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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
+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
Cap. Flow
+$3.11B
Cap. Flow %
9.14%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.75%
Holding
2,403
New
160
Increased
1,020
Reduced
1,025
Closed
188

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
TERP
1551
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
$1.74M 0.01%
+47,597
New +$1.57M
MSCI icon
1552
MSCI
MSCI
$40B
$1.74M 0.01%
28,327
-176,196
-86% -$9.83M
HQH
1553
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.23B
$1.73M 0.01%
50,622
-9,956
-16% -$334K
BLKB icon
1554
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.5B
$1.72M 0.01%
36,376
-14,543
-29% -$654K
CXP
1555
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
$1.72M 0.01%
63,613
+3,001
+5% +$76.8K
KND
1556
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
$1.72M 0.01%
72,184
+43,599
+153% +$884K
CBL
1557
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$1.72M 0.01%
86,656
-296,656
-77% -$5.98M
SUI icon
1558
Sun Communities
SUI
$15B
$1.71M 0.01%
25,648
-226
-0.9% -$15.2K
PEB icon
1559
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.16B
$1.7M 0.01%
36,470
-4,301
-11% -$205K
PTR
1560
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$1.69M 0.01%
15,191
+4,759
+46% +$527K
PCI
1561
DELISTED
PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund
PCI
$1.69M 0.01%
82,722
-646
-0.8% -$13.3K
ZEP
1562
DELISTED
ZEP INC COM STK (DE)
ZEP
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
98,577
+11,020
+13% +$180K
NEOG icon
1563
Neogen
NEOG
$2.05B
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
95,728
+60,544
+172% +$1.11M
EGL
1564
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
55,085
-35,718
-39% -$1.43M
PGTI
1565
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
147,815
-37,889
-20% -$367K
ILG
1566
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
62,944
-20,876
-25% -$515K
LXP icon
1567
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$3.53B
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
33,551
+8,611
+35% +$466K
BLMN icon
1568
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$680M
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
+67,160
New +$1.67M
SH icon
1569
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$887M
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
9,512
+193
+2% +$33.4K
LOGM
1570
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
29,117
-14,500
-33% -$742K
CENX icon
1571
Century Aluminum
CENX
$4.57B
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
+117,752
New +$2.37M
CCI icon
1572
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.7B
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
19,594
-169,203
-90% -$14.4M
MTRX icon
1573
Matrix Service
MTRX
$347M
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
91,507
+46,604
+104% +$878K
LCII icon
1574
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.51B
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
25,720
+20,919
+436% +$1.15M
STRA icon
1575
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.71B
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
29,594
+23,926
+422% +$1.54M

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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.