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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
MYI icon
1826
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
MYI
$709M
$833K ﹤0.01%
60,589
+1,715
+3% +$24.1K
IHG icon
1827
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23B
$827K ﹤0.01%
15,493
+7,455
+93% +$413K
NIO
1828
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY FUND INC
NIO
$827K ﹤0.01%
60,764
-355
-0.6% -$5.03K
IPCM
1829
DELISTED
IPC HEALTHCARE INC COM DTD
IPCM
$825K ﹤0.01%
14,892
+636
+4% +$32.3K
GLPW
1830
DELISTED
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC COMMON NEW
GLPW
$824K ﹤0.01%
106,207
-43,647
-29% -$422K
MUS
1831
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS QUALITY FUND, INC.
MUS
$821K ﹤0.01%
63,311
-829
-1% -$10.9K
STN icon
1832
Stantec
STN
$7.69B
$819K ﹤0.01%
28,026
-28
-0.1% -$768
STM icon
1833
STMicroelectronics
STM
$46B
$817K ﹤0.01%
100,614
+40,533
+67% +$348K
FR icon
1834
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.88B
$815K ﹤0.01%
43,491
-12,765
-23% -$255K
XIFR
1835
XPLR Infrastructure LP
XIFR
$1.18B
$814K ﹤0.01%
20,557
-466
-2% -$20.2K
HPP
1836
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$834M
$810K ﹤0.01%
4,079
-842
-17% -$181K
KRG icon
1837
Kite Realty
KRG
$5.95B
$801K ﹤0.01%
32,728
-9,592
-23% -$259K
NTT
1838
DELISTED
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
NTT
$801K ﹤0.01%
22,062
-7,980
-27% -$275K
FTA icon
1839
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.38B
$800K ﹤0.01%
18,847
-717
-4% -$31.8K
SSB icon
1840
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.3B
$793K ﹤0.01%
10,434
-52
-0.5% -$3.71K
AZZ icon
1841
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$4.5B
$792K ﹤0.01%
15,289
+2,309
+18% +$112K
CDR
1842
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
$787K ﹤0.01%
18,629
-11,670
-39% -$535K
IHF icon
1843
iShares US Healthcare Providers ETF
IHF
$1.18B
$783K ﹤0.01%
+27,385
New +$743K
SMB icon
1844
VanEck Short Muni ETF
SMB
$312M
$781K ﹤0.01%
44,919
-27,987
-38% -$488K
ACET
1845
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$778K ﹤0.01%
31,601
+4,277
+16% +$96.3K
FRME icon
1846
First Merchants
FRME
$2.72B
$775K ﹤0.01%
31,388
-933
-3% -$22K
SBI
1847
Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund
SBI
$109M
$775K ﹤0.01%
79,844
-1,110
-1% -$11K
BIT icon
1848
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
BIT
$696M
$771K ﹤0.01%
46,526
+254
+0.5% +$4.39K
IBB icon
1849
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.31B
$771K ﹤0.01%
6,267
-4,191
-40% -$502K
UEIC icon
1850
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$57.2M
$771K ﹤0.01%
15,469
-33,625
-68% -$1.81M
72 73
74
75 76

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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.