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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
VNQ icon
301
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.9B
$22.4M 0.09%
311,069
-5,781
-2% -$436K
RL icon
302
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.2B
$22.3M 0.09%
135,452
+98,284
+264% +$16.2M
TPR icon
303
Tapestry
TPR
$28.8B
$22.3M 0.09%
626,527
+443,883
+243% +$15.9M
WLK icon
304
Westlake Corp
WLK
$9.46B
$22.3M 0.09%
257,207
+24,282
+10% +$2.2M
MSI icon
305
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$69.4B
$22.2M 0.09%
351,105
+12,172
+4% +$765K
GRPN icon
306
Groupon
GRPN
$980M
$22.1M 0.09%
165,640
-26,119
-14% -$3.4M
CNVR
307
DELISTED
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
$22.1M 0.09%
646,008
-209,518
-24% -$5.72M
RDC
308
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$22.1M 0.09%
873,780
+40,404
+5% +$1.19M
AVT icon
309
Avnet
AVT
$7.33B
$22.1M 0.09%
531,769
+182,945
+52% +$7.97M
PBI icon
310
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.42B
$22M 0.09%
882,141
-158,426
-15% -$4.24M
WMT icon
311
Walmart Inc
WMT
$871B
$22M 0.09%
862,932
+298,617
+53% +$7.54M
XLNX
312
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$22M 0.09%
518,930
-122,735
-19% -$5.36M
BA icon
313
Boeing
BA
$165B
$21.9M 0.09%
171,933
-27,726
-14% -$3.49M
HRC
314
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$21.8M 0.09%
526,150
-276,132
-34% -$11.6M
ETN icon
315
Eaton
ETN
$157B
$21.8M 0.09%
343,883
+42,370
+14% +$3M
VSH icon
316
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$5.86B
$21.8M 0.09%
1,522,324
+157,777
+12% +$2.42M
SUNE
317
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
$21.7M 0.09%
1,151,071
+671,199
+140% +$14.4M
SWK icon
318
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.2B
$21.7M 0.09%
244,649
+53,512
+28% +$4.78M
PEP icon
319
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
$21.7M 0.09%
232,961
+121,973
+110% +$11.1M
CTAS icon
320
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$21.7M 0.09%
1,226,836
+72,768
+6% +$1.19M
STLD icon
321
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$35.6B
$21.6M 0.09%
956,596
-190,416
-17% -$4.16M
PKG icon
322
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.7B
$21.6M 0.08%
338,126
-50,771
-13% -$3.41M
STX icon
323
Seagate
STX
$193B
$21.5M 0.08%
375,685
+108,968
+41% +$6.45M
DINO icon
324
HF Sinclair
DINO
$15.9B
$21.5M 0.08%
492,422
-80,676
-14% -$3.76M
STJ
325
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$21.4M 0.08%
356,714
-116,288
-25% -$7.6M

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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.