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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
MTZ icon
1401
MasTec
MTZ
$26.7B
$2.3M 0.01%
119,224
-99,871
-46% -$2M
XOXO
1402
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$2.3M 0.01%
130,228
+85,622
+192% +$1.45M
CEVA icon
1403
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$1.01B
$2.3M 0.01%
107,881
+97,792
+969% +$1.92M
RIO icon
1404
Rio Tinto
RIO
$148B
$2.3M 0.01%
55,516
+9,214
+20% +$416K
DXPE icon
1405
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$2.62B
$2.29M 0.01%
51,995
+38,361
+281% +$1.71M
IWN icon
1406
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.4B
$2.29M 0.01%
22,148
-814
-4% -$82.1K
OSPN icon
1407
OneSpan
OSPN
$562M
$2.27M 0.01%
+105,623
New +$2.5M
AFFX
1408
DELISTED
Affymetrix Inc
AFFX
$2.27M 0.01%
180,379
-7,596
-4% -$88.2K
CLW icon
1409
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$271M
$2.26M 0.01%
34,623
-620
-2% -$41.3K
AJRD
1410
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
$2.26M 0.01%
97,293
+28,610
+42% +$552K
MKSI icon
1411
MKS Inc
MKSI
$22.2B
$2.25M 0.01%
66,639
+16,767
+34% +$589K
ITGR icon
1412
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.35B
$2.25M 0.01%
42,661
+1,551
+4% +$73.6K
VWTR
1413
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$2.25M 0.01%
138,757
+3,239
+2% +$53.9K
MPWR icon
1414
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$65.5B
$2.24M 0.01%
42,614
-13,401
-24% -$675K
CLC
1415
DELISTED
Clarcor
CLC
$2.24M 0.01%
33,884
-51,043
-60% -$3.31M
MODV
1416
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
$2.23M 0.01%
42,067
-16,029
-28% -$684K
VICR icon
1417
Vicor
VICR
$9.62B
$2.23M 0.01%
146,992
-66,783
-31% -$863K
PICB icon
1418
Invesco International Corporate Bond ETF
PICB
$351M
$2.23M 0.01%
84,328
-2,088
-2% -$56.9K
HELE icon
1419
Helen of Troy
HELE
$663M
$2.23M 0.01%
27,348
-3,056
-10% -$233K
ABM icon
1420
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.8B
$2.23M 0.01%
69,853
+7,698
+12% +$232K
ETO
1421
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund
ETO
$492M
$2.23M 0.01%
89,976
-3,604
-4% -$87.3K
PLCE icon
1422
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.6M
$2.22M 0.01%
34,579
-9,895
-22% -$596K
CENTA icon
1423
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.41B
$2.22M 0.01%
261,081
+178,741
+217% +$1.43M
NTUS
1424
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$2.22M 0.01%
56,179
-11,915
-17% -$439K
KWR icon
1425
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.63B
$2.21M 0.01%
25,780
+11,006
+74% +$921K

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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.