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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 Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$275M
2
FXH icon
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
+$221M
3
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$193M
4
FXG icon
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
+$188M
5
FXD icon
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
+$179M

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
XNTK icon
1751
State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF
XNTK
$2.06B
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
21,778
-8,504
-28% -$440K
PRK icon
1752
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.41B
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
12,504
+1,208
+11% +$103K
MNP
1753
DELISTED
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.
MNP
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
72,704
-1,145
-2% -$17.5K
VCSH icon
1754
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
13,683
+327
+2% +$26.1K
CFNL
1755
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
49,873
+4,294
+9% +$89.4K
CSGS
1756
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
34,003
-31,380
-48% -$968K
GOV
1757
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
58,018
+22,176
+62% +$453K
TS icon
1758
Tenaris
TS
$29.1B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
39,634
+12,339
+45% +$367K
PDM
1759
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.22B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
60,835
-17,737
-23% -$315K
HEZU icon
1760
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF
HEZU
$565M
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
38,491
-1,843
-5% -$53.3K
DFP
1761
Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund
DFP
$423M
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
47,740
– –
RHP icon
1762
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$8.4B
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
19,987
-5,720
-22% -$326K
ARGO
1763
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
24,086
-604
-2% -$25.1K
FRAN
1764
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
6,516
+3,069
+89% +$592K
LHCG
1765
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
27,438
+124
+0.5% +$4.38K
JJSF icon
1766
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.43B
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
9,476
-11,002
-54% -$1.19M
FARO
1767
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
22,399
-6,013
-21% -$283K
CPF icon
1768
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$997M
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
43,949
+30,227
+220% +$704K
CPK icon
1769
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$3.26B
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
19,361
+11,754
+155% +$608K
CVBF icon
1770
CVB Financial
CVBF
$3.98B
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
58,996
+8,824
+18% +$145K
FSP
1771
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$44.8M
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
91,898
+46,551
+103% +$556K
TMP icon
1772
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1.45B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
19,110
+205
+1% +$10.8K
HCCI
1773
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
69,468
-111,635
-62% -$1.53M
FMBI
1774
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
53,759
-710
-1% -$12.7K
JDD
1775
DELISTED
Nuveen Diversified Dividend and Income Fund
JDD
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
88,244
+94
+0.1% +$1.15K
69 70
71
72 73

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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.