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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
WDAY icon
1276
Workday
WDAY
$33.4B
$3.07M 0.01%
+40,221
New +$3.42M
PLKI
1277
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
$3.07M 0.01%
51,209
+46,282
+939% +$2.67M
PGTI
1278
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$3.07M 0.01%
211,429
+63,614
+43% +$789K
OC icon
1279
Owens Corning
OC
$11.5B
$3.06M 0.01%
74,119
-56,217
-43% -$2.3M
LCI
1280
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
$3.06M 0.01%
+12,857
New +$3.09M
NOG icon
1281
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.3B
$3.05M 0.01%
45,003
-13,067
-23% -$999K
IART icon
1282
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.54B
$3.04M 0.01%
110,414
+56,890
+106% +$1.52M
SNBR
1283
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
$3.04M 0.01%
100,941
-9,204
-8% -$291K
WTFC icon
1284
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.7B
$3.04M 0.01%
56,862
-20,749
-27% -$1.05M
BBG
1285
DELISTED
Bill Barrett Corp
BBG
$3.04M 0.01%
353,310
+122,866
+53% +$1.15M
ENSG icon
1286
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.1B
$3.03M 0.01%
127,016
-16,489
-11% -$362K
EZPW icon
1287
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.82B
$3.03M 0.01%
407,628
+100,879
+33% +$861K
PBH icon
1288
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.35B
$3.03M 0.01%
+65,491
New +$2.87M
BAS
1289
DELISTED
Basis Energy Services, Inc.
BAS
$3.02M 0.01%
703
+46
+7% +$224K
PLXS icon
1290
Plexus
PLXS
$6.81B
$3.01M 0.01%
68,669
+4,305
+7% +$191K
VGK icon
1291
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30B
$3M 0.01%
55,596
-4,683
-8% -$265K
ACC
1292
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$3M 0.01%
79,478
-70,177
-47% -$2.81M
BC icon
1293
Brunswick
BC
$5.19B
$2.99M 0.01%
58,861
-40,678
-41% -$2.13M
LMNX
1294
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$2.99M 0.01%
+173,486
New +$2.91M
MCRI icon
1295
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.14B
$2.98M 0.01%
145,026
-13,193
-8% -$260K
BGFV
1296
DELISTED
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$2.97M 0.01%
209,175
+29,765
+17% +$412K
PHI icon
1297
PLDT
PHI
$4.25B
$2.97M 0.01%
47,674
+1,841
+4% +$118K
TX icon
1298
Ternium
TX
$9.29B
$2.96M 0.01%
170,822
+34,729
+26% +$684K
TTEC icon
1299
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$103M
$2.96M 0.01%
109,137
-1,808
-2% -$47.2K
CSGP icon
1300
CoStar Group
CSGP
$11.3B
$2.95M 0.01%
146,440
-19,900
-12% -$406K

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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.