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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
CHU
1426
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$2.36M 0.01%
150,205
+71,775
+92% +$1.26M
NTUS
1427
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$2.36M 0.01%
55,369
-810
-1% -$32.3K
JMEI
1428
DELISTED
Jumei International Holding Limited American depositary shares, each representing ten Class A ordina
JMEI
$2.36M 0.01%
10,322
+3,159
+44% +$704K
TRS icon
1429
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.43B
$2.36M 0.01%
99,901
+4,370
+5% +$104K
SNV
1430
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
$2.35M 0.01%
76,381
+26,728
+54% +$773K
CEO
1431
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$2.35M 0.01%
16,586
-6,273
-27% -$991K
VWR
1432
DELISTED
VWR Corporation
VWR
$2.35M 0.01%
88,005
+18,251
+26% +$487K
LFC
1433
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
$2.35M 0.01%
108,050
+41,531
+62% +$989K
TERP
1434
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
$2.35M 0.01%
61,899
+14,302
+30% +$564K
ETD icon
1435
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$581M
$2.34M 0.01%
88,873
+32,938
+59% +$851K
ARII
1436
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$2.34M 0.01%
48,068
-14,415
-23% -$770K
MS icon
1437
Morgan Stanley
MS
$337B
$2.34M 0.01%
60,219
-116,184
-66% -$4.42M
MKTX icon
1438
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$4.15B
$2.33M 0.01%
25,171
+8,632
+52% +$761K
JEF icon
1439
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.9B
$2.33M 0.01%
107,297
+40,269
+60% +$860K
CHE icon
1440
Chemed
CHE
$6.78B
$2.33M 0.01%
17,782
+11,876
+201% +$1.47M
FOR icon
1441
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.44B
$2.32M 0.01%
176,016
-37,028
-17% -$534K
HMHC
1442
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
$2.31M 0.01%
91,856
+16,358
+22% +$406K
BRKL
1443
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$2.31M 0.01%
204,839
+72,986
+55% +$795K
EDU icon
1444
New Oriental
EDU
$7.84B
$2.31M 0.01%
94,038
+48,063
+105% +$1.19M
WX
1445
DELISTED
WUXI PHARMATECH, CAYMAN INC REPSTG 8 ORD SHS
WX
$2.31M 0.01%
54,542
+26,107
+92% +$1.1M
SCHW
1446
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$177B
$2.3M 0.01%
70,474
-50,224
-42% -$1.59M
TPC
1447
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.57B
$2.28M 0.01%
105,704
-1,950
-2% -$44.5K
SEM
1448
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
$2.28M 0.01%
+261,199
New +$2.19M
SCHL icon
1449
Scholastic
SCHL
$796M
$2.28M 0.01%
51,637
-21,234
-29% -$913K
HTD
1450
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
HTD
$924M
$2.27M 0.01%
115,611
+619
+0.5% +$12.9K

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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.