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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
FRM
2176
DELISTED
FURMANITE CORPORATION COM
FRM
$159K ﹤0.01%
19,591
+61
+0.3% +$501
SRI icon
2177
Stoneridge
SRI
$209M
$157K ﹤0.01%
13,368
-91
-0.7% -$1.1K
TSC
2178
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
$156K ﹤0.01%
12,074
-129
-1% -$1.55K
RCAP
2179
DELISTED
RCS CAPITAL CORPORATION CLASS A COM
RCAP
$156K ﹤0.01%
20,414
+940
+5% +$7.63K
OME
2180
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
$155K ﹤0.01%
11,263
+77
+0.7% +$1.02K
SLV icon
2181
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$28.1B
$154K ﹤0.01%
10,272
-6,213
-38% -$97.5K
BKMU
2182
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
$154K ﹤0.01%
20,100
-65
-0.3% -$474
PLM
2183
DELISTED
PolyMet Mining Corp.
PLM
$154K ﹤0.01%
13,901
+3,170
+30% +$37.4K
TBBK icon
2184
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.79B
$151K ﹤0.01%
16,255
-74
-0.5% -$715
SMFG icon
2185
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$166B
$149K ﹤0.01%
16,717
+374
+2% +$3.25K
AXAS
2186
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corp
AXAS
$148K ﹤0.01%
2,506
+20
+0.8% +$1.31K
BHL
2187
DELISTED
Blackrock Defined Opp Crt Tr
BHL
$145K ﹤0.01%
10,818
+754
+7% +$10.1K
BBD icon
2188
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$38.1B
$142K ﹤0.01%
32,872
-11,491
-26% -$52.9K
CCG
2189
DELISTED
CAMPUS CREST COMMUNITIES INC COM STK (MD)
CCG
$141K ﹤0.01%
25,406
-7,501
-23% -$45.8K
ELP
2190
DELISTED
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)
ELP
$140K ﹤0.01%
31,838
+2,340
+8% +$10.4K
NNC
2191
DELISTED
Nuveen North Carolina Quality Municipal Income Fund
NNC
$135K ﹤0.01%
10,638
– –
SPNS
2192
DELISTED
Sapiens International
SPNS
$130K ﹤0.01%
12,557
+6
+0% +$54
GASS icon
2193
StealthGas
GASS
$328M
$129K ﹤0.01%
19,156
-689
-3% -$4.61K
JFR icon
2194
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
JFR
$1.23B
$125K ﹤0.01%
11,657
+755
+7% +$8.46K
AUD
2195
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$124K ﹤0.01%
10,885
+145
+1% +$1.75K
ABEV icon
2196
Ambev
ABEV
$47.3B
$123K ﹤0.01%
20,082
-2,138
-10% -$13.2K
SBSW icon
2197
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$5.92B
$119K ﹤0.01%
19,579
-5,709
-23% -$41.6K
UMC icon
2198
United Microelectronic
UMC
$48.9B
$119K ﹤0.01%
+58,244
New +$131K
CECO icon
2199
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$4.42B
$115K ﹤0.01%
10,140
-86,307
-89% -$984K
CGRN
2200
DELISTED
Capstone Green Energy Corporation Common Stock
CGRN
$113K ﹤0.01%
1,374
+551
+67% +$61.6K
86 87
88
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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.