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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
NOV icon
276
NOV
NOV
$7.45B
$23.5M 0.09%
308,686
-93,278
-23% -$7.71M
SM icon
277
SM Energy
SM
$7.96B
$23.5M 0.09%
301,172
-2,489
-0.8% -$203K
AAP icon
278
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.37B
$23.5M 0.09%
180,111
+48,312
+37% +$6.33M
ZBRA icon
279
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$12.4B
$23.4M 0.09%
330,087
-9,524
-3% -$743K
ADSK icon
280
Autodesk
ADSK
$44.3B
$23.4M 0.09%
424,474
+251,714
+146% +$13.8M
NBL
281
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$23.4M 0.09%
341,743
-87,666
-20% -$6.23M
F icon
282
Ford
F
$57.3B
$23.3M 0.09%
1,574,179
-196,016
-11% -$3.35M
NDAQ icon
283
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$52.1B
$23.2M 0.09%
1,643,718
+433,821
+36% +$6.09M
ARRS
284
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$23.1M 0.09%
815,818
+645,199
+378% +$20.2M
ES icon
285
Eversource Energy
ES
$28.2B
$23.1M 0.09%
521,931
-40,788
-7% -$1.83M
XRAY icon
286
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.59B
$23.1M 0.09%
505,748
+78,162
+18% +$3.68M
HE icon
287
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.33B
$23M 0.09%
868,131
-41,274
-5% -$1.02M
GS icon
288
Goldman Sachs
GS
$313B
$23M 0.09%
125,537
+16,739
+15% +$2.94M
HDS
289
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$23M 0.09%
844,864
+750,266
+793% +$20.5M
ORLY icon
290
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$22.9M 0.09%
2,286,750
+137,340
+6% +$1.4M
CRL icon
291
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$10.9B
$22.9M 0.09%
383,463
-250,650
-40% -$14.3M
NAVI icon
292
Navient
NAVI
$774M
$22.9M 0.09%
1,292,496
+1,081,681
+513% +$19M
TWX
293
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$22.9M 0.09%
304,212
+27,985
+10% +$2.17M
SGI
294
Somnigroup International
SGI
$15.1B
$22.8M 0.09%
1,626,628
+1,089,492
+203% +$16M
DST
295
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$22.8M 0.09%
542,464
+111,654
+26% +$5.07M
CCL icon
296
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$36.1B
$22.7M 0.09%
563,966
+165,173
+41% +$6.26M
AGCO icon
297
AGCO
AGCO
$8.78B
$22.4M 0.09%
493,782
+33,281
+7% +$1.65M
FE icon
298
FirstEnergy
FE
$28.9B
$22.4M 0.09%
668,373
-312,590
-32% -$10.3M
EXC icon
299
Exelon
EXC
$48.6B
$22.4M 0.09%
922,366
-300,537
-25% -$7.04M
AYI icon
300
Acuity Brands
AYI
$9.88B
$22.4M 0.09%
190,045
+138,470
+268% +$16.3M

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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.