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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
LDL
1226
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$3.16M 0.01%
99,675
-2,240
-2% -$68.4K
OMF icon
1227
OneMain Financial
OMF
$6.9B
$3.16M 0.01%
60,980
-102
-0.2% -$4.11K
AON icon
1228
Aon
AON
$77.3B
$3.15M 0.01%
32,799
-66,468
-67% -$6.43M
GEF icon
1229
Greif
GEF
$4.47B
$3.15M 0.01%
80,221
-188,232
-70% -$7.7M
AKR icon
1230
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.99B
$3.15M 0.01%
90,208
-6,352
-7% -$221K
ENSG icon
1231
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.1B
$3.15M 0.01%
143,505
+81,775
+132% +$1.66M
EBS icon
1232
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$375M
$3.14M 0.01%
109,319
+62,169
+132% +$1.78M
TTMI icon
1233
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$13.6B
$3.14M 0.01%
348,572
+34,520
+11% +$284K
CNSL
1234
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$3.14M 0.01%
153,982
-80,248
-34% -$1.85M
NPKI
1235
NPK International
NPKI
$1.21B
$3.14M 0.01%
344,375
+205,678
+148% +$1.88M
MGLN
1236
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$3.14M 0.01%
44,279
-4,732
-10% -$298K
PLOW icon
1237
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$1.07B
$3.13M 0.01%
137,281
-41,618
-23% -$900K
KFY icon
1238
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.98B
$3.13M 0.01%
95,240
-48,076
-34% -$1.46M
MUNI icon
1239
PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MUNI
$3.05B
$3.13M 0.01%
58,164
+10,607
+22% +$572K
SKX
1240
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
$3.13M 0.01%
130,563
+100,758
+338% +$2.17M
OKE icon
1241
Oneok
OKE
$58.7B
$3.12M 0.01%
64,731
-8,322
-11% -$380K
OZK icon
1242
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.49B
$3.12M 0.01%
84,527
+127
+0.2% +$4.52K
AVY icon
1243
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.3B
$3.12M 0.01%
58,949
-137,734
-70% -$7.29M
IJJ icon
1244
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IJJ
$8.85B
$3.12M 0.01%
47,592
-770
-2% -$49.5K
ARII
1245
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$3.11M 0.01%
62,483
+9,230
+17% +$479K
CKH
1246
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
$3.1M 0.01%
46,009
+9,219
+25% +$637K
DRII
1247
DELISTED
DIAMOND RESORTS INTL, INC
DRII
$3.09M 0.01%
92,558
+62,011
+203% +$1.95M
KN icon
1248
Knowles
KN
$3.22B
$3.08M 0.01%
159,624
+12,897
+9% +$269K
LBRDA icon
1249
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$4.14B
$3.06M 0.01%
+54,214
New +$2.75M
RAIL icon
1250
FreightCar America
RAIL
$275M
$3.06M 0.01%
97,197
-11,671
-11% -$324K

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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.