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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
GD icon
351
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
$20.5M 0.08%
161,158
-59,527
-27% -$7.23M
CMI icon
352
Cummins
CMI
$91.7B
$20.4M 0.08%
154,871
+8,620
+6% +$1.24M
JBL icon
353
Jabil
JBL
$32.8B
$20.4M 0.08%
1,010,638
-552,413
-35% -$11.5M
DG icon
354
Dollar General
DG
$25.9B
$20.3M 0.08%
331,707
+140,801
+74% +$8.43M
CBT icon
355
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.65B
$20.2M 0.08%
398,751
+54,072
+16% +$2.97M
CE icon
356
Celanese
CE
$5.09B
$20.2M 0.08%
344,448
+265,624
+337% +$16.4M
CMG icon
357
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$40.8B
$20.1M 0.08%
1,510,350
+129,250
+9% +$1.69M
BWXT icon
358
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$16B
$20M 0.08%
1,010,514
+75,533
+8% +$1.63M
KMB icon
359
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
$19.9M 0.08%
192,921
+18,018
+10% +$1.88M
HUN icon
360
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.24B
$19.9M 0.08%
+764,388
New +$20.8M
TGI
361
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$19.9M 0.08%
305,371
-23,254
-7% -$1.56M
IRM icon
362
Iron Mountain
IRM
$38.2B
$19.8M 0.08%
+607,922
New +$19.7M
WFC icon
363
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$19.8M 0.08%
382,259
-25,446
-6% -$1.31M
MDRX
364
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$19.7M 0.08%
1,466,555
-293,153
-17% -$4.44M
GHC icon
365
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.97B
$19.6M 0.08%
46,413
+18,448
+66% +$7.93M
BRK.B icon
366
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.07T
$19.6M 0.08%
141,722
+87,896
+163% +$11.7M
CHTR icon
367
Charter Communications
CHTR
$14.7B
$19.6M 0.08%
129,326
+87,567
+210% +$13.9M
CTRX
368
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
$19.5M 0.08%
463,579
+54,764
+13% +$2.49M
IEX icon
369
IDEX
IEX
$16.5B
$19.5M 0.08%
269,581
+125,597
+87% +$9.69M
SIG icon
370
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.55B
$19.4M 0.08%
170,751
+13,517
+9% +$1.49M
CLF icon
371
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.81B
$19.4M 0.08%
1,870,631
+149,443
+9% +$2.29M
SLB icon
372
SLB Ltd
SLB
$77.8B
$19.4M 0.08%
190,776
+29,355
+18% +$3.2M
GT icon
373
Goodyear
GT
$2.07B
$19.4M 0.08%
858,870
+219,496
+34% +$5.64M
UFS
374
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$19.3M 0.08%
550,296
+185,894
+51% +$7.09M
ASNA
375
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$19.3M 0.08%
72,601
+22,513
+45% +$7.38M
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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.