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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
VSTO
1476
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
$2.19M 0.01%
+48,795
New +$2.2M
LAYN
1477
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$2.19M 0.01%
244,653
-48,728
-17% -$369K
IBND icon
1478
State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF
IBND
$453M
$2.19M 0.01%
69,737
-156
-0.2% -$4.93K
WIBC
1479
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
$2.19M 0.01%
173,081
+74,631
+76% +$828K
UFI icon
1480
UNIFI
UFI
$117M
$2.18M 0.01%
65,001
+57,553
+773% +$1.97M
VIRT icon
1481
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.2B
$2.18M 0.01%
+92,696
New +$2.09M
RT
1482
DELISTED
Ruby Tuesday Georgia
RT
$2.17M 0.01%
+346,395
New +$2.33M
CYN
1483
DELISTED
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
$2.17M 0.01%
24,003
+7,359
+44% +$680K
RGEN icon
1484
Repligen
RGEN
$7.44B
$2.16M 0.01%
52,343
+45,560
+672% +$1.67M
PEGI
1485
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
$2.16M 0.01%
76,122
-1,580
-2% -$46.2K
AMBA icon
1486
Ambarella
AMBA
$2.99B
$2.16M 0.01%
+21,024
New +$1.84M
FHI icon
1487
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.4B
$2.15M 0.01%
64,343
-11,534
-15% -$398K
IPI icon
1488
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$460M
$2.15M 0.01%
18,040
+13,330
+283% +$1.58M
UFCS icon
1489
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.32B
$2.15M 0.01%
65,584
-693
-1% -$21.7K
E icon
1490
ENI
E
$76B
$2.15M 0.01%
60,368
+16,193
+37% +$597K
TFSL icon
1491
TFS Financial
TFSL
$5.1B
$2.14M 0.01%
127,264
-1,913
-1% -$28.8K
ECPG icon
1492
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.93B
$2.14M 0.01%
50,057
+5,723
+13% +$235K
PVTB
1493
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
$2.14M 0.01%
53,647
+2,171
+4% +$82.9K
MUNI icon
1494
PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MUNI
$3.05B
$2.13M 0.01%
40,392
-17,772
-31% -$946K
ACH
1495
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Ltd
ACH
$2.13M 0.01%
+171,042
New +$2.57M
AMT icon
1496
American Tower
AMT
$77.7B
$2.13M 0.01%
22,812
-54,152
-70% -$5.12M
RRTS
1497
DELISTED
RoadRunner Transportation Systems, Inc.
RRTS
$2.13M 0.01%
3,298
-78
-2% -$50K
PLCE icon
1498
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.6M
$2.12M 0.01%
32,450
-2,129
-6% -$138K
TCBI icon
1499
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.31B
$2.12M 0.01%
33,994
+14,178
+72% +$777K
SINA
1500
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
$2.12M 0.01%
39,508
+13,604
+53% +$620K

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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.