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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
GM icon
126
General Motors
GM
$74.7B
$62.4M 0.16%
1,872,366
+182,775
+11% +$6.52M
RMD icon
127
ResMed
RMD
$28.3B
$62.2M 0.16%
1,103,530
+820,916
+290% +$51.8M
PPLI
128
People Inc
PPLI
$3.1B
$61.9M 0.16%
4,347,167
+42,441
+1% +$563K
FLO icon
129
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.64B
$61.5M 0.16%
2,907,049
+2,772,978
+2,068% +$62.3M
PSX icon
130
Phillips 66
PSX
$82.9B
$61M 0.16%
757,200
+34,850
+5% +$2.77M
HPQ icon
131
HP
HPQ
$23.5B
$60.6M 0.16%
4,444,662
+1,214,434
+38% +$18M
COO icon
132
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.7B
$60.1M 0.16%
1,351,728
+569,704
+73% +$25.7M
CPB icon
133
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.51B
$59.5M 0.15%
1,248,014
+83,492
+7% +$3.9M
TGNA
134
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$59.4M 0.15%
2,893,742
+1,468,141
+103% +$27.6M
PF
135
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
$58.6M 0.15%
1,286,673
-397,466
-24% -$16.8M
GNC
136
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
$58.6M 0.15%
1,317,248
+100,020
+8% +$4.56M
LEG icon
137
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.52B
$58.2M 0.15%
1,195,943
-13,211
-1% -$617K
TFCFA
138
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$57.9M 0.15%
1,778,640
+1,191,109
+203% +$40M
N
139
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$57.5M 0.15%
627,206
+40,780
+7% +$3.86M
CA
140
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$57M 0.15%
1,947,257
-210,304
-10% -$6.53M
DLTR icon
141
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$23.1B
$56.7M 0.15%
717,855
-3,665
-0.5% -$290K
MKC icon
142
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.4B
$55.7M 0.14%
1,376,740
+666,692
+94% +$25.9M
TXN icon
143
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$55.7M 0.14%
1,081,402
+69,678
+7% +$3.84M
CLX icon
144
Clorox
CLX
$11.6B
$55.1M 0.14%
530,083
+281,747
+113% +$30.4M
IDXX icon
145
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$42.9B
$55.1M 0.14%
859,017
-47,895
-5% -$3.32M
SBUX icon
146
Starbucks
SBUX
$118B
$54.9M 0.14%
1,023,658
+611,216
+148% +$31M
ROST icon
147
Ross Stores
ROST
$76.6B
$54.7M 0.14%
1,124,590
+17,528
+2% +$881K
AVGO icon
148
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.82T
$54.4M 0.14%
4,092,360
-223,620
-5% -$2.93M
BKD icon
149
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$3.62B
$54M 0.14%
1,556,771
-429,793
-22% -$15.8M
JNJ icon
150
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$634B
$53.9M 0.14%
553,323
+56,435
+11% +$5.65M

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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.