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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
+5.76%
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
$24.1B
AUM Growth
+$1.31B
Cap. Flow
+$207M
Cap. Flow %
0.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.52%
Holding
2,393
New
154
Increased
1,057
Reduced
989
Closed
188

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 15.85%
2 Technology 12.34%
3 Industrials 9.86%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.64%
5 Energy 9.28%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
AKAM icon
26
Akamai
AKAM
$16.8B
$88.8M 0.37%
1,453,670
+57,002
+4% +$3.17M
MSFT icon
27
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.84T
$86.6M 0.36%
2,076,080
+446,032
+27% +$18.1M
GMCR
28
DELISTED
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
$85.6M 0.36%
687,162
+417,351
+155% +$45.5M
TRIP icon
29
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.59B
$83.8M 0.35%
771,590
-120,563
-14% -$11.1M
TAP icon
30
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.68B
$83.5M 0.35%
1,125,765
+267,971
+31% +$17.3M
REGN icon
31
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$68.8B
$79.8M 0.33%
282,454
+25,981
+10% +$7.7M
CELG
32
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$79.6M 0.33%
926,797
-426,207
-32% -$32.4M
AMGN icon
33
Amgen
AMGN
$203B
$78.9M 0.33%
666,495
+56,724
+9% +$6.57M
LLY icon
34
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.07T
$77.8M 0.32%
1,251,493
-321,066
-20% -$19.2M
WBA
35
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$77.1M 0.32%
1,040,046
+387,102
+59% +$27M
WWAV
36
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$77M 0.32%
2,377,387
+416,886
+21% +$12.5M
EXAS
37
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$76.5M 0.32%
4,491,304
+428,795
+11% +$5.9M
DF
38
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
$75.3M 0.31%
4,278,304
+1,730,273
+68% +$28.3M
JNPR
39
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$74.1M 0.31%
3,018,652
-338,200
-10% -$8.4M
INGR icon
40
Ingredion
INGR
$6.38B
$72.9M 0.3%
971,608
+324,874
+50% +$23.6M
TECH icon
41
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$72.7M 0.3%
3,142,052
-44,668
-1% -$987K
FBT icon
42
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
$2.8B
$72.2M 0.3%
876,359
+591,216
+207% +$45.2M
UTHR icon
43
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.3B
$71.1M 0.3%
803,017
-133,867
-14% -$12.9M
SWY
44
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
$70.4M 0.29%
2,048,788
+813,698
+66% +$27.8M
STZ icon
45
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.2B
$70.2M 0.29%
797,064
+147,608
+23% +$12.2M
EQIX icon
46
Equinix
EQIX
$107B
$69.3M 0.29%
329,849
-88,679
-21% -$17.1M
QGENF
47
DELISTED
QIAGEN NV
QGENF
$68.6M 0.29%
2,806,244
+401,313
+17% +$9.81M
NKTR icon
48
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.39B
$67.4M 0.28%
350,451
+53,120
+18% +$9.39M
FXH icon
49
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
$1.02B
$67M 0.28%
1,257,813
+848,404
+207% +$43.1M
FDN icon
50
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$4.86B
$65.8M 0.27%
1,103,806
+744,670
+207% +$42.1M

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, First Trust Advisors held 2,393 positions worth $24.1B, up 5.8% from $22.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.5% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2014 filing shows 154 new, 1,057 increased, 989 reduced and 188 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Brookdale Senior Living: 1,010,257 shares worth $33.7M. The largest sale was Enterprise Products Partners, an estimated $142M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2014 buy was Brookdale Senior Living: 1,010,257 shares worth $33.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Pfizer in Q2 2014, an estimated $53.3M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Enterprise Products Partners, cutting an estimated $142M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT LLC in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $68.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 6.5% of its $24.1B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 154 new positions and closed 188 in Q2 2014.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $24.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 11 Aug 2014.