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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
NSIT icon
1301
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.55B
$2.95M 0.01%
98,504
-4,053
-4% -$120K
MTRN icon
1302
Materion
MTRN
$5.01B
$2.94M 0.01%
83,505
-2,229
-3% -$85.9K
ONB icon
1303
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.1B
$2.94M 0.01%
203,447
+17,712
+10% +$249K
MON
1304
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$2.94M 0.01%
27,604
+10,337
+60% +$1.2M
MLKN icon
1305
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.5B
$2.94M 0.01%
+101,511
New +$2.89M
SPTN
1306
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
$2.94M 0.01%
90,250
-12,402
-12% -$397K
WRLD icon
1307
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$950M
$2.93M 0.01%
47,641
+6,287
+15% +$500K
IJJ icon
1308
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IJJ
$8.85B
$2.93M 0.01%
45,404
-2,188
-5% -$144K
VER
1309
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$2.92M 0.01%
71,957
-21,142
-23% -$954K
BJRI icon
1310
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.41B
$2.92M 0.01%
60,341
-4,335
-7% -$209K
BLKB icon
1311
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.5B
$2.92M 0.01%
51,256
+14,880
+41% +$777K
MTRX icon
1312
Matrix Service
MTRX
$347M
$2.92M 0.01%
159,459
+67,952
+74% +$1.33M
DAR icon
1313
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.93B
$2.91M 0.01%
198,297
+162,266
+450% +$2.39M
EMLC icon
1314
VanEck JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF
EMLC
$4.74B
$2.9M 0.01%
+74,177
New +$2.99M
SCOR icon
1315
Comscore
SCOR
$2.9M 0.01%
2,718
+161
+6% +$174K
SKYW icon
1316
Skywest
SKYW
$4.11B
$2.89M 0.01%
192,258
-7,611
-4% -$114K
DRII
1317
DELISTED
DIAMOND RESORTS INTL, INC
DRII
$2.89M 0.01%
91,589
-969
-1% -$31.6K
THS
1318
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$2.89M 0.01%
35,621
-23,959
-40% -$1.85M
HME
1319
DELISTED
HOME PROPERTIES, INC
HME
$2.87M 0.01%
39,284
+9,946
+34% +$722K
MATW icon
1320
Matthews International
MATW
$864M
$2.87M 0.01%
53,997
+17,457
+48% +$890K
COHR icon
1321
Coherent
COHR
$55.2B
$2.86M 0.01%
150,495
-90,085
-37% -$1.68M
ORAN
1322
DELISTED
Orange
ORAN
$2.85M 0.01%
185,886
+5,572
+3% +$89.9K
LDL
1323
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$2.85M 0.01%
96,501
-3,174
-3% -$91.9K
EFOR
1324
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$845M
$2.85M 0.01%
72,538
+36,776
+103% +$1.4M
AME icon
1325
Ametek
AME
$55.5B
$2.84M 0.01%
51,767
+32,669
+171% +$1.75M

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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.