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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
RIO icon
1251
Rio Tinto
RIO
$148B
$3.21M 0.01%
77,838
+22,322
+40% +$980K
POWR
1252
DELISTED
POWERSECURE INTL INC COM STK (DE)
POWR
$3.21M 0.01%
217,229
-53,736
-20% -$764K
APEI icon
1253
American Public Education
APEI
$875M
$3.21M 0.01%
124,626
+62,300
+100% +$1.68M
ABMD
1254
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$3.19M 0.01%
48,612
-29,679
-38% -$1.97M
EBS icon
1255
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$375M
$3.19M 0.01%
96,764
-12,555
-11% -$389K
FCN icon
1256
FTI Consulting
FCN
$4.82B
$3.16M 0.01%
76,615
+42,591
+125% +$1.7M
GPRO icon
1257
GoPro
GPRO
$116M
$3.16M 0.01%
+59,862
New +$3.08M
SYNA icon
1258
Synaptics
SYNA
$4.41B
$3.15M 0.01%
36,368
+25,319
+229% +$2.31M
CAKE icon
1259
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$4.21B
$3.15M 0.01%
57,809
+31,848
+123% +$1.65M
SSP icon
1260
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$274M
$3.15M 0.01%
137,900
+108,009
+361% +$2.54M
HWKN icon
1261
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.91B
$3.15M 0.01%
155,930
+85,532
+121% +$1.74M
KFY icon
1262
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.98B
$3.15M 0.01%
90,465
-4,775
-5% -$158K
CMD
1263
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$3.14M 0.01%
58,579
+3,707
+7% +$180K
HMN icon
1264
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.1B
$3.14M 0.01%
86,254
-18,797
-18% -$661K
EGL
1265
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$3.14M 0.01%
124,641
+69,556
+126% +$1.98M
ISIL
1266
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
$3.13M 0.01%
250,273
+125,236
+100% +$1.71M
SFNC icon
1267
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3.35B
$3.12M 0.01%
133,620
+72,704
+119% +$1.62M
RUTH
1268
DELISTED
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
RUTH
$3.12M 0.01%
193,236
+56,632
+41% +$862K
PNRA
1269
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$3.11M 0.01%
17,798
-65,693
-79% -$11.8M
NPKI
1270
NPK International
NPKI
$1.21B
$3.1M 0.01%
381,348
+36,973
+11% +$343K
AJRD
1271
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
$3.09M 0.01%
150,043
+52,750
+54% +$1.1M
GLF
1272
DELISTED
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. Common Stock
GLF
$3.09M 0.01%
266,145
+131,723
+98% +$1.83M
HZO icon
1273
MarineMax
HZO
$800M
$3.09M 0.01%
131,247
-11,809
-8% -$283K
TTMI icon
1274
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$13.6B
$3.08M 0.01%
308,339
-40,233
-12% -$391K
AX icon
1275
Axos Financial
AX
$5.45B
$3.07M 0.01%
116,248
+90,016
+343% +$2.14M

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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.