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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
EVT icon
1451
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
EVT
$2.06B
$2.11M 0.01%
102,524
-785
-0.8% -$16.2K
FBP icon
1452
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.4B
$2.11M 0.01%
340,144
+3,979
+1% +$24.2K
UFCS icon
1453
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.32B
$2.11M 0.01%
66,277
-10,010
-13% -$294K
RH icon
1454
RH
RH
$3.3B
$2.09M 0.01%
21,086
+34
+0.2% +$3.09K
HPY
1455
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
$2.09M 0.01%
44,565
-8,075
-15% -$409K
KAMN
1456
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$2.09M 0.01%
49,153
+8,521
+21% +$341K
CSIQ icon
1457
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$906M
$2.08M 0.01%
62,289
-15,927
-20% -$439K
CLD
1458
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
$2.08M 0.01%
357,402
+189,534
+113% +$1.4M
VPL icon
1459
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.05B
$2.08M 0.01%
33,889
-3,605
-10% -$214K
TDY icon
1460
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$30.4B
$2.08M 0.01%
19,452
+2,467
+15% +$247K
AMSG
1461
DELISTED
Amsurg Corp
AMSG
$2.08M 0.01%
33,742
-16,863
-33% -$973K
SONC
1462
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$2.07M 0.01%
65,407
-1,681
-3% -$53.4K
IVW icon
1463
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.5B
$2.07M 0.01%
72,684
-2,824
-4% -$80.2K
FSTR icon
1464
Foster
FSTR
$443M
$2.06M 0.01%
43,437
-18,260
-30% -$866K
DEI icon
1465
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.06B
$2.06M 0.01%
69,150
-8,505
-11% -$247K
MCRL
1466
DELISTED
MICREL INC
MCRL
$2.06M 0.01%
136,533
+119,890
+720% +$1.75M
ASML icon
1467
ASML
ASML
$675B
$2.05M 0.01%
20,304
+476
+2% +$50K
CTLT
1468
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$2.05M 0.01%
65,827
-33
-0.1% -$951
ANDE icon
1469
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.65B
$2.04M 0.01%
49,432
+9,019
+22% +$406K
GEOS icon
1470
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$91.6M
$2.04M 0.01%
+123,866
New +$2.57M
BH icon
1471
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.2B
$2.04M 0.01%
7,400
-4,420
-37% -$1.24M
HME
1472
DELISTED
HOME PROPERTIES, INC
HME
$2.03M 0.01%
29,338
-3,388
-10% -$234K
TG icon
1473
Tredegar Corp
TG
$268M
$2.03M 0.01%
100,857
-27,515
-21% -$578K
GRUB
1474
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$2.02M 0.01%
22,209
+910
+4% +$73.3K
FSS icon
1475
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.25B
$2.02M 0.01%
127,644
+89,884
+238% +$1.4M

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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.