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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$698M
| $548K | ﹤0.01% |
12,887
-3,452
| -21% | -$131K |
|
1952
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.55B
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
11,731
-15,064
| -56% | -$750K |
|
1953
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$460M
| $544K | ﹤0.01% |
4,710
+1,282
| +37% | +$169K |
|
1954
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
SMMU
$1.14B
| $544K | ﹤0.01% |
10,817
+404
| +4% | +$20.3K |
|
1955
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$8.11B
| $537K | ﹤0.01% |
9,038
+22
| +0.2% | +$1.28K |
|
|
FNBC
1956
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
| $535K | ﹤0.01% |
16,229
-4,220
| -21% | -$139K |
|
1957
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.38B
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
16,074
-3,938
| -20% | -$130K |
|
|
SLAI
1958
DELISTED
SOLAI Ltd ADS
SLAI
| $521K | ﹤0.01% |
690
+141
| +26% | +$146K |
|
|
CSFL
1959
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
| $514K | ﹤0.01% |
43,122
-10,182
| -19% | -$118K |
|
|
RBS.PRT
1960
DELISTED
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GRP PLS (THE) SPONS ADR REPSTG PFD
RBS.PRT
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
20,067
| – | – |
|
1961
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.93B
| $505K | ﹤0.01% |
36,031
-18,816
| -34% | -$309K |
|
|
DENN
1962
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
| $504K | ﹤0.01% |
44,206
+161
| +0.4% | +$1.8K |
|
1963
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.92B
| $504K | ﹤0.01% |
194,716
-50,423
| -21% | -$146K |
|
1964
CRH
CRH
$66.7B
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
19,197
+2,649
| +16% | +$69K |
|
1965
Pearson
PSO
$9.78B
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
23,273
+3,212
| +16% | +$66.5K |
|
1966
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.52B
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
24,994
-6,576
| -21% | -$126K |
|
1967
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$867M
| $501K | ﹤0.01% |
13,051
-6,748
| -34% | -$241K |
|
1968
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$526M
| $499K | ﹤0.01% |
39,768
+910
| +2% | +$11.5K |
|
|
WPP
1969
DELISTED
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
WPP
| $497K | ﹤0.01% |
+52,146
| New | +$506K |
|
1970
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.68B
| $494K | ﹤0.01% |
21,652
+1,551
| +8% | +$34.9K |
|
|
UCB
1971
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.22B
| $494K | ﹤0.01% |
26,140
-13,567
| -34% | -$251K |
|
|
SSNI
1972
DELISTED
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
SSNI
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
54,859
-14,205
| -21% | -$123K |
|
1973
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$1.24B
| $489K | ﹤0.01% |
28,785
-6,882
| -19% | -$112K |
|
1974
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.85B
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
20,198
-5,162
| -20% | -$123K |
|
1975
BHP
BHP
$213B
| $484K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,329
| New | +$501K |
|
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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.