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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
HP icon
201
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.52B
$41.6M 0.11%
590,724
+12,262
+2% +$906K
DUK icon
202
Duke Energy
DUK
$101B
$41.5M 0.11%
587,127
-93,446
-14% -$7.06M
AEP icon
203
American Electric Power
AEP
$73.7B
$41.2M 0.11%
778,512
-25,559
-3% -$1.41M
JAH
204
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$40.7M 0.11%
787,365
+25,687
+3% +$1.36M
AIG icon
205
American International
AIG
$41.7B
$40.5M 0.11%
655,294
+83,363
+15% +$4.93M
ED icon
206
Consolidated Edison
ED
$41.6B
$40.4M 0.1%
698,296
-55,877
-7% -$3.37M
SO icon
207
Southern Company
SO
$110B
$40.1M 0.1%
957,422
+17,235
+2% +$751K
DIS icon
208
Walt Disney
DIS
$165B
$39.5M 0.1%
346,355
+188,757
+120% +$20.7M
CHTR icon
209
Charter Communications
CHTR
$15.2B
$39.5M 0.1%
230,584
+110,966
+93% +$20M
TGT icon
210
Target
TGT
$62.3B
$39.5M 0.1%
483,310
-2,026
-0.4% -$164K
UAA icon
211
Under Armour
UAA
$2.98B
$39.3M 0.1%
948,281
+407,546
+75% +$16.4M
SUNE
212
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
$39.3M 0.1%
1,313,162
+716,958
+120% +$20.4M
BIDU icon
213
Baidu
BIDU
$36.1B
$39M 0.1%
195,835
+62,667
+47% +$12.8M
MAR icon
214
Marriott International
MAR
$98.7B
$38.7M 0.1%
520,417
-30,567
-6% -$2.42M
WMT icon
215
Walmart Inc
WMT
$868B
$38.5M 0.1%
1,628,463
+297,927
+22% +$7.6M
BBBY
216
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$38.5M 0.1%
557,743
-34,856
-6% -$2.5M
INTU icon
217
Intuit
INTU
$79.9B
$38.2M 0.1%
379,273
+45,018
+13% +$4.59M
GAS
218
DELISTED
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
$38M 0.1%
816,509
+115,149
+16% +$5.68M
JAZZ icon
219
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16B
$37.9M 0.1%
215,112
+37,098
+21% +$6.66M
PEG icon
220
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$39.9B
$37.9M 0.1%
963,701
-124,292
-11% -$5.16M
AMCX icon
221
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$445M
$37.8M 0.1%
462,376
+319,464
+224% +$24.9M
SCG
222
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$37.7M 0.1%
743,625
+124,710
+20% +$6.58M
NXPI icon
223
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$68.4B
$37.6M 0.1%
383,388
+16,160
+4% +$1.66M
LRCX icon
224
Lam Research
LRCX
$389B
$37.6M 0.1%
4,626,790
-316,220
-6% -$2.48M
DTE icon
225
DTE Energy
DTE
$31.1B
$37.4M 0.1%
589,087
+115,011
+24% +$7.69M

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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.