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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
SHEN icon
1876
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$632M
$710K ﹤0.01%
41,478
-44,168
-52% -$733K
NGG icon
1877
National Grid
NGG
$82.7B
$707K ﹤0.01%
11,350
-2,403
-17% -$157K
FNGN
1878
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$706K ﹤0.01%
+16,617
New +$706K
PRGS icon
1879
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.55B
$702K ﹤0.01%
+25,542
New +$681K
EXPO icon
1880
Exponent
EXPO
$2.98B
$701K ﹤0.01%
31,294
+2,534
+9% +$55.7K
AIN icon
1881
Albany International
AIN
$2.14B
$695K ﹤0.01%
17,473
+258
+1% +$10.4K
ELME
1882
Elme Communities
ELME
$132M
$695K ﹤0.01%
26,783
-7,180
-21% -$185K
TNC icon
1883
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.5B
$694K ﹤0.01%
+10,619
New +$696K
ABCB icon
1884
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.89B
$689K ﹤0.01%
27,249
-1,322
-5% -$33.9K
CRZO
1885
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$689K ﹤0.01%
+14,002
New +$729K
RRGB icon
1886
Red Robin
RRGB
$134M
$687K ﹤0.01%
8,009
-9,067
-53% -$747K
MINI
1887
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
$686K ﹤0.01%
+16,306
New +$668K
CATM
1888
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$685K ﹤0.01%
18,482
+3,111
+20% +$118K
LKFN icon
1889
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.52B
$684K ﹤0.01%
23,664
+145
+0.6% +$3.93K
WDFC icon
1890
WD-40
WDFC
$3.1B
$684K ﹤0.01%
7,853
-6,081
-44% -$515K
VKQ icon
1891
Invesco Municipal Trust
VKQ
$536M
$682K ﹤0.01%
56,720
-469
-0.8% -$5.8K
STC icon
1892
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.05B
$681K ﹤0.01%
17,120
-18,355
-52% -$702K
IRBT
1893
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
$679K ﹤0.01%
+21,285
New +$698K
TMH
1894
DELISTED
Team Health Holdings Inc
TMH
$679K ﹤0.01%
+10,395
New +$628K
SSNI
1895
DELISTED
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
SSNI
$678K ﹤0.01%
54,643
-216
-0.4% -$2.54K
BTT icon
1896
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust
BTT
$1.43B
$672K ﹤0.01%
33,173
-510
-2% -$10.4K
SBSI icon
1897
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$1.02B
$672K ﹤0.01%
24,759
-20
-0.1% -$516
DORM icon
1898
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.01B
$665K ﹤0.01%
13,960
+420
+3% +$20.5K
EXP icon
1899
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.6B
$660K ﹤0.01%
8,642
-8
-0.1% -$661
NBH
1900
Neuberger Municipal Fund Inc
NBH
$304M
$660K ﹤0.01%
44,301
-669
-1% -$10.2K

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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.