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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

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
SAVE
251
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$25.7M 0.1%
371,700
+335,875
+938% +$23M
ALK icon
252
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.15B
$25.6M 0.1%
587,670
+42,536
+8% +$1.97M
MDT icon
253
Medtronic
MDT
$107B
$25.5M 0.1%
411,986
-241,856
-37% -$15.4M
NFX
254
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$25.3M 0.1%
682,417
-369,633
-35% -$15.3M
NLSN
255
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$25.1M 0.1%
566,496
+232,458
+70% +$10.9M
CFN
256
DELISTED
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
$25.1M 0.1%
554,895
+41,441
+8% +$1.87M
CPRI icon
257
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.77B
$25.1M 0.1%
351,280
-60,806
-15% -$4.89M
KLAC icon
258
KLA
KLAC
$275B
$24.9M 0.1%
3,163,860
+197,310
+7% +$1.49M
COF icon
259
Capital One
COF
$124B
$24.8M 0.1%
304,318
-9,039
-3% -$739K
RVTY icon
260
Revvity
RVTY
$12.3B
$24.8M 0.1%
568,590
+278,931
+96% +$12.7M
ADBE icon
261
Adobe
ADBE
$89.5B
$24.7M 0.1%
357,031
+64,173
+22% +$4.55M
ZD icon
262
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.9B
$24.7M 0.1%
575,365
-57,179
-9% -$2.54M
CMS icon
263
CMS Energy
CMS
$23.1B
$24.6M 0.1%
830,941
+110,662
+15% +$3.3M
MUR icon
264
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.58B
$24.1M 0.09%
424,011
-32,865
-7% -$2.03M
SPXC icon
265
SPX Corp
SPXC
$11B
$24M 0.09%
+1,016,250
New +$26.4M
XL
266
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
$23.9M 0.09%
720,457
+60,106
+9% +$2.01M
RYAM icon
267
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$565M
$23.9M 0.09%
+726,050
New +$25.5M
PANW icon
268
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$264B
$23.8M 0.09%
1,455,756
+240,702
+20% +$3.46M
EQT icon
269
EQT Corp
EQT
$33.2B
$23.8M 0.09%
477,510
-66,181
-12% -$3.5M
ESV
270
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
$23.8M 0.09%
143,887
+20,374
+16% +$4.04M
SPR
271
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$23.8M 0.09%
624,292
+216,543
+53% +$7.92M
R icon
272
Ryder
R
$10.4B
$23.7M 0.09%
263,125
-76,139
-22% -$6.83M
SWN
273
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$23.6M 0.09%
676,312
-238,539
-26% -$9.54M
LYV icon
274
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$41.2B
$23.6M 0.09%
983,302
+870,184
+769% +$20.1M
SYK icon
275
Stryker
SYK
$127B
$23.6M 0.09%
292,038
-92,164
-24% -$7.58M

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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.