LLC COM UTS REP LTD LIABILITY CO INTS
LINE
| $7.67M | 0.02% |
+693,256
| New | +$7.91M |
|
|
VNR
857
DELISTED
Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC
VNR
| $7.64M | 0.02% |
+546,409
| New | +$8.5M |
|
858
Westlake Corp
WLK
$9.46B
| $7.62M | 0.02% |
105,902
+34,047
| +47% | +$2.18M |
|
859
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.58B
| $7.6M | 0.02% |
99,781
+13,797
| +16% | +$1.03M |
|
|
LVNTA
860
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
| $7.6M | 0.02% |
180,850
+74,827
| +71% | +$2.91M |
|
861
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$39.4B
| $7.59M | 0.02% |
161,330
-62,859
| -28% | -$2.89M |
|
|
BCS.PRA.CL
862
DELISTED
Barclays Bank Plc Series 3
BCS.PRA.CL
| $7.58M | 0.02% |
294,125
+19,497
| +7% | +$507K |
|
863
Allegion
ALLE
$13B
| $7.55M | 0.02% |
123,447
+72,507
| +142% | +$4.14M |
|
864
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.13B
| $7.54M | 0.02% |
252,670
+121,679
| +93% | +$3.48M |
|
865
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$23.6B
| $7.53M | 0.02% |
146,548
-143,069
| -49% | -$7.19M |
|
|
WGL
866
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
| $7.53M | 0.02% |
133,438
-2,707
| -2% | -$149K |
|
867
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.7B
| $7.52M | 0.02% |
609,271
-407,066
| -40% | -$4.88M |
|
868
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.56B
| $7.51M | 0.02% |
74,377
-10,758
| -13% | -$1.17M |
|
|
CNW
869
DELISTED
CON-WAY INC.
CNW
| $7.51M | 0.02% |
170,108
-21,444
| -11% | -$946K |
|
|
CAB
870
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
| $7.49M | 0.02% |
+133,774
| New | +$7.4M |
|
871
Regency Centers
REG
$15B
| $7.37M | 0.02% |
108,284
+13,043
| +14% | +$877K |
|
872
UDR
UDR
$12.9B
| $7.28M | 0.02% |
213,959
+20,019
| +10% | +$658K |
|
873
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$7.1B
| $7.28M | 0.02% |
302,200
-2,869
| -0.9% | -$69K |
|
874
American Tower
AMT
$77.7B
| $7.25M | 0.02% |
76,964
-92,826
| -55% | -$9.03M |
|
|
WOOF
875
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
| $7.23M | 0.02% |
131,857
-551,484
| -81% | -$28.8M |
|
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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.