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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
RAX
101
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$80.6M 0.21%
2,166,759
+526,267
+32% +$24.2M
EVHC
102
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
$80.2M 0.21%
678,678
+646,018
+1,978% +$73.5M
GE icon
103
GE Aerospace
GE
$370B
$77.6M 0.2%
609,646
+475,081
+353% +$61.6M
LPNT
104
DELISTED
LifePoint Health, Inc.
LPNT
$76.8M 0.2%
883,103
-25,517
-3% -$1.93M
PM icon
105
Philip Morris
PM
$303B
$76M 0.2%
947,637
-213,258
-18% -$17.5M
CYH icon
106
Community Health Systems
CYH
$409M
$75.9M 0.2%
1,458,542
+402,287
+38% +$18M
ENDP
107
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$75.4M 0.2%
+946,514
New +$81.7M
KDP icon
108
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$40.5B
$75.3M 0.2%
1,033,187
-393,538
-28% -$30M
LH icon
109
Labcorp
LH
$24.3B
$74.2M 0.19%
712,127
+312,934
+78% +$32.6M
PFE icon
110
Pfizer
PFE
$140B
$74M 0.19%
2,326,661
-2,047,565
-47% -$66.7M
ETFC
111
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$74M 0.19%
2,471,109
+348,775
+16% +$10.2M
HRL icon
112
Hormel Foods
HRL
$14B
$73.8M 0.19%
2,619,260
+807,970
+45% +$22.9M
AMTD
113
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$73.1M 0.19%
1,984,223
+238,873
+14% +$8.87M
CAH icon
114
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.3B
$71.4M 0.19%
853,450
+267,709
+46% +$23.6M
PDCO
115
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$71.3M 0.19%
1,465,626
-341,304
-19% -$16.3M
SJM icon
116
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.6B
$70.2M 0.18%
647,758
-64,425
-9% -$7.46M
HRC
117
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$69.8M 0.18%
1,284,772
+937,490
+270% +$48.7M
BG icon
118
Bunge Global
BG
$23.9B
$69M 0.18%
785,732
+155,934
+25% +$13.9M
VRSN icon
119
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.1B
$68.5M 0.18%
1,109,515
+277,492
+33% +$17.9M
MAT icon
120
Mattel
MAT
$4.15B
$68.5M 0.18%
2,665,219
+426,400
+19% +$11.2M
MO icon
121
Altria Group
MO
$122B
$68.3M 0.18%
1,395,450
-696,054
-33% -$35.3M
EMC
122
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$67.1M 0.17%
2,543,410
+852,719
+50% +$22.7M
DVA icon
123
DaVita
DVA
$15.3B
$66.1M 0.17%
831,663
+172,667
+26% +$14.2M
CHD icon
124
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$63.8M 0.17%
1,571,888
+407,168
+35% +$17.1M
GME icon
125
GameStop
GME
$9.61B
$62.9M 0.16%
5,855,480
-120,816
-2% -$1.24M

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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.