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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
MEMP
926
DELISTED
Memorial Production Partners LP Common Units
MEMP
$6.18M 0.02%
281,093
+33,826
+14% +$780K
DLB icon
927
Dolby
DLB
$4.72B
$6.18M 0.02%
147,868
+20,879
+16% +$925K
JBLU icon
928
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.96B
$6.16M 0.02%
580,146
-217,101
-27% -$2.48M
STR
929
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$6.15M 0.02%
275,939
+36,686
+15% +$845K
PL
930
DELISTED
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP
PL
$6.15M 0.02%
88,578
-72,849
-45% -$5.06M
VIAB
931
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$6.13M 0.02%
79,656
-16,903
-18% -$1.39M
MPT
932
Medical Properties Trust
MPT
$2.89B
$6.07M 0.02%
494,774
-9,748
-2% -$130K
WGL
933
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
$6.05M 0.02%
143,686
-105,493
-42% -$4.41M
GES
934
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
$6.05M 0.02%
275,308
-375,271
-58% -$9.46M
OGS icon
935
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.05B
$6.04M 0.02%
+176,296
New +$6.45M
HCSG icon
936
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
$6.03M 0.02%
210,609
+23,290
+12% +$648K
ROK icon
937
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$51.4B
$6.02M 0.02%
54,769
-43,622
-44% -$5.13M
IVZ icon
938
Invesco
IVZ
$13.3B
$6.02M 0.02%
152,386
-73,383
-33% -$2.89M
MDC
939
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$6.02M 0.02%
329,991
+4,185
+1% +$84.7K
SRCL
940
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$6.01M 0.02%
51,607
+3,752
+8% +$443K
DLTR icon
941
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$23.1B
$6.01M 0.02%
107,256
+1,253
+1% +$69.1K
MDLZ icon
942
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$77.7B
$6M 0.02%
175,258
-283,179
-62% -$10.3M
A icon
943
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.1B
$6M 0.02%
147,114
-97,237
-40% -$3.97M
CSL icon
944
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$13.6B
$5.99M 0.02%
74,458
-53,273
-42% -$4.43M
BCOV
945
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
$5.98M 0.02%
1,071,775
+64,305
+6% +$453K
BUD icon
946
AB InBev
BUD
$158B
$5.96M 0.02%
53,737
+5,203
+11% +$581K
NTCT icon
947
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.86B
$5.94M 0.02%
129,639
+10,231
+9% +$458K
SIRI icon
948
SiriusXM
SIRI
$10B
$5.91M 0.02%
169,401
+1,616
+1% +$56.5K
ECON icon
949
Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
ECON
$327M
$5.91M 0.02%
+225,166
New +$6.32M
KMP
950
DELISTED
KINDER MORGAN ENER PNTRS L.P.
KMP
$5.91M 0.02%
63,310
-12,571
-17% -$1.12M

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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.