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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
BAS
1351
DELISTED
Basis Energy Services, Inc.
BAS
$2.6M 0.01%
657
+617
+1,543% +$2.32M
MLCO icon
1352
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.1B
$2.58M 0.01%
120,389
+24,424
+25% +$585K
ESND
1353
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$2.58M 0.01%
63,042
+6,241
+11% +$254K
SOR
1354
Source Capital
SOR
$369M
$2.58M 0.01%
35,201
-880
-2% -$61.6K
PVA
1355
DELISTED
PENN VIRGINIA CORP
PVA
$2.57M 0.01%
397,074
+237,083
+148% +$1.51M
FHI icon
1356
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.4B
$2.57M 0.01%
75,877
-33,541
-31% -$1.11M
CAL icon
1357
Caleres
CAL
$396M
$2.57M 0.01%
78,299
-10,387
-12% -$317K
PES
1358
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
$2.57M 0.01%
473,780
+398,225
+527% +$1.98M
EXLS icon
1359
EXL Service
EXLS
$4.23B
$2.55M 0.01%
343,130
-91,075
-21% -$596K
OMCL icon
1360
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.86B
$2.54M 0.01%
72,474
+9,256
+15% +$305K
GVA icon
1361
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.45B
$2.54M 0.01%
72,161
-34,092
-32% -$1.18M
GIFI
1362
DELISTED
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
$2.53M 0.01%
170,553
+15,828
+10% +$257K
AMD icon
1363
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$851B
$2.53M 0.01%
944,590
+613,282
+185% +$1.72M
PGEN icon
1364
Precigen
PGEN
$1.93B
$2.53M 0.01%
+58,332
New +$2.1M
SAIA icon
1365
Saia
SAIA
$11.3B
$2.52M 0.01%
56,932
+6,249
+12% +$288K
TPC
1366
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.57B
$2.51M 0.01%
107,654
-22,977
-18% -$540K
CEB
1367
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$2.51M 0.01%
+31,398
New +$2.36M
IFF icon
1368
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$19.4B
$2.49M 0.01%
21,203
+2,604
+14% +$294K
TSL
1369
DELISTED
Trina Solar Limited
TSL
$2.48M 0.01%
205,544
+12,191
+6% +$126K
MMYT icon
1370
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$4.67B
$2.48M 0.01%
112,797
+21,793
+24% +$530K
HOS
1371
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
$2.47M 0.01%
131,509
+50,199
+62% +$1.05M
ATML
1372
DELISTED
ATMEL CORP
ATML
$2.47M 0.01%
+300,427
New +$2.52M
TX icon
1373
Ternium
TX
$9.29B
$2.46M 0.01%
136,093
-26,749
-16% -$466K
HTD
1374
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
HTD
$924M
$2.46M 0.01%
114,992
-1,634
-1% -$35.8K
CATO icon
1375
Cato Corp
CATO
$65.9M
$2.44M 0.01%
61,686
+15,302
+33% +$650K

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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.