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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
+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
Cap. Flow
+$3.11B
Cap. Flow %
9.14%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.75%
Holding
2,403
New
160
Increased
1,020
Reduced
1,025
Closed
188

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
HXL icon
1026
Hexcel
HXL
$8.32B
$5.08M 0.01%
98,749
-29,978
-23% -$1.37M
NTES icon
1027
NetEase
NTES
$76.5B
$5.07M 0.01%
240,745
+47,980
+25% +$1.01M
EME icon
1028
Emcor
EME
$33.1B
$5.07M 0.01%
109,088
-15,853
-13% -$688K
THS
1029
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$5.07M 0.01%
59,580
+54,896
+1,172% +$4.74M
CMC icon
1030
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.63B
$5.05M 0.01%
312,029
+169,633
+119% +$2.48M
ROK icon
1031
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$51.4B
$5.05M 0.01%
+43,509
New +$4.89M
IVZ icon
1032
Invesco
IVZ
$13.3B
$5.01M 0.01%
126,364
-276,457
-69% -$10.8M
RBS.PRM
1033
DELISTED
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND PLC SPONS ADR SER M REPSTG (UK)
RBS.PRM
$5.01M 0.01%
200,000
+12,876
+7% +$320K
GPRE icon
1034
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.19B
$4.99M 0.01%
174,762
+63,243
+57% +$1.58M
ZION icon
1035
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$10.1B
$4.94M 0.01%
182,847
-222,988
-55% -$5.84M
EPD icon
1036
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$83.8B
$4.92M 0.01%
149,501
+49,452
+49% +$1.66M
SANM icon
1037
Sanmina
SANM
$11.2B
$4.92M 0.01%
203,330
+38,739
+24% +$889K
FMC icon
1038
FMC
FMC
$1.42B
$4.85M 0.01%
97,736
+83,976
+610% +$4.38M
ROSE
1039
DELISTED
ROSETTA RESOURCES INC
ROSE
$4.85M 0.01%
+284,872
New +$5.45M
DNOW icon
1040
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$2.63B
$4.84M 0.01%
223,903
-30,402
-12% -$707K
CRR
1041
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
$4.84M 0.01%
+158,560
New +$5.56M
RGR icon
1042
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$610M
$4.83M 0.01%
97,410
+88,983
+1,056% +$3.99M
CCEP icon
1043
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$46.5B
$4.83M 0.01%
109,320
+94,504
+638% +$4.13M
CRS icon
1044
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$30B
$4.83M 0.01%
124,223
-77,322
-38% -$3.12M
IMS
1045
DELISTED
IMS HEALTH HLDGS INC COM STK (DE)
IMS
$4.82M 0.01%
178,084
+832
+0.5% +$21.6K
QIHU
1046
DELISTED
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
$4.78M 0.01%
93,414
+16,567
+22% +$899K
FICO icon
1047
Fair Isaac
FICO
$28.7B
$4.76M 0.01%
+53,677
New +$4.32M
WRI
1048
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$4.75M 0.01%
132,119
+26,348
+25% +$960K
KEX icon
1049
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.95B
$4.74M 0.01%
63,212
-36,882
-37% -$2.85M
DLB icon
1050
Dolby
DLB
$4.72B
$4.72M 0.01%
123,798
-67,747
-35% -$2.7M

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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.