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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
SUB icon
1601
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF
SUB
$11.3B
$1.77M ﹤0.01%
16,795
-14,123
-46% -$1.49M
BLMN icon
1602
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$680M
$1.77M ﹤0.01%
83,003
+15,843
+24% +$357K
MPWR icon
1603
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$65.5B
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
34,756
-7,858
-18% -$416K
PSIX
1604
Power Solutions International
PSIX
$691M
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
32,622
-21,517
-40% -$1.27M
CSIQ icon
1605
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$906M
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
61,513
-776
-1% -$26.6K
IVE icon
1606
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$48.9B
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
19,048
-1,387
-7% -$131K
HQH
1607
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.23B
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
50,358
-264
-0.5% -$9.16K
CUK
1608
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
$1.74M ﹤0.01%
+33,839
New +$1.65M
RAIL icon
1609
FreightCar America
RAIL
$275M
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
82,964
-14,233
-15% -$362K
SHOP icon
1610
Shopify
SHOP
$148B
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
+508,850
New +$1.59M
VRTU
1611
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
33,620
-9,085
-21% -$404K
PGZ
1612
Principal Real Estate Income Fund
PGZ
$68.6M
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
92,833
-429
-0.5% -$8.34K
HHS icon
1613
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$17.7M
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
28,909
+1,265
+5% +$85.1K
MUB icon
1614
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.1B
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
15,911
+1,711
+12% +$186K
SAM icon
1615
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.88B
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
7,304
-2,698
-27% -$694K
AEO icon
1616
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.85B
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
97,965
+35,153
+56% +$591K
MED icon
1617
Medifast
MED
$108M
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
52,156
+7,220
+16% +$229K
ROG icon
1618
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.33B
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
25,392
-11,172
-31% -$826K
SRC
1619
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
38,338
-6,593
-15% -$329K
SH icon
1620
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$887M
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
9,715
+203
+2% +$34.1K
JQC icon
1621
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
JQC
$702M
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
191,627
+47,993
+33% +$429K
SUM
1622
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
68,084
+16,187
+31% +$384K
FLEX icon
1623
Flex
FLEX
$43.4B
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
191,566
+118,979
+164% +$1.1M
SUP
1624
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
88,422
-26,057
-23% -$499K
POWL icon
1625
Powell Industries
POWL
$8.46B
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
137,448
+83,097
+153% +$993K

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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.