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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CAJ
901
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
| $6.95M | 0.02% |
196,363
+13,290
| +7% | +$435K |
|
|
DNB
902
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
| $6.94M | 0.02% |
54,068
-42,845
| -44% | -$5.37M |
|
903
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.81B
| $6.94M | 0.02% |
373,048
-15,329
| -4% | -$278K |
|
|
TTM
904
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
| $6.93M | 0.02% |
153,726
+24,213
| +19% | +$1.14M |
|
905
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$2.16B
| $6.93M | 0.02% |
231,249
+5,398
| +2% | +$158K |
|
|
TEN
906
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $6.93M | 0.02% |
120,613
-626
| -0.5% | -$34.7K |
|
|
BPL
907
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
| $6.92M | 0.02% |
91,692
+18,924
| +26% | +$1.42M |
|
|
SBNY
908
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
| $6.92M | 0.02% |
53,391
-8,502
| -14% | -$1.06M |
|
|
PCP
909
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
| $6.91M | 0.02% |
+32,896
| New | +$6.98M |
|
|
HEP
910
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
| $6.9M | 0.02% |
219,568
+44,484
| +25% | +$1.43M |
|
911
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
| $6.89M | 0.02% |
60,657
-2,850
| -4% | -$323K |
|
|
TIF
912
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
| $6.88M | 0.02% |
78,160
-67,016
| -46% | -$5.99M |
|
|
MRD
913
DELISTED
MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEV CORP COM STK (DE)
MRD
| $6.87M | 0.02% |
386,983
+284,024
| +276% | +$5.31M |
|
914
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$11.7B
| $6.86M | 0.02% |
78,667
-105,750
| -57% | -$9.37M |
|
915
Merck
MRK
$324B
| $6.84M | 0.02% |
124,656
-214,115
| -63% | -$12.1M |
|
916
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.78B
| $6.83M | 0.02% |
258,757
-218,013
| -46% | -$5.64M |
|
917
Abbott
ABT
$180B
| $6.8M | 0.02% |
146,855
+5,264
| +4% | +$242K |
|
|
WCN
918
Waste Connections
WCN
$42.8B
| $6.78M | 0.02% |
211,350
-5,903
| -3% | -$180K |
|
919
O-I Glass
OI
$1.39B
| $6.78M | 0.02% |
290,588
-139,421
| -32% | -$3.42M |
|
|
AL
920
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
| $6.71M | 0.02% |
177,933
-45,955
| -21% | -$1.69M |
|
921
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.3B
| $6.67M | 0.02% |
471,181
+17,685
| +4% | +$243K |
|
|
HSNI
922
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
| $6.65M | 0.02% |
97,463
+77,660
| +392% | +$5.47M |
|
|
WNR
923
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
| $6.65M | 0.02% |
+134,649
| New | +$5.63M |
|
|
ETP
924
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners L.p.
ETP
| $6.65M | 0.02% |
119,242
+32,350
| +37% | +$1.92M |
|
|
DFT
925
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
| $6.65M | 0.02% |
203,408
+25,945
| +15% | +$876K |
|
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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.