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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
BXP icon
576
Boston Properties
BXP
$11B
$13.2M 0.05%
114,152
+8,736
+8% +$1.04M
SNA icon
577
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
$13.2M 0.05%
109,129
+1,086
+1% +$133K
FLO icon
578
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.64B
$13.2M 0.05%
718,787
+114,902
+19% +$2.24M
VOYA icon
579
Voya Financial
VOYA
$8.94B
$13.2M 0.05%
337,504
+122,947
+57% +$4.67M
SD
580
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
$13.2M 0.05%
3,073,451
-314,537
-9% -$1.76M
OKE icon
581
Oneok
OKE
$58.7B
$13.2M 0.05%
200,994
+78,558
+64% +$5.26M
FST
582
DELISTED
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
FST
$13.2M 0.05%
11,256,930
+1,055,411
+10% +$1.91M
ADP icon
583
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$100B
$13.1M 0.05%
180,227
+3,968
+2% +$287K
CDNS icon
584
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90B
$13.1M 0.05%
761,934
+249,761
+49% +$4.33M
WRB icon
585
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$28B
$13.1M 0.05%
924,774
-2,062
-0.2% -$28.6K
TRGP icon
586
Targa Resources
TRGP
$60.4B
$13.1M 0.05%
+96,071
New +$13.2M
ALB icon
587
Albemarle
ALB
$13.5B
$13M 0.05%
221,072
-85,496
-28% -$5.56M
ITW icon
588
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.4B
$13M 0.05%
154,125
+84,511
+121% +$7.31M
APH icon
589
Amphenol
APH
$188B
$13M 0.05%
1,041,232
+238,144
+30% +$2.99M
BR icon
590
Broadridge
BR
$17.2B
$13M 0.05%
311,119
+34,455
+12% +$1.43M
GNTX icon
591
Gentex
GNTX
$4.88B
$12.9M 0.05%
964,460
+542,332
+128% +$7.89M
OIS icon
592
Oil States International
OIS
$522M
$12.9M 0.05%
208,470
-40,762
-16% -$2.56M
RCI icon
593
Rogers Communications
RCI
$17.7B
$12.9M 0.05%
343,809
+88,605
+35% +$3.51M
TMO icon
594
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
$12.9M 0.05%
105,640
+51,540
+95% +$6.27M
HLT icon
595
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74B
$12.8M 0.05%
173,897
-19,915
-10% -$1.48M
TK icon
596
Teekay
TK
$975M
$12.8M 0.05%
+193,137
New +$11.3M
TWC
597
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$12.8M 0.05%
89,157
-4,640
-5% -$689K
AFG icon
598
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.9B
$12.8M 0.05%
220,926
+11,601
+6% +$679K
TNL icon
599
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.54B
$12.8M 0.05%
348,189
+36,567
+12% +$1.3M
QVCGA
600
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$12.8M 0.05%
10,889
+443
+4% +$524K

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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.