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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
HHH icon
701
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.93B
$10.2M 0.04%
71,002
+50,529
+247% +$7.4M
TFCFA
702
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$10.1M 0.04%
295,469
-265,732
-47% -$9.19M
RYAAY icon
703
Ryanair
RYAAY
$29.5B
$10.1M 0.04%
437,014
-200
-0% -$4.46K
CST
704
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
$10.1M 0.04%
281,292
-48,834
-15% -$1.69M
COTY icon
705
Coty
COTY
$2.33B
$10.1M 0.04%
609,711
+422,848
+226% +$7.38M
HD icon
706
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$10.1M 0.04%
109,566
-28,331
-21% -$2.43M
BPOP icon
707
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11B
$10M 0.04%
341,371
+6,726
+2% +$215K
KWK
708
DELISTED
QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC
KWK
$10M 0.04%
16,648,840
+7,079,788
+74% +$10.7M
HAS icon
709
Hasbro
HAS
$12.6B
$10M 0.04%
182,471
-19,667
-10% -$1.03M
IDA icon
710
Idacorp
IDA
$8.23B
$9.96M 0.04%
185,689
+14,672
+9% +$808K
TGNA
711
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$9.95M 0.04%
641,279
-408,750
-39% -$7M
AJG icon
712
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.7B
$9.95M 0.04%
219,343
-46,339
-17% -$2.13M
VNO icon
713
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.47B
$9.93M 0.04%
135,721
+14,588
+12% +$1.12M
TCO
714
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$9.87M 0.04%
135,144
+108,733
+412% +$8.18M
MMM icon
715
3M
MMM
$89B
$9.85M 0.04%
83,124
-15,459
-16% -$1.86M
ZTS icon
716
Zoetis
ZTS
$31.6B
$9.82M 0.04%
265,691
+18,776
+8% +$643K
SCI icon
717
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.4B
$9.78M 0.04%
462,833
+128,107
+38% +$2.73M
AWR icon
718
American States Water
AWR
$3.39B
$9.78M 0.04%
321,565
+13,888
+5% +$437K
FULT icon
719
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.7B
$9.75M 0.04%
880,096
+187,239
+27% +$2.17M
HST icon
720
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$16.8B
$9.73M 0.04%
456,274
+112,573
+33% +$2.51M
JAH
721
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$9.71M 0.04%
242,382
-91,278
-27% -$3.57M
BRO icon
722
Brown & Brown
BRO
$22.9B
$9.66M 0.04%
600,986
+133,240
+28% +$2.11M
ESS icon
723
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
$9.63M 0.04%
53,883
+14,028
+35% +$2.65M
VTR icon
724
Ventas
VTR
$48.9B
$9.62M 0.04%
135,939
+27,488
+25% +$2.01M
LII icon
725
Lennox International
LII
$18.8B
$9.61M 0.04%
124,989
-168,816
-57% -$14.3M
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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.