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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1526
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.72B
| $1.82M | 0.01% |
72,512
-29,565
| -29% | -$720K |
|
|
PGZ
1527
Principal Real Estate Income Fund
PGZ
$68.6M
| $1.82M | 0.01% |
93,262
-1,651
| -2% | -$32.1K |
|
|
ISBC
1528
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
| $1.82M | 0.01% |
154,918
-80,845
| -34% | -$918K |
|
1529
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$850M
| $1.81M | 0.01% |
42,016
-27,159
| -39% | -$1.19M |
|
|
VWR
1530
DELISTED
VWR Corporation
VWR
| $1.81M | 0.01% |
69,754
-119
| -0.2% | -$2.96K |
|
|
PVTB
1531
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
| $1.81M | 0.01% |
51,476
-33,416
| -39% | -$1.13M |
|
|
MWW
1532
DELISTED
Monster Worldwide Inc
MWW
| $1.8M | 0.01% |
284,061
-9,850
| -3% | -$54K |
|
1533
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$3.99B
| $1.8M | 0.01% |
35,095
-23
| -0.1% | -$1.14K |
|
1534
Oxford Industries
OXM
$577M
| $1.79M | 0.01% |
23,786
+3,026
| +15% | +$170K |
|
1535
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
| $1.79M | 0.01% |
43,915
-3,636
| -8% | -$148K |
|
1536
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.11B
| $1.79M | 0.01% |
96,074
+6,897
| +8% | +$125K |
|
1537
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.39B
| $1.79M | 0.01% |
39,015
-1,416
| -4% | -$61.3K |
|
|
ISIL
1538
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
| $1.79M | 0.01% |
125,037
-28,945
| -19% | -$430K |
|
|
HTR
1539
DELISTED
Brookfield Total Return Fund Inc
HTR
| $1.77M | 0.01% |
73,114
+4,364
| +6% | +$107K |
|
|
HMHC
1540
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $1.77M | 0.01% |
75,498
+241
| +0.3% | +$4.96K |
|
1541
Griffon
GFF
$4.16B
| $1.77M | 0.01% |
101,629
-41,479
| -29% | -$639K |
|
|
VRTU
1542
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
| $1.77M | 0.01% |
42,705
-13,805
| -24% | -$549K |
|
|
FARO
1543
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
| $1.76M | 0.01% |
28,412
-14,690
| -34% | -$839K |
|
1544
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.19B
| $1.76M | 0.01% |
105,879
-11,546
| -10% | -$198K |
|
1545
Ecolab
ECL
$75.6B
| $1.76M | 0.01% |
15,364
-81,272
| -84% | -$8.91M |
|
|
BELFB
1546
Bel Fuse Inc Class B
BELFB
$3.88B
| $1.76M | 0.01% |
92,281
-20,848
| -18% | -$460K |
|
|
AXLL
1547
DELISTED
AXIALL CORP COM STK (DE)
AXLL
| $1.76M | 0.01% |
+37,414
| New | +$1.69M |
|
|
IPXL
1548
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
| $1.75M | 0.01% |
+37,429
| New | +$1.49M |
|
|
GLF
1549
DELISTED
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. Common Stock
GLF
| $1.75M | 0.01% |
134,422
+49,486
| +58% | +$886K |
|
|
BEE
1550
DELISTED
STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC
BEE
| $1.74M | 0.01% |
139,881
-12,910
| -8% | -$169K |
|
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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.