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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
EME icon
1051
Emcor
EME
$33.1B
$5.03M 0.01%
105,280
-3,808
-3% -$177K
WNR
1052
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
$5M 0.01%
114,722
-19,927
-15% -$885K
MMP
1053
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$4.99M 0.01%
68,001
+20,467
+43% +$1.64M
UPBD icon
1054
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.19B
$4.97M 0.01%
175,280
+32,294
+23% +$969K
GWW icon
1055
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$4.96M 0.01%
20,966
+2,002
+11% +$485K
CEB
1056
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$4.95M 0.01%
56,871
+25,473
+81% +$2.17M
STT icon
1057
State Street
STT
$50.9B
$4.95M 0.01%
64,217
+24,560
+62% +$1.91M
BWLD
1058
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$4.94M 0.01%
31,538
+18,241
+137% +$2.98M
WWD icon
1059
Woodward
WWD
$25B
$4.93M 0.01%
89,705
+32,363
+56% +$1.66M
OI icon
1060
O-I Glass
OI
$1.39B
$4.89M 0.01%
213,311
-77,277
-27% -$1.88M
OII icon
1061
Oceaneering
OII
$5.25B
$4.88M 0.01%
104,657
+1,466
+1% +$77.1K
WCN
1062
Waste Connections
WCN
$42.8B
$4.85M 0.01%
154,475
-56,875
-27% -$1.81M
GEOS icon
1063
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$91.6M
$4.84M 0.01%
210,216
+86,350
+70% +$1.8M
REG icon
1064
Regency Centers
REG
$15B
$4.81M 0.01%
81,522
-26,762
-25% -$1.71M
KSU
1065
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$4.8M 0.01%
+52,612
New +$5.19M
EDE
1066
DELISTED
Empire District Electric
EDE
$4.79M 0.01%
219,737
-180,158
-45% -$4.23M
ECL icon
1067
Ecolab
ECL
$75.6B
$4.76M 0.01%
42,124
+26,760
+174% +$3.08M
CRR
1068
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
$4.74M 0.01%
113,857
-44,703
-28% -$1.8M
WERN icon
1069
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.54B
$4.74M 0.01%
180,545
-26,741
-13% -$760K
MAA icon
1070
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.6B
$4.72M 0.01%
64,820
-90,697
-58% -$6.86M
WES
1071
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
$4.7M 0.01%
74,181
+12,089
+19% +$821K
BKU icon
1072
Bankunited
BKU
$3.38B
$4.69M 0.01%
130,610
+37,758
+41% +$1.29M
PB icon
1073
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.77B
$4.65M 0.01%
80,604
+16,955
+27% +$923K
ROL icon
1074
Rollins
ROL
$18.6B
$4.63M 0.01%
364,732
+229,606
+170% +$2.59M
CBSH icon
1075
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8.5B
$4.6M 0.01%
168,338
-248,417
-60% -$6.44M

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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.