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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 Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$275M
2
FXH icon
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
+$221M
3
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$193M
4
FXG icon
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
+$188M
5
FXD icon
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
+$179M

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
AUB icon
2001
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.99B
$453K ﹤0.01%
19,500
-59
-0.3% -$1.31K
MCHB
2002
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.47B
$452K ﹤0.01%
19,804
+2,990
+18% +$64.6K
OPB
2003
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
$448K ﹤0.01%
12,374
+185
+2% +$5.97K
KRNY icon
2004
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$592M
$447K ﹤0.01%
+40,090
New +$418K
RNST icon
2005
Renasant Corp
RNST
$4.01B
$445K ﹤0.01%
13,653
-27
-0.2% -$824
BNCL
2006
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
$445K ﹤0.01%
35,652
-143
-0.4% -$1.71K
BANF icon
2007
BancFirst
BANF
$3.92B
$439K ﹤0.01%
13,410
-36
-0.3% -$1.09K
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2008
DELISTED
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.
MORE
$439K ﹤0.01%
48,632
-18,482
-28% -$176K
BBT
2009
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.53B
$438K ﹤0.01%
15,391
+2,314
+18% +$64.6K
QTS
2010
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
$438K ﹤0.01%
12,010
+3,077
+34% +$114K
DOC
2011
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$426K ﹤0.01%
27,703
-3,959
-13% -$65.6K
WSBF icon
2012
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$362M
$421K ﹤0.01%
31,884
-865
-3% -$11.2K
LABL
2013
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$421K ﹤0.01%
6,590
-7
-0.1% -$448
FCE.A
2014
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$419K ﹤0.01%
18,939
-309,416
-94% -$7.33M
USDU icon
2015
WisdomTree Bloomberg US Dollar Bullish Fund
USDU
$472M
$417K ﹤0.01%
+14,856
New +$417K
HNT
2016
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
$417K ﹤0.01%
+6,507
New +$389K
SFBS
2017
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.79B
$416K ﹤0.01%
22,132
+68
+0.3% +$1.21K
DTF
2018
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund
DTF
$80.7M
$411K ﹤0.01%
28,734
-43
-0.1% -$638
BHP icon
2019
BHP
BHP
$213B
$409K ﹤0.01%
11,273
-1,056
-9% -$42.6K
LBAI
2020
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$409K ﹤0.01%
34,426
-71
-0.2% -$826
BTA
2021
DELISTED
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
BTA
$407K ﹤0.01%
37,671
-164
-0.4% -$1.83K
ELLI
2022
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
$407K ﹤0.01%
5,835
-251
-4% -$15.6K
JASO
2023
DELISTED
JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd
JASO
$407K ﹤0.01%
47,558
-1,093
-2% -$10.3K
ORBK
2024
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
$402K ﹤0.01%
19,318
-386
-2% -$7.46K
CLDT
2025
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$630M
$397K ﹤0.01%
14,983
-4,216
-22% -$119K
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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.