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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
OSIS icon
1626
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.57B
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
22,710
-6,589
-22% -$477K
RGR icon
1627
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$610M
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
27,989
-69,421
-71% -$3.78M
CNMD icon
1628
CONMED
CNMD
$1.29B
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
27,555
+14,353
+109% +$774K
BRX icon
1629
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$9.95B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
69,367
-5,527
-7% -$135K
THRM icon
1630
Gentherm
THRM
$1.31B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
29,179
-16,861
-37% -$894K
RLJ icon
1631
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.87B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
53,685
-15,064
-22% -$458K
NOK icon
1632
Nokia
NOK
$50.8B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
232,715
-9,012
-4% -$65.7K
SSI
1633
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
90,933
-4,172
-4% -$79.1K
VASC
1634
DELISTED
Vascular Solutions Inc
VASC
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
+45,856
New +$1.5M
COLB icon
1635
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.81B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
48,893
+2,501
+5% +$76.3K
FMS icon
1636
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$13.2B
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
+38,078
New +$1.63M
IGTE
1637
DELISTED
IGATE CORPORATION
IGTE
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
33,171
+17,502
+112% +$811K
CSH
1638
DELISTED
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC
CSH
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
60,199
-85,357
-59% -$2.27M
HTR
1639
DELISTED
Brookfield Total Return Fund Inc
HTR
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
70,224
-2,890
-4% -$67.4K
CADE
1640
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
60,667
+4,571
+8% +$113K
BH icon
1641
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.2B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
5,597
-1,803
-24% -$469K
SHPG
1642
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
6,395
+2,760
+76% +$684K
CIVI
1643
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
757
-468
-38% -$1.21M
VLY icon
1644
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.93B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
149,289
+19,184
+15% +$187K
NFJ
1645
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
NFJ
$1.41B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
101,622
+13,032
+15% +$208K
CKP
1646
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
150,089
+128,405
+592% +$1.35M
NVO
1647
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$216B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
55,718
+32,232
+137% +$906K
DAKT icon
1648
Daktronics
DAKT
$941M
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
128,389
+76,187
+146% +$843K
BBL
1649
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
38,501
+14,723
+62% +$650K
CUBE icon
1650
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.53B
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
65,490
-17,357
-21% -$409K

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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.