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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
AIZ icon
326
Assurant
AIZ
$13.7B
$21.4M 0.08%
333,060
+53,551
+19% +$3.5M
OA
327
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
$21.3M 0.08%
167,067
+47,481
+40% +$6.21M
ALGN icon
328
Align Technology
ALGN
$12B
$21.3M 0.08%
412,379
+391,118
+1,840% +$21.3M
CNP icon
329
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$29.1B
$21.3M 0.08%
870,096
+95,119
+12% +$2.34M
EMN icon
330
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.8B
$21.2M 0.08%
262,438
+48,818
+23% +$4.07M
DO
331
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
$21.2M 0.08%
618,405
-63,888
-9% -$2.83M
LNC icon
332
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.91B
$21.2M 0.08%
395,479
-1,202
-0.3% -$63.9K
BRCD
333
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$21.1M 0.08%
1,939,419
+514,220
+36% +$5.01M
UNM icon
334
Unum
UNM
$13.8B
$21.1M 0.08%
612,450
+186,921
+44% +$6.57M
FSLR icon
335
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$21M 0.08%
319,776
-97,761
-23% -$6.62M
KEX icon
336
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.95B
$21M 0.08%
178,531
+70,233
+65% +$8.36M
DIS icon
337
Walt Disney
DIS
$165B
$21M 0.08%
235,760
+29,858
+15% +$2.63M
HII icon
338
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.3B
$21M 0.08%
201,399
-69,269
-26% -$6.82M
IPG
339
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$21M 0.08%
1,145,072
+922,647
+415% +$17.9M
CSX icon
340
CSX Corp
CSX
$98.6B
$20.9M 0.08%
1,959,843
-102,801
-5% -$1.06M
RS icon
341
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$20.8B
$20.9M 0.08%
304,880
+16,084
+6% +$1.14M
J icon
342
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.9B
$20.8M 0.08%
515,037
+288,030
+127% +$12.6M
WR
343
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$20.8M 0.08%
609,449
-230,045
-27% -$8.33M
D icon
344
Dominion Energy
D
$62.5B
$20.6M 0.08%
298,685
-2,309
-0.8% -$159K
BIG
345
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$20.6M 0.08%
478,649
+21,553
+5% +$980K
TRW
346
DELISTED
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TRW
$20.6M 0.08%
203,359
+59,629
+41% +$5.97M
DNR
347
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
$20.5M 0.08%
1,366,589
-344,668
-20% -$5.78M
KN icon
348
Knowles
KN
$3.22B
$20.5M 0.08%
774,748
+732,870
+1,750% +$22.4M
KMX icon
349
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$20.5M 0.08%
441,811
+301,242
+214% +$15.4M
NSC icon
350
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$20.5M 0.08%
183,617
-10,174
-5% -$1.08M

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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.