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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
(+15%)
Cap. Flow
+$3.11B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
9.14%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.75%
Holding
2,403
New
160
Increased
1,020
Reduced
1,025
Closed
188
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$308M |
| 2 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$249M |
| 3 |
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
|
+$221M |
| 4 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$217M |
| 5 |
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CBST
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
|
+$96.7M |
| 2 |
NPSP
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NPSP
|
+$85M |
| 3 |
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
|
+$64.4M |
| 4 |
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
|
+$58.1M |
| 5 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$54.5M |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1476
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.34B
| $2.01M | 0.01% |
122,688
+84,001
| +217% | +$1.3M |
|
1477
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.53B
| $2M | 0.01% |
82,847
-10,192
| -11% | -$245K |
|
1478
American Express
AXP
$223B
| $2M | 0.01% |
25,590
-4,441
| -15% | -$369K |
|
1479
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.63B
| $2M | 0.01% |
141,458
-49,567
| -26% | -$727K |
|
1480
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$9.95B
| $1.99M | 0.01% |
74,894
-476
| -0.6% | -$12.4K |
|
1481
TD Synnex
SNX
$19.4B
| $1.99M | 0.01% |
51,476
-15,710
| -23% | -$604K |
|
|
CSGS
1482
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
| $1.99M | 0.01% |
65,383
-14,906
| -19% | -$419K |
|
|
ZEUS
1483
DELISTED
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
| $1.99M | 0.01% |
147,626
+44,635
| +43% | +$657K |
|
|
PEI
1484
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
| $1.98M | 0.01% |
5,694
+3,090
| +119% | +$1.1M |
|
|
BGG
1485
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
| $1.98M | 0.01% |
96,486
+7,875
| +9% | +$155K |
|
|
GLPW
1486
DELISTED
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC COMMON NEW
GLPW
| $1.98M | 0.01% |
149,854
+15,353
| +11% | +$202K |
|
|
RPAI
1487
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
| $1.98M | 0.01% |
123,260
-14,072
| -10% | -$236K |
|
|
BCPC
1488
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.23B
| $1.97M | 0.01% |
35,608
+85
| +0.2% | +$4.87K |
|
|
CUB
1489
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
| $1.97M | 0.01% |
+38,015
| New | +$1.99M |
|
1490
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$11.5B
| $1.96M | 0.01% |
37,270
+254
| +0.7% | +$13.2K |
|
1491
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.8B
| $1.96M | 0.01% |
43,217
+7,748
| +22% | +$331K |
|
1492
Pool Corp
POOL
$6.7B
| $1.96M | 0.01% |
28,073
+9,436
| +51% | +$630K |
|
|
LNW
1493
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $1.95M | 0.01% |
186,429
+93,142
| +100% | +$1.17M |
|
|
MON
1494
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $1.94M | 0.01% |
17,267
-3,057
| -15% | -$363K |
|
1495
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.32B
| $1.94M | 0.01% |
16,477
-11,293
| -41% | -$1.33M |
|
|
ACOR
1496
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics
ACOR
| $1.93M | 0.01% |
484
+361
| +293% | +$1.65M |
|
|
PBY
1497
DELISTED
PEP BOYS MANNY MOE& JACK
PBY
| $1.93M | 0.01% |
200,466
-37,300
| -16% | -$341K |
|
|
JKS
1498
JinkoSolar
JKS
$775M
| $1.91M | 0.01% |
74,637
+3,535
| +5% | +$75.1K |
|
|
BBG
1499
DELISTED
Bill Barrett Corp
BBG
| $1.91M | 0.01% |
+230,444
| New | +$2.35M |
|
1500
Nice
NICE
$5.29B
| $1.91M | 0.01% |
31,340
+1,074
| +4% | +$59.1K |
|
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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.