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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
TCOM icon
951
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.5B
$6.55M 0.02%
180,410
+56,334
+45% +$1.97M
TYL icon
952
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$12.2B
$6.53M 0.02%
50,499
+15,022
+42% +$1.87M
CQP icon
953
Cheniere Energy
CQP
$31.8B
$6.53M 0.02%
211,679
+10,379
+5% +$333K
WDR
954
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$6.53M 0.02%
138,028
+80,473
+140% +$3.92M
MDC
955
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$6.52M 0.02%
302,256
+143,558
+90% +$2.94M
MSGS icon
956
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.54B
$6.51M 0.02%
109,258
+977
+0.9% +$58.6K
DFT
957
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
$6.49M 0.02%
220,215
+16,807
+8% +$534K
UL icon
958
Unilever
UL
$131B
$6.48M 0.02%
134,000
+4,417
+3% +$218K
RPAI
959
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
$6.47M 0.02%
464,759
+341,499
+277% +$5.19M
PKY
960
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
$6.46M 0.02%
370,637
+328,200
+773% +$5.63M
HOG icon
961
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.68B
$6.45M 0.02%
114,540
+37,061
+48% +$2.12M
CDZI icon
962
Cadiz
CDZI
$266M
$6.45M 0.02%
742,166
+190,927
+35% +$1.66M
CAJ
963
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$6.45M 0.02%
198,980
+2,617
+1% +$92.6K
RBS.PRP
964
DELISTED
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (The) ADR representing Pref
RBS.PRP
$6.44M 0.02%
260,788
+21,826
+9% +$542K
GRC icon
965
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$2.16B
$6.43M 0.02%
228,991
-2,258
-1% -$63.8K
CBU icon
966
Community Bank
CBU
$3.53B
$6.42M 0.02%
169,837
+43,598
+35% +$1.57M
DRE
967
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$6.39M 0.02%
344,280
-21,599
-6% -$429K
ISCA
968
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
$6.38M 0.02%
173,920
+53,238
+44% +$1.96M
SVC
969
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.1B
$6.33M 0.02%
44,240
+12,308
+39% +$1.87M
KRC icon
970
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.58B
$6.33M 0.02%
94,264
-5,517
-6% -$393K
CVG
971
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
$6.33M 0.02%
248,146
+121,754
+96% +$2.95M
MTX icon
972
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.31B
$6.32M 0.02%
92,685
+9,434
+11% +$655K
FHN icon
973
First Horizon
FHN
$12.1B
$6.3M 0.02%
401,940
+107,201
+36% +$1.58M
TTC icon
974
Toro Company
TTC
$8.93B
$6.29M 0.02%
185,566
+153,998
+488% +$5.28M
AXTA icon
975
Axalta
AXTA
$7.01B
$6.27M 0.02%
189,431
+67,408
+55% +$2.23M

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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.