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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
+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
Cap. Flow
+$3.11B
Cap. Flow %
9.14%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.75%
Holding
2,403
New
160
Increased
1,020
Reduced
1,025
Closed
188

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
IBTX
2076
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$288K ﹤0.01%
7,413
-3,801
-34% -$135K
PPBI
2077
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$287K ﹤0.01%
17,746
-2,169
-11% -$34.6K
USNA icon
2078
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$394M
$287K ﹤0.01%
+5,166
New +$265K
TOWR
2079
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$286K ﹤0.01%
10,757
-30
-0.3% -$755
IMKTA icon
2080
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.63B
$281K ﹤0.01%
5,671
-718
-11% -$32.3K
UTG icon
2081
Reaves Utility Income Fund
UTG
$3.69B
$281K ﹤0.01%
9,475
-603
-6% -$18.6K
ATRI
2082
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$281K ﹤0.01%
812
+12
+2% +$4K
IBCP icon
2083
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$776M
$280K ﹤0.01%
21,842
-5,215
-19% -$66.2K
COWN
2084
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$280K ﹤0.01%
13,467
-267
-2% -$5.18K
CMCO icon
2085
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$465M
$279K ﹤0.01%
10,356
-21
-0.2% -$542
KBR icon
2086
KBR
KBR
$4.68B
$279K ﹤0.01%
19,290
+84
+0.4% +$1.37K
STOR
2087
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
$274K ﹤0.01%
+11,736
New +$264K
MDR
2088
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$274K ﹤0.01%
23,827
COKE icon
2089
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$12.3B
$271K ﹤0.01%
23,980
-60
-0.2% -$609
MXWL
2090
DELISTED
Maxwell Technologies Inc
MXWL
$271K ﹤0.01%
33,620
-8,649
-20% -$66.1K
ATI icon
2091
ATI
ATI
$27B
$269K ﹤0.01%
8,953
-1,267
-12% -$39.4K
UFI icon
2092
UNIFI
UFI
$117M
$269K ﹤0.01%
7,448
-20
-0.3% -$653
YGE
2093
DELISTED
Yingli Green Energy Holding Comp
YGE
$268K ﹤0.01%
14,463
-3,745
-21% -$78.6K
PLUS icon
2094
ePlus
PLUS
$2.33B
$267K ﹤0.01%
12,272
-36
-0.3% -$700
MNR
2095
DELISTED
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp
MNR
$265K ﹤0.01%
23,889
-3,475
-13% -$39.8K
SLV icon
2096
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$28.1B
$263K ﹤0.01%
16,485
-137
-0.8% -$2.19K
FIBK icon
2097
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.7B
$262K ﹤0.01%
9,417
-4,915
-34% -$128K
HTLF
2098
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$262K ﹤0.01%
8,016
-4,162
-34% -$123K
SYT
2099
DELISTED
Syngenta Ag
SYT
$261K ﹤0.01%
3,848
+642
+20% +$43.3K
REX icon
2100
REX American Resources
REX
$1.46B
$260K ﹤0.01%
+25,650
New +$246K

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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.