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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
RCAP
2151
DELISTED
RCS CAPITAL CORPORATION CLASS A COM
RCAP
$207K ﹤0.01%
19,474
+1,979
+11% +$21.1K
RGEN icon
2152
Repligen
RGEN
$7.44B
$206K ﹤0.01%
6,783
-18,331
-73% -$475K
FNHC
2153
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$206K ﹤0.01%
+6,735
New +$193K
SBCF icon
2154
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.26B
$205K ﹤0.01%
14,349
-7,477
-34% -$98.7K
ITUB icon
2155
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$91.3B
$204K ﹤0.01%
45,989
+1,387
+3% +$6.77K
SBSW icon
2156
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$5.92B
$203K ﹤0.01%
25,288
+2,086
+9% +$19.2K
PHIIK
2157
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
$203K ﹤0.01%
6,742
-19
-0.3% -$633
AEG icon
2158
Aegon
AEG
$13.5B
$202K ﹤0.01%
36,843
+5,085
+16% +$26.6K
MUA icon
2159
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
MUA
$527M
$200K ﹤0.01%
14,200
+176
+1% +$2.45K
ACCO icon
2160
Acco Brands
ACCO
$369M
$198K ﹤0.01%
+23,834
New +$189K
IRDM icon
2161
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$4.85B
$196K ﹤0.01%
+20,135
New +$188K
BBD icon
2162
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$38.1B
$194K ﹤0.01%
44,363
-2,620
-6% -$12.8K
LFCR icon
2163
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$162M
$194K ﹤0.01%
13,927
-39
-0.3% -$539
EMKR
2164
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
$194K ﹤0.01%
+3,572
New +$191K
MUFG icon
2165
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$258B
$190K ﹤0.01%
30,627
+11,780
+63% +$69.9K
EBF icon
2166
Ennis
EBF
$546M
$188K ﹤0.01%
13,347
-201
-1% -$2.73K
EWJ icon
2167
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$21.7B
$188K ﹤0.01%
3,760
ALU
2168
DELISTED
Alcatel-Lucent
ALU
$188K ﹤0.01%
50,336
+1,426
+3% +$5.24K
IAU icon
2169
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63B
$184K ﹤0.01%
8,043
-2,768
-26% -$65.3K
EC icon
2170
Ecopetrol
EC
$32.9B
$183K ﹤0.01%
+12,036
New +$195K
CTCM
2171
DELISTED
CTC MEDIA INC COM STK
CTCM
$176K ﹤0.01%
44,443
-2,399
-5% -$9.91K
AUO
2172
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
$173K ﹤0.01%
34,551
+2,851
+9% +$15.2K
LIOX
2173
DELISTED
Lionbridge Technologies
LIOX
$169K ﹤0.01%
29,622
-219
-0.7% -$1.2K
KRO icon
2174
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$761M
$168K ﹤0.01%
13,244
-303
-2% -$3.68K
SAN icon
2175
Banco Santander
SAN
$194B
$167K ﹤0.01%
23,645
+2,800
+13% +$18.9K

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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.