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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.99B
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
19,559
-10,395
| -35% | -$231K |
|
|
BMTC
2002
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
14,262
-1,427
| -9% | -$42.7K |
|
2003
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$8.7B
| $433K | ﹤0.01% |
27,379
+7,581
| +38% | +$121K |
|
|
EXL
2004
DELISTED
EXCEL TRUST , INC COM STK
EXL
| $432K | ﹤0.01% |
30,793
-3,855
| -11% | -$53.5K |
|
|
AHT
2005
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$21M
| $430K | ﹤0.01% |
45
| – | – |
|
|
INSY
2006
DELISTED
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
INSY
| $428K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,726
| New | +$389K |
|
2007
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$362M
| $420K | ﹤0.01% |
32,749
-7,827
| -19% | -$101K |
|
2008
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23B
| $415K | ﹤0.01% |
8,038
+1,109
| +16% | +$58.4K |
|
|
NAK
2009
Northern Dynasty Minerals
NAK
$885M
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
1,076,107
-217,481
| -17% | -$98.6K |
|
|
SFR
2010
DELISTED
Starwood Waypoint Homes
SFR
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
15,999
-2,328
| -13% | -$58.8K |
|
2011
ICF International
ICFI
$1.44B
| $413K | ﹤0.01% |
10,113
+29
| +0.3% | +$1.16K |
|
2012
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.35B
| $412K | ﹤0.01% |
25,647
+2,140
| +9% | +$33.1K |
|
2013
FuelCell Energy
FCEL
$1.7B
| $411K | ﹤0.01% |
76
-17
| -18% | -$94.3K |
|
2014
Renasant Corp
RNST
$4.01B
| $411K | ﹤0.01% |
13,680
-7,102
| -34% | -$200K |
|
2015
BancFirst
BANF
$3.92B
| $410K | ﹤0.01% |
13,446
-6,966
| -34% | -$207K |
|
|
BNCL
2016
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
| $404K | ﹤0.01% |
35,795
-18,681
| -34% | -$207K |
|
|
TGB
2017
Trekor Metals
TGB
$2.56B
| $403K | ﹤0.01% |
629,474
+143,352
| +29% | +$118K |
|
|
LBAI
2018
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
| $397K | ﹤0.01% |
34,497
-8,617
| -20% | -$96.2K |
|
2019
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$3.26B
| $385K | ﹤0.01% |
7,607
+26
| +0.3% | +$1.27K |
|
|
JPS
2020
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
| $383K | ﹤0.01% |
41,812
-30
| -0.1% | -$277 |
|
|
UBA
2021
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
| $377K | ﹤0.01% |
16,359
-23,881
| -59% | -$549K |
|
|
OPB
2022
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
| $376K | ﹤0.01% |
12,189
-6,338
| -34% | -$179K |
|
2023
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.19B
| $374K | ﹤0.01% |
13,924
+1,451
| +12% | +$39.6K |
|
|
REMY
2024
DELISTED
REMY INTL INC NEW COMMON
REMY
| $373K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,805
| New | +$365K |
|
|
ADVS
2025
DELISTED
Advent Software Inc
ADVS
| $372K | ﹤0.01% |
8,439
-27,363
| -76% | -$1.13M |
|
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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.