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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
CDW icon
376
CDW
CDW
$17.1B
$19.3M 0.08%
621,570
+536,846
+634% +$17M
WIN
377
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$19.3M 0.08%
228,480
+104,212
+84% +$8.92M
MXIM
378
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$19.2M 0.08%
636,021
+133,413
+27% +$4.2M
MSM icon
379
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$7.02B
$19.1M 0.08%
224,031
+161,909
+261% +$14.4M
TRAK
380
DELISTED
DEALERTRACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM STK
TRAK
$19.1M 0.08%
440,963
-89,881
-17% -$3.81M
DRI icon
381
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$22.5B
$19.1M 0.08%
414,537
+57,820
+16% +$2.44M
VMI icon
382
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.44B
$19.1M 0.08%
141,229
+52,438
+59% +$7.53M
LVNTA
383
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$19.1M 0.07%
501,940
+154,336
+44% +$5.65M
FTNT icon
384
Fortinet
FTNT
$112B
$19M 0.07%
3,756,115
+2,865,720
+322% +$14.5M
CVD
385
DELISTED
COVANCE INC.
CVD
$18.9M 0.07%
239,916
-249,526
-51% -$21.2M
IFF icon
386
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$19.4B
$18.8M 0.07%
196,415
+63,033
+47% +$6.37M
GXP
387
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
$18.8M 0.07%
777,241
-85,128
-10% -$2.16M
CLH icon
388
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.1B
$18.8M 0.07%
348,015
+302,901
+671% +$17.8M
LEA icon
389
Lear
LEA
$7.19B
$18.7M 0.07%
216,272
+70,506
+48% +$6.81M
TU icon
390
Telus
TU
$16B
$18.6M 0.07%
1,087,984
+251,540
+30% +$4.49M
DHI icon
391
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.2B
$18.5M 0.07%
900,887
-187,373
-17% -$4.13M
VC icon
392
Visteon
VC
$2.77B
$18.4M 0.07%
189,694
+61,323
+48% +$6.14M
EOG icon
393
EOG Resources
EOG
$78B
$18.4M 0.07%
186,300
-18,960
-9% -$2.06M
CLX icon
394
Clorox
CLX
$11.6B
$18.4M 0.07%
191,778
+142,383
+288% +$12.9M
BNY
395
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
$18.4M 0.07%
474,989
+184,564
+64% +$7.18M
WPX
396
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$18.4M 0.07%
762,674
+694,134
+1,013% +$16.4M
CNK icon
397
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.82B
$18.3M 0.07%
538,708
+495,926
+1,159% +$17.2M
TIF
398
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$18.3M 0.07%
190,108
+165,152
+662% +$16.5M
CINF icon
399
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$28.3B
$18.3M 0.07%
388,760
-27,588
-7% -$1.32M
CIM
400
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.05B
$18.3M 0.07%
400,375
-68,081
-15% -$3.28M
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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.