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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
DGX icon
51
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$25.1B
$76.6M 0.3%
1,262,149
+148,491
+13% +$9.15M
COP icon
52
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$76.1M 0.3%
994,958
-147,021
-13% -$12M
PM icon
53
Philip Morris
PM
$301B
$75.2M 0.3%
901,837
+204,692
+29% +$17.3M
COR icon
54
Cencora
COR
$60.3B
$75M 0.3%
970,582
+359,535
+59% +$27.3M
TRIP icon
55
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.59B
$74.2M 0.29%
811,198
+39,608
+5% +$3.92M
NKTR icon
56
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.39B
$74.1M 0.29%
409,068
+58,617
+17% +$11.2M
CAG icon
57
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.07B
$73.3M 0.29%
2,852,063
+1,430,510
+101% +$35.2M
MO icon
58
Altria Group
MO
$122B
$73.1M 0.29%
1,591,814
+352,027
+28% +$15.1M
SLXP
59
DELISTED
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD DEL
SLXP
$72.7M 0.29%
465,329
-25,409
-5% -$3.68M
WBA
60
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$72.5M 0.29%
1,222,440
+182,394
+18% +$12M
CPHD
61
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
$71.7M 0.28%
1,628,481
+425,610
+35% +$18M
TWTR
62
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$71.5M 0.28%
1,385,476
+622,246
+82% +$28.1M
EXPE icon
63
Expedia Group
EXPE
$31.2B
$71.1M 0.28%
811,551
-18,253
-2% -$1.53M
GMCR
64
DELISTED
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
$69.9M 0.27%
536,880
-150,282
-22% -$18.8M
AGN
65
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$68M 0.27%
281,634
+18,492
+7% +$4.14M
RAI
66
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$67.7M 0.27%
2,294,048
+1,454,384
+173% +$42.3M
MDVN
67
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$65.8M 0.26%
1,331,036
+805,086
+153% +$34.2M
CA
68
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$65.7M 0.26%
2,352,911
+425,393
+22% +$12.1M
AGN
69
DELISTED
Allergan Inc
AGN
$64.8M 0.25%
363,596
+107,099
+42% +$17.8M
MCK icon
70
McKesson
MCK
$98.5B
$64.4M 0.25%
330,846
+25,715
+8% +$4.95M
THC icon
71
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$20.1B
$64.3M 0.25%
1,083,407
+614,351
+131% +$34.3M
HPQ icon
72
HP
HPQ
$23.5B
$64M 0.25%
3,972,796
+525,001
+15% +$8.51M
CVS icon
73
CVS Health
CVS
$137B
$63.4M 0.25%
796,880
+57,945
+8% +$4.57M
UHS icon
74
Universal Health Services
UHS
$9.43B
$63.2M 0.25%
605,111
+152,366
+34% +$16.2M
KR icon
75
Kroger
KR
$34.8B
$62.5M 0.25%
2,403,948
-100,086
-4% -$2.53M
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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.