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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
AIFU
2101
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$201M
$269K ﹤0.01%
+76
New +$289K
KAI icon
2102
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
$268K ﹤0.01%
5,687
-14,393
-72% -$717K
ALG icon
2103
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.01B
$266K ﹤0.01%
4,870
+62
+1% +$3.56K
REX icon
2104
REX American Resources
REX
$1.46B
$265K ﹤0.01%
24,984
-666
-3% -$7.02K
SNEX icon
2105
StoneX
SNEX
$8.83B
$265K ﹤0.01%
40,363
+15
+0% +$101
EVRI
2106
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
$264K ﹤0.01%
34,124
+143
+0.4% +$1.12K
CMCO icon
2107
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$465M
$260K ﹤0.01%
10,408
+52
+0.5% +$1.29K
FIBK icon
2108
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.7B
$259K ﹤0.01%
9,330
-87
-0.9% -$2.41K
AGX icon
2109
Argan
AGX
$7.98B
$258K ﹤0.01%
6,390
-74,737
-92% -$2.68M
MDXG icon
2110
MiMedx Group
MDXG
$626M
$252K ﹤0.01%
21,778
-1,076
-5% -$11.1K
GSBC icon
2111
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$863M
$251K ﹤0.01%
5,945
-11
-0.2% -$439
EBF icon
2112
Ennis
EBF
$546M
$249K ﹤0.01%
13,386
+39
+0.3% +$630
HA
2113
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$249K ﹤0.01%
+10,478
New +$245K
UI icon
2114
Ubiquiti
UI
$31.8B
$248K ﹤0.01%
7,765
-978
-11% -$30.1K
STRA icon
2115
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.71B
$245K ﹤0.01%
5,691
-23,903
-81% -$1.17M
NATI
2116
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$244K ﹤0.01%
+8,298
New +$255K
MYE icon
2117
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.18B
$241K ﹤0.01%
12,681
-224
-2% -$3.95K
PBR icon
2118
Petrobras
PBR
$121B
$240K ﹤0.01%
26,564
-11,178
-30% -$100K
GSIG
2119
DELISTED
GSI GROUP INC COM STK (CDA)
GSIG
$239K ﹤0.01%
15,881
+97
+0.6% +$1.4K
FPO
2120
DELISTED
First Potomac Realty Trust
FPO
$238K ﹤0.01%
23,084
-6,809
-23% -$73.4K
PLUS icon
2121
ePlus
PLUS
$2.33B
$237K ﹤0.01%
12,356
+84
+0.7% +$1.75K
FPT
2122
DELISTED
Federated Premier Intermediate M
FPT
$236K ﹤0.01%
17,912
-175
-1% -$2.22K
WHG icon
2123
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$182M
$234K ﹤0.01%
3,935
+101
+3% +$5.97K
EWU icon
2124
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
$4.04B
$232K ﹤0.01%
6,365
SBY
2125
DELISTED
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.
SBY
$232K ﹤0.01%
14,220
-4,639
-25% -$72.8K

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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.