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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
HF
1576
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$1.89M ﹤0.01%
45,244
-12,900
-22% -$521K
VSI
1577
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$1.89M ﹤0.01%
50,585
+26,890
+113% +$1.08M
AMSF icon
1578
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$569M
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
39,954
-888
-2% -$40K
CGI
1579
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
90,642
-36,448
-29% -$897K
DPLO
1580
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
+41,790
New +$1.57M
LL
1581
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
+90,180
New +$2.37M
ESE icon
1582
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$8.49B
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
49,417
+789
+2% +$29.8K
TBHC
1583
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
66,159
+30,888
+88% +$775K
CALM icon
1584
Cal-Maine
CALM
$4.28B
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
35,252
-42,683
-55% -$2.1M
OFG icon
1585
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.21B
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
171,956
+12,489
+8% +$179K
RVT icon
1586
Royce Value Trust
RVT
$2.21B
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
132,925
+660
+0.5% +$9.39K
SITC icon
1587
SITE Centers
SITC
$230M
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
91,803
-26,802
-23% -$594K
AIT icon
1588
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.8B
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
45,954
+2,737
+6% +$116K
CTS icon
1589
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.72B
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
94,364
-35,180
-27% -$649K
SCCO icon
1590
Southern Copper
SCCO
$141B
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
66,675
+19,037
+40% +$544K
BT
1591
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
51,248
+11,774
+30% +$411K
HOMB icon
1592
Home BancShares
HOMB
$6.21B
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
99,312
+40,788
+70% +$705K
AVD icon
1593
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$73.5M
$1.8M ﹤0.01%
+130,685
New +$1.71M
GDV icon
1594
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.6B
$1.8M ﹤0.01%
86,488
-34
-0% -$726
CDP icon
1595
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$4.31B
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
76,099
+29,018
+62% +$773K
CATO icon
1596
Cato Corp
CATO
$65.9M
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
46,105
-15,581
-25% -$609K
AXE
1597
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
27,370
+12,509
+84% +$886K
MANT
1598
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
+61,374
New +$1.86M
VWO icon
1599
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
43,526
-389
-0.9% -$16.7K
WWW icon
1600
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.54B
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
62,408
+42,296
+210% +$1.29M

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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.