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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
ANIP icon
1201
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.77B
$3.45M 0.01%
+55,618
New +$3.31M
LSI
1202
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$3.45M 0.01%
59,505
+153
+0.3% +$9.16K
PDCE
1203
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$3.44M 0.01%
64,219
+622
+1% +$35.1K
ACIW icon
1204
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.72B
$3.44M 0.01%
139,807
+76,616
+121% +$1.8M
IRDM icon
1205
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$4.85B
$3.42M 0.01%
376,652
+356,517
+1,771% +$3.67M
ANK
1206
DELISTED
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK,INC
ANK
$3.42M 0.01%
49,522
+3,830
+8% +$265K
TBI
1207
Trueblue
TBI
$234M
$3.41M 0.01%
114,090
+25,536
+29% +$719K
CLGX
1208
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
$3.41M 0.01%
+85,936
New +$3.28M
IPXL
1209
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
$3.41M 0.01%
74,225
+36,796
+98% +$1.75M
PZZA icon
1210
Papa John's
PZZA
$999M
$3.4M 0.01%
45,034
-8,366
-16% -$558K
TUP
1211
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$3.4M 0.01%
52,732
+6,075
+13% +$407K
WRI
1212
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$3.4M 0.01%
104,062
-28,057
-21% -$950K
BRS
1213
DELISTED
Bristow Group, Inc.
BRS
$3.4M 0.01%
63,766
+23,832
+60% +$1.4M
CRUS icon
1214
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$6.74B
$3.4M 0.01%
99,834
+72,029
+259% +$2.54M
MYRG icon
1215
MYR Group
MYRG
$5.9B
$3.39M 0.01%
109,513
-15,125
-12% -$455K
SYKE
1216
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
$3.39M 0.01%
139,781
+27,780
+25% +$687K
SAFM
1217
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$3.39M 0.01%
45,080
-3,247
-7% -$258K
NWE icon
1218
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.48B
$3.38M 0.01%
69,343
+9,629
+16% +$498K
EPAC icon
1219
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.77B
$3.38M 0.01%
146,155
+25,619
+21% +$613K
SANM icon
1220
Sanmina
SANM
$11.2B
$3.37M 0.01%
167,133
-36,197
-18% -$791K
MTH icon
1221
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.87B
$3.37M 0.01%
+143,004
New +$3.23M
TG icon
1222
Tredegar Corp
TG
$268M
$3.35M 0.01%
151,501
+50,644
+50% +$1.06M
GDOT icon
1223
Green Dot
GDOT
$753M
$3.34M 0.01%
174,469
+78,312
+81% +$1.27M
HELE icon
1224
Helen of Troy
HELE
$663M
$3.33M 0.01%
34,167
+6,819
+25% +$600K
TESO
1225
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
$3.33M 0.01%
305,164
+49,246
+19% +$591K

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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.