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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
WLK icon
1126
Westlake Corp
WLK
$9.46B
$4.11M 0.01%
59,935
-45,967
-43% -$3.34M
FNFG
1127
DELISTED
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INC
FNFG
$4.11M 0.01%
+435,480
New +$3.98M
FXI icon
1128
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.31B
$4.1M 0.01%
88,845
-1,392
-2% -$68.9K
ALSN icon
1129
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$10.1B
$4.09M 0.01%
139,964
-113,055
-45% -$3.51M
RJF icon
1130
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$32.5B
$4.08M 0.01%
102,822
-8,496
-8% -$330K
CSX icon
1131
CSX Corp
CSX
$98.6B
$4.08M 0.01%
375,084
-617,133
-62% -$7.15M
ACM icon
1132
Aecom
ACM
$9.07B
$4.07M 0.01%
123,085
-389,006
-76% -$12.8M
BRLI
1133
DELISTED
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
$4.07M 0.01%
98,709
+24,827
+34% +$890K
WPC icon
1134
W.P. Carey
WPC
$17.1B
$4.06M 0.01%
70,274
-101,104
-59% -$6.32M
FINL
1135
DELISTED
Finish Line
FINL
$4.05M 0.01%
145,480
+10,368
+8% +$268K
EVR icon
1136
Evercore
EVR
$13.1B
$4.04M 0.01%
74,964
+9,954
+15% +$508K
PLCM
1137
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
$4.04M 0.01%
353,359
+78,202
+28% +$1.02M
AMSG
1138
DELISTED
Amsurg Corp
AMSG
$3.99M 0.01%
57,004
+23,262
+69% +$1.55M
WAFD icon
1139
WaFd
WAFD
$2.72B
$3.97M 0.01%
170,140
+13,672
+9% +$306K
LAD icon
1140
Lithia Motors
LAD
$7.78B
$3.96M 0.01%
34,996
+7,619
+28% +$811K
CYNO
1141
DELISTED
Cynosure, Inc. Class A
CYNO
$3.94M 0.01%
102,256
-17,520
-15% -$616K
CBM
1142
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$3.94M 0.01%
89,630
-10,148
-10% -$420K
CMTL icon
1143
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$51.8M
$3.93M 0.01%
135,137
+39,020
+41% +$1.18M
MIDD icon
1144
Middleby
MIDD
$6.05B
$3.92M 0.01%
34,953
-26,900
-43% -$2.88M
GVA icon
1145
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.45B
$3.92M 0.01%
110,353
+38,192
+53% +$1.39M
SAVE
1146
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$3.91M 0.01%
63,014
-56,473
-47% -$3.85M
EWT icon
1147
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$10B
$3.91M 0.01%
123,894
-437
-0.4% -$14.1K
MHO icon
1148
M/I Homes
MHO
$3.83B
$3.9M 0.01%
158,259
+2,649
+2% +$63.1K
AMX icon
1149
America Movil
AMX
$78.1B
$3.9M 0.01%
182,942
-12,570
-6% -$265K
A icon
1150
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.1B
$3.88M 0.01%
100,435
-357,273
-78% -$14.8M

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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.