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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
WPZ
901
DELISTED
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P. COM UTS REPTG L.P. INT
WPZ
$6.4M 0.03%
128,103
-8,507
-6% -$423K
NW.PRC.CL
902
DELISTED
Natwest Bank Ads Series C
NW.PRC.CL
$6.4M 0.03%
246,960
+34,098
+16% +$888K
MZTI
903
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.94B
$6.39M 0.03%
74,925
-11,169
-13% -$1M
UBSI icon
904
United Bankshares
UBSI
$6.55B
$6.37M 0.03%
205,811
+1,833
+0.9% +$59.1K
TEN
905
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$6.35M 0.03%
121,397
-1,946
-2% -$123K
FCAN
906
DELISTED
First Trust Canada AlphaDEX Fund
FCAN
$6.35M 0.03%
+177,276
New +$6.72M
HRI icon
907
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.43B
$6.34M 0.02%
83,249
-318
-0.4% -$27.2K
CFFN icon
908
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$1.08B
$6.33M 0.02%
535,197
+42,637
+9% +$514K
QIHU
909
DELISTED
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
$6.32M 0.02%
93,674
+3,341
+4% +$298K
NPBC
910
DELISTED
NATL PENN BANCSHARES INC
NPBC
$6.31M 0.02%
649,644
+86,920
+15% +$885K
BHP icon
911
BHP
BHP
$213B
$6.31M 0.02%
126,674
-21,791
-15% -$1.27M
OLN icon
912
Olin
OLN
$2.64B
$6.3M 0.02%
249,609
+23,390
+10% +$623K
MDP
913
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$6.3M 0.02%
147,100
+8,200
+6% +$382K
MSCI icon
914
MSCI
MSCI
$40B
$6.28M 0.02%
133,605
+58,264
+77% +$2.69M
NVS icon
915
Novartis
NVS
$295B
$6.27M 0.02%
74,329
+5,639
+8% +$456K
WIT icon
916
Wipro
WIT
$18.5B
$6.27M 0.02%
2,748,891
+85,435
+3% +$191K
EGN
917
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$6.25M 0.02%
86,550
-50,219
-37% -$4.02M
BCS.PRA.CL
918
DELISTED
Barclays Bank Plc Series 3
BCS.PRA.CL
$6.23M 0.02%
242,545
+30,245
+14% +$776K
ITC
919
DELISTED
ITC HOLDINGS CORP
ITC
$6.23M 0.02%
174,761
-280,772
-62% -$10.2M
GRC icon
920
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$2.16B
$6.23M 0.02%
207,249
-8,956
-4% -$284K
MWA icon
921
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.92B
$6.22M 0.02%
750,875
+135,192
+22% +$1.17M
SBS icon
922
Sabesp
SBS
$19.7B
$6.2M 0.02%
3,941,594
-346,013
-8% -$626K
MNST icon
923
Monster Beverage
MNST
$91.4B
$6.19M 0.02%
405,420
-3,232,038
-89% -$42.4M
SJI
924
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$6.19M 0.02%
231,938
+38,438
+20% +$1.08M
MON
925
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$6.19M 0.02%
+54,989
New +$6.43M

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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.