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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
AGNC icon
876
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$12.3B
$6.7M 0.03%
315,301
-61,759
-16% -$1.42M
SEIC icon
877
SEI Investments
SEIC
$11.9B
$6.69M 0.03%
185,066
+30,674
+20% +$1.09M
ROST icon
878
Ross Stores
ROST
$76.6B
$6.67M 0.03%
176,582
-80,442
-31% -$2.8M
TIP icon
879
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$6.64M 0.03%
59,289
+1,134
+2% +$130K
SVU
880
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
$6.64M 0.03%
+106,067
New +$6.82M
ORAN
881
DELISTED
Orange
ORAN
$6.59M 0.03%
446,869
+333,997
+296% +$5.07M
CNL
882
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$6.58M 0.03%
136,762
-14,322
-9% -$793K
NRG icon
883
NRG Energy
NRG
$29.8B
$6.55M 0.03%
215,038
+60,521
+39% +$1.89M
BCS.PRC
884
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$6.55M 0.03%
253,761
+31,164
+14% +$803K
GMLP
885
DELISTED
Golar LNG Partners LP
GMLP
$6.54M 0.03%
188,404
+24,800
+15% +$899K
CMLP
886
DELISTED
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP NEW UTS REP LTD PRT INT (DE)
CMLP
$6.54M 0.03%
+288,396
New +$6.45M
RGA icon
887
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$15.7B
$6.52M 0.03%
81,347
-10,171
-11% -$828K
WKC icon
888
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.96B
$6.5M 0.03%
162,809
-80,689
-33% -$3.61M
FAF icon
889
First American
FAF
$7.67B
$6.48M 0.03%
239,016
+154
+0.1% +$4.29K
HON icon
890
Honeywell
HON
$77.1B
$6.48M 0.03%
77,404
-80,617
-51% -$6.85M
TIME
891
DELISTED
Time Inc.
TIME
$6.47M 0.03%
+276,120
New +$6.65M
TXT icon
892
Textron
TXT
$16.6B
$6.46M 0.03%
179,360
-71,077
-28% -$2.67M
EMR icon
893
Emerson Electric
EMR
$82.9B
$6.45M 0.03%
102,993
+13,894
+16% +$902K
TSS
894
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$6.44M 0.03%
207,951
+52,586
+34% +$1.66M
PCY icon
895
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.38B
$6.44M 0.03%
226,174
+35,935
+19% +$1.04M
EVEP
896
DELISTED
EV Energy Partners, L.P.
EVEP
$6.44M 0.03%
+181,440
New +$6.97M
MAS icon
897
Masco
MAS
$16B
$6.42M 0.03%
305,595
+29,705
+11% +$587K
TCP
898
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
$6.42M 0.03%
+94,775
New +$5.3M
SKM icon
899
SK Telecom
SKM
$13.7B
$6.41M 0.03%
+128,313
New +$6.08M
TEVA icon
900
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$35.9B
$6.4M 0.03%
119,127
-125
-0.1% -$6.62K
34 35
36
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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.