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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
BOH icon
1151
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.33B
$3.69M 0.01%
60,354
+747
+1% +$44.1K
PLCM
1152
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
$3.69M 0.01%
275,157
+29,239
+12% +$391K
SCHW
1153
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$177B
$3.67M 0.01%
120,698
-466,684
-79% -$13.5M
CYNO
1154
DELISTED
Cynosure, Inc. Class A
CYNO
$3.67M 0.01%
119,776
+84,712
+242% +$2.56M
AIR icon
1155
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.15B
$3.66M 0.01%
119,143
+21
+0% +$622
MMS icon
1156
Maximus
MMS
$3.14B
$3.66M 0.01%
54,783
+29,215
+114% +$1.74M
CVGW
1157
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$3.65M 0.01%
70,955
+7,308
+11% +$327K
MMP
1158
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$3.65M 0.01%
+47,534
New +$3.8M
TCOM icon
1159
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.5B
$3.64M 0.01%
124,076
+16,022
+15% +$387K
MATX icon
1160
Matsons
MATX
$6.37B
$3.63M 0.01%
86,225
+65,011
+306% +$2.47M
RVBD
1161
DELISTED
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM
RVBD
$3.61M 0.01%
172,699
-113,914
-40% -$2.37M
ZAYO
1162
DELISTED
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAYO
$3.61M 0.01%
129,043
+1,908
+2% +$54.4K
MCO icon
1163
Moody's
MCO
$81.7B
$3.6M 0.01%
34,730
-133,318
-79% -$12.9M
USB icon
1164
US Bancorp
USB
$99.6B
$3.6M 0.01%
82,494
-123,923
-60% -$5.43M
DTSI
1165
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$3.6M 0.01%
105,709
-2,704
-2% -$82.8K
HMN icon
1166
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.1B
$3.59M 0.01%
105,051
-20,019
-16% -$644K
CVI icon
1167
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.36B
$3.59M 0.01%
84,279
+11,480
+16% +$453K
CHSP
1168
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
$3.59M 0.01%
106,016
+4,645
+5% +$167K
POWR
1169
DELISTED
POWERSECURE INTL INC COM STK (DE)
POWR
$3.57M 0.01%
270,965
+220,218
+434% +$2.4M
WNS
1170
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
$3.54M 0.01%
145,586
+24,291
+20% +$566K
KING
1171
DELISTED
KING DIGITAL ENTMT PLC ORD SHS (IRL)
KING
$3.52M 0.01%
219,683
+19,256
+10% +$278K
LECO icon
1172
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.8B
$3.5M 0.01%
53,592
+10,937
+26% +$741K
BHE icon
1173
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.91B
$3.5M 0.01%
145,760
+10,099
+7% +$241K
MAGN
1174
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$488M
$3.5M 0.01%
9,766
-260
-3% -$83.6K
CPT icon
1175
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.3B
$3.49M 0.01%
44,717
-5,115
-10% -$392K

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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.