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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
COHR icon
1076
Coherent
COHR
$55.2B
$4.44M 0.01%
240,580
+60,587
+34% +$998K
WAT icon
1077
Waters Corp
WAT
$36.8B
$4.43M 0.01%
35,670
+21,912
+159% +$2.61M
EHC icon
1078
Encompass Health
EHC
$11.2B
$4.43M 0.01%
125,441
-5,220
-4% -$179K
DRI icon
1079
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$22.5B
$4.42M 0.01%
71,256
-9,278
-12% -$519K
DRC
1080
DELISTED
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
$4.41M 0.01%
54,829
-38,901
-42% -$3.15M
LBTYK icon
1081
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.27B
$4.36M 0.01%
108,199
+9,833
+10% +$389K
NTCT icon
1082
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.86B
$4.36M 0.01%
99,319
-44,338
-31% -$1.72M
LBTYA icon
1083
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.31B
$4.35M 0.01%
102,446
+9,766
+11% +$408K
TXRH icon
1084
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$12.7B
$4.33M 0.01%
118,954
+2,976
+3% +$106K
LXU icon
1085
LSB Industries
LXU
$881M
$4.31M 0.01%
135,671
+43,873
+48% +$1.2M
POST icon
1086
Post Holdings
POST
$4.12B
$4.31M 0.01%
+140,596
New +$4.3M
UVE icon
1087
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.16B
$4.31M 0.01%
168,340
-9,980
-6% -$235K
AMN icon
1088
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.28B
$4.29M 0.01%
185,998
+161,757
+667% +$3.35M
TFCF
1089
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$4.29M 0.01%
130,478
+26,254
+25% +$881K
AYR
1090
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
$4.28M 0.01%
190,677
+5,247
+3% +$114K
ITRI icon
1091
Itron
ITRI
$3.73B
$4.28M 0.01%
117,113
-11,230
-9% -$418K
TYL icon
1092
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$12.2B
$4.28M 0.01%
35,477
+22,876
+182% +$2.62M
WBD icon
1093
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.6B
$4.28M 0.01%
138,974
+29,928
+27% +$939K
DHC
1094
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$2.26B
$4.27M 0.01%
194,121
-94,364
-33% -$2.11M
ANN
1095
DELISTED
ANN INC
ANN
$4.26M 0.01%
103,843
+44,239
+74% +$1.62M
CMCSK
1096
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$4.25M 0.01%
75,797
+8,104
+12% +$454K
RRX icon
1097
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$14.2B
$4.25M 0.01%
53,148
-88,538
-62% -$6.63M
IP icon
1098
International Paper
IP
$22.3B
$4.24M 0.01%
80,709
-85,848
-52% -$4.45M
DISCK
1099
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$4.23M 0.01%
143,464
-80,261
-36% -$2.43M
RJF icon
1100
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$32.5B
$4.21M 0.01%
111,318
+17,397
+19% +$650K

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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.