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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
FORR icon
2151
Forrester Research
FORR
$172M
$204K ﹤0.01%
5,651
-5
-0.1% -$177
PKE icon
2152
Park Aerospace
PKE
$745M
$203K ﹤0.01%
10,573
-285
-3% -$6.08K
PHIIK
2153
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
$202K ﹤0.01%
6,745
+3
+0% +$99
LFCR icon
2154
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$162M
$201K ﹤0.01%
13,933
+6
+0% +$87
ING icon
2155
ING
ING
$93.8B
$197K ﹤0.01%
11,901
+761
+7% +$12.1K
MXWL
2156
DELISTED
Maxwell Technologies Inc
MXWL
$197K ﹤0.01%
32,925
-695
-2% -$4.31K
EWJ icon
2157
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$21.7B
$193K ﹤0.01%
3,760
– –
MUA icon
2158
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
MUA
$527M
$192K ﹤0.01%
14,218
+18
+0.1% +$250
ARPI
2159
DELISTED
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PPTYS INC COM
ARPI
$186K ﹤0.01%
10,044
-3,622
-27% -$68.4K
LIOX
2160
DELISTED
Lionbridge Technologies
LIOX
$185K ﹤0.01%
30,030
+408
+1% +$2.38K
FENG
2161
Phoenix New Media
FENG
$16.8M
$184K ﹤0.01%
+3,863
New +$174K
ALU
2162
DELISTED
Alcatel-Lucent
ALU
$184K ﹤0.01%
50,725
+389
+0.8% +$1.49K
MDR
2163
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$183K ﹤0.01%
11,445
-12,382
-52% -$193K
KBAL
2164
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$182K ﹤0.01%
14,997
-115
-0.8% -$1.32K
OMN
2165
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
$182K ﹤0.01%
24,295
-10
-0% -$79
MFG icon
2166
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$129B
$180K ﹤0.01%
41,533
+1,696
+4% +$6.81K
VALE icon
2167
Vale
VALE
$62.9B
$179K ﹤0.01%
30,365
+3,993
+15% +$26.7K
MNR
2168
DELISTED
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp
MNR
$179K ﹤0.01%
18,407
-5,482
-23% -$55.3K
ACCO icon
2169
Acco Brands
ACCO
$369M
$178K ﹤0.01%
22,891
-943
-4% -$7.42K
YGE
2170
DELISTED
Yingli Green Energy Holding Comp
YGE
$174K ﹤0.01%
14,138
-325
-2% -$5.02K
GNBC
2171
DELISTED
Green Bancorp, Inc
GNBC
$173K ﹤0.01%
+11,283
New +$151K
BHBK
2172
DELISTED
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
BHBK
$172K ﹤0.01%
+12,271
New +$168K
AMRS
2173
DELISTED
Amyris Inc.
AMRS
$171K ﹤0.01%
5,858
-71
-1% -$2.31K
CSBK
2174
DELISTED
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
CSBK
$165K ﹤0.01%
11,779
+21
+0.2% +$292
CACB
2175
DELISTED
Cascade Bancorp
CACB
$162K ﹤0.01%
31,238
-148
-0.5% -$733
85 86
87
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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.