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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
ARCB icon
1376
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.44B
$2.44M 0.01%
64,253
+7,866
+14% +$318K
RYAM icon
1377
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$565M
$2.43M 0.01%
163,352
-7,746
-5% -$141K
SRC
1378
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$2.43M 0.01%
44,931
-5,535
-11% -$306K
GK
1379
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
$2.43M 0.01%
33,474
+15,328
+84% +$1.09M
NTRI
1380
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
$2.42M 0.01%
121,300
+23,707
+24% +$440K
ANET icon
1381
Arista Networks
ANET
$219B
$2.41M 0.01%
547,392
-912
-0.2% -$3.78K
EQY
1382
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$2.41M 0.01%
90,345
+45,705
+102% +$1.23M
BWLD
1383
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$2.41M 0.01%
13,297
+9,421
+243% +$1.75M
OLED icon
1384
Universal Display
OLED
$3.71B
$2.41M 0.01%
51,459
-13,207
-20% -$468K
FANG icon
1385
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$57.6B
$2.4M 0.01%
+31,278
New +$2.17M
FCS
1386
DELISTED
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
$2.4M 0.01%
131,798
-175,593
-57% -$2.99M
TMX
1387
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
$2.39M 0.01%
105,918
-178
-0.2% -$3.75K
PRU icon
1388
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.7B
$2.39M 0.01%
29,798
-64,819
-69% -$5.25M
REXX
1389
DELISTED
Rex Energy Corporation
REXX
$2.39M 0.01%
64,333
+63,185
+5,504% +$2.6M
CATY icon
1390
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.2B
$2.39M 0.01%
83,907
+31,382
+60% +$809K
BGFV
1391
DELISTED
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$2.38M 0.01%
179,410
-104,611
-37% -$1.34M
IWO icon
1392
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.5B
$2.38M 0.01%
15,674
-981
-6% -$143K
INOV
1393
DELISTED
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
INOV
$2.37M 0.01%
+78,592
New +$2.36M
BURL icon
1394
Burlington
BURL
$22B
$2.37M 0.01%
39,802
+126
+0.3% +$6.76K
NEWP
1395
DELISTED
NEWPORT CORP
NEWP
$2.36M 0.01%
123,679
+46,263
+60% +$895K
TRS icon
1396
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.43B
$2.34M 0.01%
95,531
-49,662
-34% -$1.17M
FWRD icon
1397
Forward Air
FWRD
$482M
$2.34M 0.01%
43,046
+9,582
+29% +$490K
CTS icon
1398
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.72B
$2.33M 0.01%
129,544
+78,813
+155% +$1.34M
THRM icon
1399
Gentherm
THRM
$1.31B
$2.33M 0.01%
46,040
+29,815
+184% +$1.26M
KNGT
1400
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$2.3M 0.01%
71,446
-20,259
-22% -$653K

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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.