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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
+0.02%
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
$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 17.5%
2 Technology 12.73%
3 Consumer Discretionary 10.13%
4 Industrials 9.54%
5 Consumer Staples 7.8%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ADI icon
226
Analog Devices
ADI
$181B
$28.6M 0.11%
577,198
+103,347
+22% +$5.3M
JPM icon
227
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$939B
$28.3M 0.11%
470,462
+102,455
+28% +$5.99M
CHRW icon
228
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$22B
$28.2M 0.11%
424,990
+255,600
+151% +$17M
HBI
229
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$28.1M 0.11%
1,047,124
+283,972
+37% +$7.22M
CCEP icon
230
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$46.5B
$28M 0.11%
630,845
-511,609
-45% -$24M
FDX icon
231
FedEx
FDX
$74.5B
$27.9M 0.11%
172,858
+22,441
+15% +$3.41M
LUMN icon
232
Lumen
LUMN
$6.53B
$27.7M 0.11%
676,903
-254,842
-27% -$10M
PPG icon
233
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.9B
$27.7M 0.11%
281,204
+42,606
+18% +$4.34M
BALL icon
234
Ball Corp
BALL
$17B
$27.6M 0.11%
873,452
+460,034
+111% +$14.7M
PPL
235
PPL Corp
PPL
$27.3B
$27.6M 0.11%
900,750
-176,529
-16% -$5.52M
ASH icon
236
Ashland
ASH
$3.04B
$27.5M 0.11%
539,724
-144,912
-21% -$7.55M
BBBY
237
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$27.2M 0.11%
412,847
+317,751
+334% +$20M
SPG icon
238
Simon Property Group
SPG
$74.5B
$27.1M 0.11%
165,043
-2,186
-1% -$368K
MTUS icon
239
Metallus
MTUS
$873M
$27M 0.11%
+581,227
New +$26.8M
RHI icon
240
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$26.9M 0.11%
549,752
+426,025
+344% +$21.1M
PCG icon
241
PG&E
PCG
$47.8B
$26.8M 0.11%
595,160
-266,492
-31% -$12.3M
BHI
242
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$26.7M 0.11%
410,897
-64,622
-14% -$4.51M
UAA icon
243
Under Armour
UAA
$3B
$26.7M 0.11%
778,855
+194,168
+33% +$6.43M
INTU icon
244
Intuit
INTU
$81.1B
$26.2M 0.1%
298,588
+63,689
+27% +$5.29M
LLTC
245
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$26M 0.1%
585,642
+49,954
+9% +$2.27M
ITT icon
246
ITT
ITT
$17.5B
$26M 0.1%
578,356
+61,036
+12% +$2.9M
RKT
247
DELISTED
ROCK-TENN COMPANY CL-A
RKT
$26M 0.1%
546,161
+25,853
+5% +$1.28M
HAR
248
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$25.9M 0.1%
264,233
+191,247
+262% +$21.3M
LXK
249
DELISTED
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
$25.8M 0.1%
606,919
+28,792
+5% +$1.39M
BMS
250
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$25.7M 0.1%
676,501
+56,988
+9% +$2.27M
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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.