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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
QUNR
1501
DELISTED
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
QUNR
$2.11M 0.01%
49,288
+13,444
+38% +$630K
BITA
1502
DELISTED
Bitauto Holdings Limited
BITA
$2.11M 0.01%
41,300
-22,132
-35% -$1.3M
MIG
1503
DELISTED
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GRP INC
MIG
$2.11M 0.01%
+244,921
New +$2.09M
GNRC icon
1504
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$11.9B
$2.1M 0.01%
52,948
-996
-2% -$43.1K
IWN icon
1505
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.4B
$2.1M 0.01%
20,634
-1,514
-7% -$156K
ITT icon
1506
ITT
ITT
$17.5B
$2.1M 0.01%
50,266
+34,574
+220% +$1.44M
MGLN
1507
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$2.1M 0.01%
29,907
-14,372
-32% -$977K
CEVA icon
1508
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$1.01B
$2.09M 0.01%
107,584
-297
-0.3% -$6.08K
KLIC icon
1509
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$5.3B
$2.08M 0.01%
177,591
-3,929
-2% -$54.6K
CIR
1510
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$2.08M 0.01%
38,091
+16,321
+75% +$901K
VAL
1511
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
$2.07M 0.01%
25,307
-87,574
-78% -$7.34M
TWC
1512
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$2.07M 0.01%
11,626
-26,483
-69% -$4.39M
JOYY
1513
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.73B
$2.07M 0.01%
29,751
+14,732
+98% +$983K
AMED
1514
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$2.06M 0.01%
51,973
-49,444
-49% -$1.54M
AER icon
1515
AerCap
AER
$23.9B
$2.06M 0.01%
+45,085
New +$2.14M
KAMN
1516
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$2.06M 0.01%
49,093
-60
-0.1% -$2.54K
KRA
1517
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$2.06M 0.01%
86,240
-57,738
-40% -$1.3M
NICE icon
1518
Nice
NICE
$5.29B
$2.06M 0.01%
32,363
+1,023
+3% +$64.6K
CMCM
1519
Cheetah Mobile
CMCM
$88.8M
$2.05M 0.01%
14,303
+1,948
+16% +$273K
FSTR icon
1520
Foster
FSTR
$443M
$2.05M 0.01%
59,245
+15,808
+36% +$646K
WST icon
1521
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$23.1B
$2.04M 0.01%
35,163
+12,407
+55% +$693K
FCFS icon
1522
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.55B
$2.04M 0.01%
44,750
+33,019
+281% +$1.57M
ETO
1523
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund
ETO
$492M
$2.04M 0.01%
87,086
-2,890
-3% -$71.8K
LQ
1524
DELISTED
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
LQ
$2.03M 0.01%
88,978
+10,332
+13% +$247K
EQY
1525
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$2.03M 0.01%
87,006
-3,339
-4% -$83.7K

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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.