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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
TLT icon
1326
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$42.1B
$2.71M 0.01%
20,706
+971
+5% +$127K
FAF icon
1327
First American
FAF
$7.67B
$2.7M 0.01%
75,687
-151,496
-67% -$5.27M
LPT
1328
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
$2.7M 0.01%
75,627
-9,156
-11% -$349K
SCSC icon
1329
Scansource
SCSC
$1.12B
$2.69M 0.01%
66,112
-10,861
-14% -$411K
ACAT
1330
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
$2.69M 0.01%
+73,972
New +$2.66M
TFX icon
1331
Teleflex
TFX
$5.85B
$2.68M 0.01%
22,214
-111,101
-83% -$12.9M
NP
1332
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
$2.68M 0.01%
42,845
+15,192
+55% +$909K
SAM icon
1333
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.88B
$2.67M 0.01%
10,002
+5,474
+121% +$1.59M
OMG
1334
DELISTED
OM GROUP INC.
OMG
$2.67M 0.01%
89,051
-13,505
-13% -$393K
WIRE
1335
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$2.67M 0.01%
70,413
-73,819
-51% -$2.54M
COR
1336
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
$2.66M 0.01%
54,693
-1,520
-3% -$69.7K
GEO icon
1337
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.13B
$2.66M 0.01%
91,134
+16,426
+22% +$468K
EV
1338
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$2.65M 0.01%
63,771
-25,954
-29% -$1.07M
DNKN
1339
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$2.64M 0.01%
55,537
-94
-0.2% -$4.36K
ONB icon
1340
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.1B
$2.64M 0.01%
185,735
-94,163
-34% -$1.31M
EDR
1341
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$2.64M 0.01%
74,507
-383,692
-84% -$13.8M
GNRC icon
1342
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$11.9B
$2.63M 0.01%
53,944
-27,493
-34% -$1.31M
PLXS icon
1343
Plexus
PLXS
$6.81B
$2.62M 0.01%
64,364
-710
-1% -$28.4K
SCOR icon
1344
Comscore
SCOR
$2.62M 0.01%
2,557
-202
-7% -$190K
IO
1345
DELISTED
ION Geophysical Corporation
IO
$2.61M 0.01%
+80,165
New +$2.88M
CMD
1346
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$2.61M 0.01%
54,872
+11,243
+26% +$498K
HR
1347
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$2.6M 0.01%
93,779
+37,761
+67% +$1.08M
BRLI
1348
DELISTED
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
$2.6M 0.01%
73,882
+20,424
+38% +$691K
OFG icon
1349
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.21B
$2.6M 0.01%
+159,467
New +$2.66M
POWI icon
1350
Power Integrations
POWI
$3.54B
$2.6M 0.01%
99,816
-12,478
-11% -$336K

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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.