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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SJR
951
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
| $6.3M | 0.02% |
280,772
+50,884
| +22% | +$1.21M |
|
952
Morgan Stanley
MS
$337B
| $6.3M | 0.02% |
176,403
-159,987
| -48% | -$5.74M |
|
|
ACH
953
Accendra Health
ACH
$240M
| $6.27M | 0.02% |
185,212
-80,871
| -30% | -$2.82M |
|
954
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.11B
| $6.26M | 0.02% |
141,338
+7,958
| +6% | +$353K |
|
955
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.25B
| $6.26M | 0.02% |
528,539
+78,203
| +17% | +$930K |
|
956
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
| $6.26M | 0.02% |
146,051
+18,809
| +15% | +$808K |
|
957
Enbridge
ENB
$124B
| $6.25M | 0.02% |
128,972
+10,746
| +9% | +$517K |
|
958
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$12.4B
| $6.25M | 0.02% |
68,869
+8,514
| +14% | +$737K |
|
|
BRCD
959
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
| $6.22M | 0.02% |
524,312
-233,765
| -31% | -$2.79M |
|
960
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
| $6.2M | 0.02% |
130,505
+18,832
| +17% | +$919K |
|
961
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$125B
| $6.17M | 0.02% |
102,927
+17,292
| +20% | +$1.07M |
|
962
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.38B
| $6.17M | 0.02% |
217,136
-5,760
| -3% | -$163K |
|
|
CCC
963
DELISTED
Calgon Carbon Corp
CCC
| $6.16M | 0.02% |
292,411
+16,959
| +6% | +$343K |
|
964
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
| $6.14M | 0.02% |
101,799
+14,651
| +17% | +$901K |
|
965
Celanese
CE
$5.09B
| $6.14M | 0.02% |
109,955
-4,672
| -4% | -$264K |
|
966
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$27.9B
| $6.14M | 0.02% |
48,121
-1,435
| -3% | -$176K |
|
967
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$29.9B
| $6.13M | 0.02% |
+193,538
| New | +$6.23M |
|
968
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$107B
| $6.12M | 0.02% |
168,878
+29,563
| +21% | +$1.1M |
|
969
Honda
HMC
$36.5B
| $6.12M | 0.02% |
186,742
-13,057
| -7% | -$421K |
|
970
Keysight
KEYS
$54.5B
| $6.12M | 0.02% |
164,653
+75,822
| +85% | +$2.73M |
|
|
SVU
971
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
| $6.11M | 0.02% |
75,075
-63
| -0.1% | -$4.52K |
|
972
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.82B
| $6.11M | 0.02% |
122,752
-2,897
| -2% | -$140K |
|
973
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.31B
| $6.09M | 0.02% |
83,251
+27,980
| +51% | +$1.9M |
|
974
Unilever
UL
$131B
| $6.08M | 0.02% |
129,583
+1,381
| +1% | +$66.2K |
|
|
KATE
975
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
| $6.04M | 0.02% |
+180,766
| New | +$5.72M |
|
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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.