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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
CSBK
2176
DELISTED
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
CSBK
$166K ﹤0.01%
11,758
-5,822
-33% -$78.7K
ING icon
2177
ING
ING
$93.8B
$163K ﹤0.01%
11,140
+88
+0.8% +$1.2K
AXAS
2178
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corp
AXAS
$162K ﹤0.01%
2,486
-7
-0.3% -$434
CTRE icon
2179
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$10.2B
$161K ﹤0.01%
11,872
-1,675
-12% -$21.6K
KBAL
2180
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$158K ﹤0.01%
15,112
-5,610
-27% -$53.2K
FRM
2181
DELISTED
FURMANITE CORPORATION COM
FRM
$154K ﹤0.01%
19,530
-55
-0.3% -$411
OME
2182
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
$153K ﹤0.01%
11,186
-141
-1% -$1.63K
SRI icon
2183
Stoneridge
SRI
$209M
$152K ﹤0.01%
13,459
-38
-0.3% -$456
CACB
2184
DELISTED
Cascade Bancorp
CACB
$151K ﹤0.01%
31,386
-16,380
-34% -$78.2K
QLTY
2185
DELISTED
QUALITY DISTR INC FLA
QLTY
$150K ﹤0.01%
14,546
-40
-0.3% -$402
VALE icon
2186
Vale
VALE
$62.9B
$149K ﹤0.01%
26,372
-326
-1% -$2.36K
BKMU
2187
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
$148K ﹤0.01%
20,165
-88,526
-81% -$619K
TBBK icon
2188
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.79B
$147K ﹤0.01%
16,329
-8,521
-34% -$77.6K
MFG icon
2189
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$129B
$141K ﹤0.01%
39,837
+4,897
+14% +$17.2K
NNC
2190
DELISTED
Nuveen North Carolina Quality Municipal Income Fund
NNC
$140K ﹤0.01%
10,638
PSTB
2191
DELISTED
Park Sterling Corp.
PSTB
$138K ﹤0.01%
19,425
-10,131
-34% -$69.6K
PLM
2192
DELISTED
PolyMet Mining Corp.
PLM
$138K ﹤0.01%
10,731
-2,724
-20% -$30.8K
BHL
2193
DELISTED
Blackrock Defined Opp Crt Tr
BHL
$133K ﹤0.01%
10,064
GASS icon
2194
StealthGas
GASS
$328M
$130K ﹤0.01%
19,845
-56
-0.3% -$337
AUD
2195
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$130K ﹤0.01%
10,740
-30
-0.3% -$358
ABEV icon
2196
Ambev
ABEV
$47.3B
$128K ﹤0.01%
22,220
-3,396
-13% -$21.1K
TSC
2197
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
$128K ﹤0.01%
12,203
-6,719
-36% -$67.2K
SMFG icon
2198
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$166B
$126K ﹤0.01%
16,343
-589
-3% -$4.4K
ELP
2199
DELISTED
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)
ELP
$124K ﹤0.01%
29,498
+2,433
+9% +$11.1K
JFR icon
2200
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
JFR
$1.23B
$123K ﹤0.01%
+10,902
New +$121K

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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.