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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
VAL
651
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
$11.4M 0.05%
144,808
+7,432
+5% +$583K
ARP
652
DELISTED
ATLAS RESOURCE PARTNERS L P COM UIT REPSTG LTD PTNRS
ARP
$11.4M 0.05%
+587,725
New +$11.7M
BAC icon
653
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$11.4M 0.04%
668,598
+150,929
+29% +$2.4M
FRT icon
654
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.9B
$11.4M 0.04%
96,226
-7,189
-7% -$882K
SPWR
655
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$11.4M 0.04%
512,057
+290,109
+131% +$7.07M
ATO icon
656
Atmos Energy
ATO
$29.9B
$11.4M 0.04%
238,066
-195,708
-45% -$9.77M
VR
657
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$11.3M 0.04%
289,979
+29,275
+11% +$1.12M
SR icon
658
Spire
SR
$4.92B
$11.3M 0.04%
244,560
+38,384
+19% +$1.84M
XCO
659
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$11.3M 0.04%
226,489
-51,268
-18% -$3.6M
ALE
660
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
$11.2M 0.04%
253,403
+41,889
+20% +$2.01M
FLG
661
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.77B
$11.2M 0.04%
235,799
-978
-0.4% -$46.7K
SBNY
662
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$11.2M 0.04%
100,106
-34,593
-26% -$4.07M
G icon
663
Genpact
G
$5.3B
$11.2M 0.04%
+685,797
New +$12M
ERIE icon
664
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$11.7B
$11.2M 0.04%
147,170
+55,892
+61% +$4.21M
MS icon
665
Morgan Stanley
MS
$337B
$11.1M 0.04%
322,092
+71,380
+28% +$2.38M
APD icon
666
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.3B
$11.1M 0.04%
92,431
-8,751
-9% -$1.07M
HRB icon
667
H&R Block
HRB
$5.18B
$11.1M 0.04%
+357,424
New +$11.7M
MTGE
668
DELISTED
MTGE Investment Corp. Common Stock
MTGE
$11M 0.04%
+587,062
New +$11.7M
IEMG icon
669
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$149B
$11M 0.04%
+220,348
New +$11.7M
WPG
670
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$11M 0.04%
69,900
+62,680
+868% +$10.6M
WCC
671
WESCO International
WCC
$16.2B
$10.9M 0.04%
139,706
-45,295
-24% -$3.75M
NEU icon
672
NewMarket
NEU
$7.17B
$10.9M 0.04%
28,523
-37,446
-57% -$14.9M
AZO icon
673
AutoZone
AZO
$48.3B
$10.9M 0.04%
21,294
-10,304
-33% -$5.43M
SYF icon
674
Synchrony
SYF
$23.7B
$10.8M 0.04%
+441,765
New +$10.8M
SBUX icon
675
Starbucks
SBUX
$118B
$10.8M 0.04%
286,520
+137,354
+92% +$5.31M

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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.