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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
GPI icon
1176
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.94B
$3.48M 0.01%
40,374
+27,545
+215% +$2.26M
SABR icon
1177
Sabre
SABR
$656M
$3.48M 0.01%
143,428
+2,274
+2% +$48.7K
PSIX
1178
Power Solutions International
PSIX
$691M
$3.48M 0.01%
54,139
+1,852
+4% +$96.6K
CGI
1179
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$3.46M 0.01%
127,090
+6,738
+6% +$168K
HUN icon
1180
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.24B
$3.46M 0.01%
155,988
+48,049
+45% +$1.07M
EIG icon
1181
Employers Holdings
EIG
$908M
$3.46M 0.01%
128,096
+79,283
+162% +$1.86M
ASRT
1182
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
$3.44M 0.01%
2,559
-706
-22% -$869K
PDCE
1183
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$3.44M 0.01%
+63,597
New +$3.08M
ITG
1184
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$3.42M 0.01%
112,698
-39,809
-26% -$915K
SCL icon
1185
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.31B
$3.42M 0.01%
81,962
+25,142
+44% +$1M
HVT icon
1186
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$401M
$3.41M 0.01%
137,197
+4,330
+3% +$105K
WAFD icon
1187
WaFd
WAFD
$2.72B
$3.41M 0.01%
156,468
+89,587
+134% +$1.89M
GNCMA
1188
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A-1 Common Stock
GNCMA
$3.41M 0.01%
216,487
-21,508
-9% -$316K
PACW
1189
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$3.41M 0.01%
72,747
-49,822
-41% -$2.25M
AREX
1190
DELISTED
Approach Resources Inc.
AREX
$3.41M 0.01%
517,578
+334,041
+182% +$2.3M
HNGR
1191
DELISTED
Hanger Inc.
HNGR
$3.4M 0.01%
149,948
+20,255
+16% +$475K
CSH
1192
DELISTED
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC
CSH
$3.39M 0.01%
145,556
+11,163
+8% +$247K
CIVI
1193
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
$3.37M 0.01%
+1,225
New +$3.5M
AXTA icon
1194
Axalta
AXTA
$7.01B
$3.37M 0.01%
122,023
+175
+0.1% +$4.72K
FOR icon
1195
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.44B
$3.36M 0.01%
213,044
+155,912
+273% +$2.3M
EVR icon
1196
Evercore
EVR
$13.1B
$3.36M 0.01%
65,010
-719
-1% -$36.5K
SCTY
1197
DELISTED
SolarCity Corporation
SCTY
$3.35M 0.01%
65,406
-48,001
-42% -$2.47M
ZUMZ icon
1198
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$320M
$3.35M 0.01%
83,173
+11,112
+15% +$431K
PB icon
1199
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.77B
$3.34M 0.01%
63,649
+42,391
+199% +$2.15M
GIII icon
1200
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.47B
$3.32M 0.01%
58,994
-1,630
-3% -$83.9K

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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.