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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
CMP icon
1001
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.24B
$5.99M 0.02%
72,952
+12,899
+21% +$1.14M
MGEE icon
1002
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.11B
$5.99M 0.02%
154,520
+13,182
+9% +$534K
OGS icon
1003
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.05B
$5.98M 0.02%
140,436
-11,256
-7% -$480K
CPA icon
1004
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.56B
$5.97M 0.02%
72,281
-2,096
-3% -$200K
RY icon
1005
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
$5.96M 0.02%
97,509
-4,290
-4% -$276K
CM icon
1006
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$107B
$5.96M 0.02%
161,746
-7,132
-4% -$275K
DBD
1007
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$5.95M 0.02%
169,942
-51,902
-23% -$1.83M
HHH icon
1008
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.93B
$5.94M 0.02%
+43,415
New +$6.18M
PCY icon
1009
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.38B
$5.94M 0.02%
214,392
-2,744
-1% -$77.9K
POLY
1010
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$5.94M 0.02%
105,424
+29,854
+40% +$1.66M
MWA icon
1011
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.92B
$5.91M 0.02%
649,429
+8,212
+1% +$79.2K
BRO icon
1012
Brown & Brown
BRO
$22.9B
$5.91M 0.02%
359,540
-40,014
-10% -$654K
UGI icon
1013
UGI
UGI
$8B
$5.89M 0.02%
171,062
-232,307
-58% -$8.24M
MLI icon
1014
Mueller Industries
MLI
$14.1B
$5.89M 0.02%
678,716
-184,836
-21% -$1.65M
CGNX icon
1015
Cognex
CGNX
$10.3B
$5.88M 0.02%
244,380
+195,794
+403% +$4.81M
CE icon
1016
Celanese
CE
$5.09B
$5.84M 0.02%
81,277
-28,678
-26% -$1.91M
FDO
1017
DELISTED
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
$5.84M 0.02%
74,102
-155,908
-68% -$12.3M
AMN icon
1018
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.28B
$5.84M 0.02%
184,770
-1,228
-0.7% -$32.1K
TRP icon
1019
TC Energy
TRP
$73.5B
$5.83M 0.02%
143,581
+2,371
+2% +$104K
IPHS
1020
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
$5.82M 0.02%
110,577
+60,074
+119% +$3.26M
AZN icon
1021
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
$5.81M 0.02%
91,240
-4,354
-5% -$298K
CDK
1022
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$5.79M 0.02%
107,341
+21,903
+26% +$1.12M
SXI icon
1023
Standex International
SXI
$3.68B
$5.76M 0.02%
72,107
+55,101
+324% +$4.49M
GEL icon
1024
Genesis Energy
GEL
$1.84B
$5.75M 0.01%
+130,931
New +$6.18M
CMC icon
1025
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.63B
$5.62M 0.01%
349,760
+37,731
+12% +$616K

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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.