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First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings
AUM
$140B
1-Year Est. Return
27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter
Est. Return
+6.72%
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
$34B
AUM Growth
+$4.4B
(+15%)
Cap. Flow
+$3.11B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
9.14%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.75%
Holding
2,403
New
160
Increased
1,020
Reduced
1,025
Closed
188
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$308M |
| 2 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$249M |
| 3 |
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
|
+$221M |
| 4 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$217M |
| 5 |
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CBST
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
|
+$96.7M |
| 2 |
NPSP
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NPSP
|
+$85M |
| 3 |
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
|
+$64.4M |
| 4 |
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
|
+$58.1M |
| 5 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$54.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 21.05% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.99% |
| 3 | Technology | 10.33% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 8.3% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.68% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1826
CVB Financial
CVBF
$3.98B
| $800K | ﹤0.01% |
50,172
-68,014
| -58% | -$1.05M |
|
|
FTD
1827
DELISTED
FTD Companies, Inc. Common Stock
FTD
| $800K | ﹤0.01% |
26,714
+16,843
| +171% | +$562K |
|
1828
Vanguard Industrials ETF
VIS
$8.23B
| $792K | ﹤0.01% |
7,379
-12,408
| -63% | -$1.32M |
|
1829
HSBC
HSBC
$355B
| $789K | ﹤0.01% |
21,001
+2,473
| +13% | +$96.4K |
|
1830
Weibo
WB
$1.9B
| $778K | ﹤0.01% |
60,334
+12,325
| +26% | +$166K |
|
|
PRXL
1831
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
| $777K | ﹤0.01% |
11,267
-28,545
| -72% | -$1.82M |
|
|
SFUN
1832
DELISTED
Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares)
SFUN
| $773K | ﹤0.01% |
2,577
+517
| +25% | +$172K |
|
1833
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.97B
| $768K | ﹤0.01% |
55,538
-28,900
| -34% | -$385K |
|
1834
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$594M
| $766K | ﹤0.01% |
21,682
+2,165
| +11% | +$79.2K |
|
1835
Methode Electronics
MEI
$543M
| $764K | ﹤0.01% |
16,235
-51,890
| -76% | -$2.07M |
|
1836
Tenaris
TS
$29.1B
| $764K | ﹤0.01% |
27,295
+3,767
| +16% | +$108K |
|
1837
First Merchants
FRME
$2.72B
| $761K | ﹤0.01% |
32,321
+7,509
| +30% | +$171K |
|
1838
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.89B
| $754K | ﹤0.01% |
28,571
-4,626
| -14% | -$117K |
|
1839
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$274M
| $754K | ﹤0.01% |
+29,891
| New | +$601K |
|
|
LMOS
1840
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
| $754K | ﹤0.01% |
49,423
+8,838
| +22% | +$149K |
|
|
MASI
1841
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,511
| New | +$647K |
|
1842
Brink's
BCO
$5.02B
| $740K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,798
| New | +$688K |
|
1843
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$4.86B
| $740K | ﹤0.01% |
18,127
-18,769
| -51% | -$741K |
|
|
SMRT
1844
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
| $739K | ﹤0.01% |
59,349
-93,619
| -61% | -$1.32M |
|
|
VTA
1845
DELISTED
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
VTA
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
61,682
+2,335
| +4% | +$27.6K |
|
|
FRAN
1846
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
| $736K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,447
| New | +$655K |
|
|
PKY
1847
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
| $736K | ﹤0.01% |
42,437
-63,702
| -60% | -$1.14M |
|
1848
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$31.9B
| $732K | ﹤0.01% |
8,121
-20,201
| -71% | -$1.82M |
|
1849
Invesco Municipal Trust
VKQ
$536M
| $732K | ﹤0.01% |
57,189
+1,226
| +2% | +$15.8K |
|
|
RPT
1850
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
| $732K | ﹤0.01% |
39,352
-4,856
| -11% | -$92.8K |
|
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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,403 positions worth $34B, up 15% from $29.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
First Trust Advisors deployed $3.11B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 160 new positions and adding to 1,020 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Novavax: 705,902 shares worth $117M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was PepsiCo, an estimated $54.5M trimmed.
- First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2015 buy was Novavax: 705,902 shares worth $117M.
- First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q1 2015, an estimated $308M increase.
- First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was PepsiCo, cutting an estimated $54.5M.
- First Trust Advisors fully exited CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $96.7M.
- First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $34B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- First Trust Advisors opened 160 new positions and closed 188 in Q1 2015.
- First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $34B.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 4 May 2015.