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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
+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
Cap. Flow
+$3.11B
Cap. Flow %
9.14%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.75%
Holding
2,403
New
160
Increased
1,020
Reduced
1,025
Closed
188

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
BDJ icon
1901
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust
BDJ
$1.7B
$646K ﹤0.01%
78,652
+1,365
+2% +$11.1K
ENOC
1902
DELISTED
EnerNOC, Inc.
ENOC
$640K ﹤0.01%
56,126
-9,248
-14% -$139K
EXPO icon
1903
Exponent
EXPO
$2.98B
$639K ﹤0.01%
28,760
-1,128
-4% -$24.1K
UTI icon
1904
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$2.08B
$637K ﹤0.01%
66,368
+9,725
+17% +$90.3K
LKFN icon
1905
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.52B
$636K ﹤0.01%
23,519
-24,016
-51% -$642K
FNX icon
1906
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FNX
$1.38B
$635K ﹤0.01%
11,635
-11,383
-49% -$605K
RLI icon
1907
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.68B
$630K ﹤0.01%
24,026
-22,392
-48% -$553K
SBSI icon
1908
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$1.02B
$629K ﹤0.01%
24,779
-2,254
-8% -$57K
THFF icon
1909
First Financial Corp
THFF
$922M
$628K ﹤0.01%
17,511
-6,025
-26% -$206K
NVO
1910
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$216B
$627K ﹤0.01%
+23,486
New +$541K
WSBC icon
1911
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.95B
$627K ﹤0.01%
19,237
-61
-0.3% -$1.98K
ITT icon
1912
ITT
ITT
$17.5B
$626K ﹤0.01%
15,692
-338,643
-96% -$13.2M
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1913
DELISTED
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.
MORE
$626K ﹤0.01%
+67,114
New +$621K
TK icon
1914
Teekay
TK
$975M
$625K ﹤0.01%
13,421
-96,229
-88% -$4.31M
SASR
1915
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$625K ﹤0.01%
23,826
-5,693
-19% -$146K
GPK icon
1916
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$3.26B
$615K ﹤0.01%
+42,324
New +$619K
INN
1917
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$761M
$614K ﹤0.01%
43,641
-5,186
-11% -$69K
POWL icon
1918
Powell Industries
POWL
$8.46B
$612K ﹤0.01%
54,351
-155,496
-74% -$1.91M
AX icon
1919
Axos Financial
AX
$5.45B
$610K ﹤0.01%
26,232
-68,088
-72% -$1.5M
AZZ icon
1920
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$4.5B
$605K ﹤0.01%
12,980
-11,422
-47% -$503K
CRVL icon
1921
CorVel
CRVL
$3.05B
$604K ﹤0.01%
+52,626
New +$614K
UBNK
1922
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
$604K ﹤0.01%
48,592
-11,615
-19% -$150K
ACET
1923
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$601K ﹤0.01%
27,324
-76,688
-74% -$1.61M
MT icon
1924
ArcelorMittal
MT
$50.4B
$599K ﹤0.01%
27,794
+5,171
+23% +$121K
ETX
1925
Eaton Vance Municipal Income 2028 Term Trust
ETX
$202M
$592K ﹤0.01%
+33,245
New +$592K

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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.