First Trust Advisors
SPLS

First Trust Advisors’s Staples Inc SPLS Stock Holding History

First Trust Advisors’s Portfolio SPLS Stock Details SPLS Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2017
Q3 		– Sell
-404,285
Closed -$4.07M – 2560
2017
Q2 		$4.07M Sell
404,285
-149,962
-27% -$1.4M 0.01% 1098
2017
Q1 		$4.86M Sell
554,247
-17,063
-3% -$154K 0.01% 1063
2016
Q4 		$5.17M Sell
571,310
-3,072,077
-84% -$26.8M 0.02% 992
2016
Q3 		$31.2M Buy
3,643,387
+1,228,653
+51% +$10.8M 0.09% 259
2016
Q2 		$20.8M Buy
2,414,734
+1,044,013
+76% +$9.95M 0.07% 396
2016
Q1 		$15.1M Buy
+1,370,721
New +$12.9M 0.05% 493
2015
Q4 		– Sell
-590,393
Closed -$6.92M – 2392
2015
Q3 		$6.92M Buy
590,393
+22,872
+4% +$322K 0.02% 825
2015
Q2 		$8.69M Sell
567,521
-2,099,114
-79% -$34.2M 0.02% 817
2015
Q1 		$43.4M Sell
2,666,635
-1,400,996
-34% -$23.5M 0.13% 170
2014
Q4 		$73.7M Buy
4,067,631
+30,883
+0.8% +$431K 0.25% 76
2014
Q3 		$48.8M Buy
4,036,748
+1,005,095
+33% +$11.8M 0.19% 102
2014
Q2 		$32.9M Buy
3,031,653
+1,390,623
+85% +$16.5M 0.14% 176
2014
Q1 		$18.6M Buy
1,641,030
+1,362,016
+488% +$17.8M 0.08% 352
2013
Q4 		$4.43M Sell
279,014
-115,505
-29% -$1.8M 0.02% 1014
2013
Q3 		$5.78M Buy
394,519
+233,168
+145% +$3.66M 0.03% 805
2013
Q2 		$2.56M Buy
+161,351
New +$2.31M 0.02% 1080

Other funds holding SPLS

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Frankfurt, Germany $60.6B AUM 23.27% 1-Year Est. Return
RCM
Radnor Capital Management Wayne, Pennsylvania $712M AUM 34.39% 1-Year Est. Return
AIP
Ameritas Investment Partners Lincoln, Nebraska $3.25B AUM 28.52% 1-Year Est. Return
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management Chicago, Illinois $374B AUM 17.66% 1-Year Est. Return

First Trust Advisors's SPLS Position: Q3 2017 in Review

First Trust Advisors sold out of Staples Inc (SPLS) in Q3 2017, closing a stake of 404,285 shares — an estimated $4.07M sold.

First Trust Advisors first reported a position in SPLS in Q2 2013 and held it in 16 quarters. The position peaked at $73.7M in Q4 2014. 4 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold SPLS as of Q3 2017.

  • First Trust Advisors reported no remaining Staples Inc position as of Q3 2017 after selling out during the quarter.
  • First Trust Advisors sold 404,285 Staples Inc shares in Q3 2017, an estimated $4.07M.
  • First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Staples Inc in Q2 2013 and held it in 16 quarters.
  • First Trust Advisors's Staples Inc position peaked at $73.7M in Q4 2014.
  • 4 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Staples Inc as of Q3 2017.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 24 Oct 2017.