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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $170B
1-Year Est. Return 46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+0.02%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+586.77%
AUM
$25.4B
AUM Growth
+$1.36B
Cap. Flow
+$1.79B
Cap. Flow %
7.02%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.49%
Holding
2,395
New
190
Increased
1,204
Reduced
817
Closed
179

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MNK
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
+$91.5M
2
PPC icon
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
+$80.6M
3
SPB icon
Spectrum Brands
SPB
+$72.8M
4
RAD
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
+$65.7M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
+$51.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ITMN
INTERMUNE INC
ITMN
+$90M
2
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
+$66.7M
3
DF
Dean Foods Company
DF
+$61.9M
4
HSH
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
+$52.6M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$42.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.9%
2 Technology 13.41%
3 Consumer Discretionary 10.35%
4 Industrials 9.73%
5 Consumer Staples 7.83%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EGHT icon
2251
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$266M
– –
-135,980
Closed -$1.1M
EHTH icon
2252
eHealth
EHTH
$31.3M
– –
-52,320
Closed -$1.99M
EVC icon
2253
Entravision Communication
EVC
$767M
– –
-38,895
Closed -$242K
FLWS icon
2254
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$234M
– –
-13,987
Closed -$81K
FOSL icon
2255
Fossil Group
FOSL
$302M
– –
-32,587
Closed -$3.41M
GHM icon
2256
Graham Corp
GHM
$1.04B
– –
-5,932
Closed -$206K
GLNG icon
2257
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.25B
– –
-461,016
Closed -$27.7M
GMED icon
2258
Globus Medical
GMED
$10.1B
– –
-32,438
Closed -$776K
GTN icon
2259
Gray Television
GTN
$491M
– –
-27,531
Closed -$361K
HUBG icon
2260
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.21B
– –
-26,462
Closed -$667K
ICE icon
2261
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$88.6B
– –
-41,115
Closed -$1.55M
IPAR icon
2262
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.62B
– –
-13,531
Closed -$400K
IPGP icon
2263
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.38B
– –
-39,678
Closed -$2.73M
JEF icon
2264
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.8B
– –
-64,779
Closed -$1.52M
JFR icon
2265
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
JFR
$1.23B
– –
-68,654
Closed -$831K
KCE icon
2266
State Street SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF
KCE
$475M
– –
-17,132
Closed -$843K
KOS icon
2267
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$1.7B
– –
-190,885
Closed -$2.14M
LBTYK icon
2268
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.56B
– –
-202,786
Closed -$6.94M
LFVN icon
2269
LifeVantage
LFVN
$79.4M
– –
-8,724
Closed -$88K
LNW
2270
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
– –
-160,396
Closed -$1.78M
LZB icon
2271
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.27B
– –
-51,397
Closed -$1.19M
MASI
2272
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
– –
-40,310
Closed -$951K
MCRI icon
2273
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.14B
– –
-58,901
Closed -$892K
MOH icon
2274
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$10.2B
– –
-28,170
Closed -$1.26M
NEOG icon
2275
Neogen
NEOG
$2.59B
– –
-29,704
Closed -$451K
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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, First Trust Advisors held 2,395 positions worth $25.4B, up 5.6% from $24.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.5% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $1.79B of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 190 new positions and adding to 1,204 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Pilgrim's Pride: 2,668,440 shares worth $81.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was SAFEWAY INC, an estimated $66.7M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2014 buy was Pilgrim's Pride: 2,668,440 shares worth $81.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY in Q3 2014, an estimated $91.5M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was SAFEWAY INC, cutting an estimated $66.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited INTERMUNE INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $90M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 6.5% of its $25.4B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 190 new positions and closed 179 in Q3 2014.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.6% quarter-over-quarter to $25.4B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 12 Nov 2014.