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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
ICF icon
1976
iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF
ICF
$2.12B
$519K ﹤0.01%
11,578
+694
+6% +$33.2K
SYBT icon
1977
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.41B
$514K ﹤0.01%
20,402
+72
+0.4% +$1.71K
HFWA icon
1978
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$1.24B
$513K ﹤0.01%
28,721
-64
-0.2% -$1.11K
DENN
1979
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
$510K ﹤0.01%
43,960
-246
-0.6% -$2.75K
FCH
1980
DELISTED
Felcor Lodging Trust
FCH
$510K ﹤0.01%
51,658
-6,018
-10% -$65.8K
RPT
1981
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
$507K ﹤0.01%
31,043
-8,309
-21% -$145K
INSY
1982
DELISTED
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
INSY
$507K ﹤0.01%
14,114
-612
-4% -$19.1K
ASX icon
1983
ASE Group
ASX
$80.8B
$501K ﹤0.01%
75,902
-3,761
-5% -$26.2K
ALX
1984
Alexander's
ALX
$1.4B
$492K ﹤0.01%
1,199
-391
-25% -$166K
BUSE icon
1985
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.52B
$492K ﹤0.01%
24,950
-44
-0.2% -$855
PZA icon
1986
Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF
PZA
$4.19B
$492K ﹤0.01%
19,912
+2,492
+14% +$62.4K
BMTC
1987
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$490K ﹤0.01%
16,258
+1,996
+14% +$60.3K
TCBK icon
1988
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.85B
$485K ﹤0.01%
20,181
-17
-0.1% -$408
SWFT
1989
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
$485K ﹤0.01%
21,389
-86,643
-80% -$2.13M
AZTA icon
1990
Azenta
AZTA
$1.26B
$483K ﹤0.01%
42,209
+686
+2% +$7.86K
BPFH
1991
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$481K ﹤0.01%
35,848
-76
-0.2% -$973
TY icon
1992
TRI-Continental Corp
TY
$1.86B
$480K ﹤0.01%
22,654
+600
+3% +$13.1K
HT
1993
DELISTED
Hersha Hospitality Trust Priority Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
HT
$479K ﹤0.01%
18,686
-200,315
-91% -$5.19M
LBY
1994
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
$468K ﹤0.01%
11,329
-28
-0.2% -$1.13K
PLUG icon
1995
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.92B
$467K ﹤0.01%
190,682
-4,034
-2% -$10.6K
SWBI icon
1996
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$655M
$467K ﹤0.01%
36,644
+237
+0.7% +$2.73K
IQI icon
1997
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$526M
$466K ﹤0.01%
39,413
-355
-0.9% -$4.31K
NPO icon
1998
Enpro
NPO
$7.05B
$466K ﹤0.01%
+8,146
New +$513K
ISSI
1999
DELISTED
INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTN INC
ISSI
$463K ﹤0.01%
20,908
+380
+2% +$7.52K
SIMO icon
2000
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.19B
$457K ﹤0.01%
13,216
-708
-5% -$23.1K

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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.