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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
PEB icon
1726
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.16B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
28,298
-8,172
-22% -$356K
WSTC
1727
DELISTED
West Corporation
WSTC
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
40,292
-310
-0.8% -$9.8K
HEWJ icon
1728
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ
$728M
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
38,174
-3,876
-9% -$123K
CXP
1729
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
49,190
-14,423
-23% -$381K
CPLA
1730
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
22,467
-655
-3% -$37.8K
AAT
1731
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.49B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
30,744
-3,045
-9% -$123K
DSPG
1732
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
116,077
+6,999
+6% +$79.4K
SKT icon
1733
Tanger
SKT
$4.82B
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
37,709
-117,634
-76% -$3.98M
GAM
1734
General American Investors Company
GAM
$1.54B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
34,274
-61
-0.2% -$2.16K
KND
1735
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
58,339
-13,845
-19% -$317K
KNGT
1736
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
44,211
-27,235
-38% -$728K
FFBC icon
1737
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.55B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
65,588
+38,970
+146% +$685K
BGS icon
1738
B&G Foods
BGS
$285M
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
41,075
+8,799
+27% +$264K
BTZ icon
1739
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
BTZ
$927M
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
91,849
+1,141
+1% +$15.1K
PSB
1740
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
16,072
+6,111
+61% +$466K
BANR icon
1741
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.39B
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
24,174
-14,841
-38% -$687K
SMP icon
1742
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$861M
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
32,855
-35,460
-52% -$1.35M
PUK icon
1743
Prudential
PUK
$36.5B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
24,389
-510
-2% -$24.8K
CRH icon
1744
CRH
CRH
$66.7B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
40,667
+21,470
+112% +$604K
VCR icon
1745
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
VCR
$5.84B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
9,193
-452
-5% -$56.1K
TBRG
1746
DELISTED
TruBridge
TBRG
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
21,144
-500
-2% -$26.9K
IBKC
1747
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
16,458
+1,925
+13% +$126K
SAIC icon
1748
Saic
SAIC
$5.03B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
21,137
-1,212
-5% -$63.3K
MBFI
1749
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
32,382
-36,264
-53% -$1.17M
DCT
1750
DELISTED
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
DCT
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
35,253
-10,212
-22% -$340K

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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.