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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
LSAK icon
2026
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$388M
$395K ﹤0.01%
21,602
+10
+0% +$151
EXL
2027
DELISTED
EXCEL TRUST , INC COM STK
EXL
$389K ﹤0.01%
24,658
-6,135
-20% -$96.3K
CUBI icon
2028
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.59B
$388K ﹤0.01%
14,428
+151
+1% +$3.86K
TOWR
2029
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$388K ﹤0.01%
14,876
+4,119
+38% +$113K
CBF
2030
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
$377K ﹤0.01%
12,965
-106
-0.8% -$3.02K
IMKTA icon
2031
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.63B
$376K ﹤0.01%
7,880
+2,209
+39% +$107K
REMY
2032
DELISTED
REMY INTL INC NEW COMMON
REMY
$370K ﹤0.01%
16,715
-90
-0.5% -$2.01K
WD icon
2033
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.65B
$369K ﹤0.01%
13,818
-699
-5% -$15.5K
JPS
2034
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
$369K ﹤0.01%
43,567
+1,755
+4% +$15.7K
COKE icon
2035
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$12.3B
$364K ﹤0.01%
24,100
+120
+0.5% +$1.44K
TOWN icon
2036
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.35B
$361K ﹤0.01%
22,181
-3,466
-14% -$56.3K
SFR
2037
DELISTED
Starwood Waypoint Homes
SFR
$357K ﹤0.01%
15,031
-968
-6% -$24.8K
ICFI icon
2038
ICF International
ICFI
$1.44B
$354K ﹤0.01%
10,169
+56
+0.6% +$2.11K
USPH icon
2039
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.14B
$352K ﹤0.01%
6,430
+70
+1% +$3.47K
FRED
2040
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
$349K ﹤0.01%
18,114
+142
+0.8% +$2.53K
SNR
2041
DELISTED
NEW SENIOR INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
SNR
$347K ﹤0.01%
25,923
-2,138
-8% -$33.9K
COWN
2042
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$345K ﹤0.01%
13,473
+6
+0% +$141
CSR
2043
Centerspace
CSR
$936M
$344K ﹤0.01%
4,819
-1,304
-21% -$94.4K
TGB
2044
Trekor Metals
TGB
$2.56B
$342K ﹤0.01%
618,076
-11,398
-2% -$8.02K
USNA icon
2045
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$394M
$341K ﹤0.01%
4,994
-172
-3% -$10.9K
CLS icon
2046
Celestica
CLS
$35.1B
$340K ﹤0.01%
29,220
-1,808
-6% -$22K
METR
2047
DELISTED
METRO BANCORP, INC COMMON STOCK
METR
$336K ﹤0.01%
12,872
-41
-0.3% -$1.07K
FDML
2048
DELISTED
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation
FDML
$335K ﹤0.01%
29,551
+11,396
+63% +$145K
ATI icon
2049
ATI
ATI
$27B
$334K ﹤0.01%
11,056
+2,103
+23% +$69.5K
AXIA
2050
AXIA Energia
AXIA
$22.6B
$332K ﹤0.01%
222,694
+51,841
+30% +$89.7K

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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.