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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
HMC icon
951
Honda
HMC
$36.5B
$5.87M 0.02%
171,135
+20,037
+13% +$693K
FKU icon
952
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund
FKU
$37.9M
$5.86M 0.02%
+150,518
New +$6.16M
SLGN icon
953
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.91B
$5.86M 0.02%
249,200
+4,854
+2% +$121K
AZN icon
954
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
$5.84M 0.02%
81,798
+6,346
+8% +$464K
TGP
955
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
$5.81M 0.02%
133,452
+17,554
+15% +$767K
AEO icon
956
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.85B
$5.81M 0.02%
399,868
-524,256
-57% -$6.45M
LBTYA icon
957
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.31B
$5.8M 0.02%
165,256
-190,453
-54% -$6.79M
FGM icon
958
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund
FGM
$96.1M
$5.8M 0.02%
+164,356
New +$6.33M
FWONK icon
959
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.3B
$5.79M 0.02%
+230,395
New +$5.9M
EDIV icon
960
State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
EDIV
$1.22B
$5.79M 0.02%
+158,153
New +$6.31M
NFG icon
961
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.84B
$5.79M 0.02%
82,660
-20,548
-20% -$1.51M
CLNY
962
DELISTED
Colony Capital, Inc.
CLNY
$5.77M 0.02%
257,989
+5,042
+2% +$114K
VRSK icon
963
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.4B
$5.75M 0.02%
94,382
+328
+0.3% +$20.5K
DISCK
964
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$5.71M 0.02%
+153,062
New +$6.19M
FEMS icon
965
First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
FEMS
$245M
$5.68M 0.02%
+156,434
New +$5.98M
FDS icon
966
Factset
FDS
$9.05B
$5.68M 0.02%
46,705
+42,262
+951% +$5.22M
WBD icon
967
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.6B
$5.67M 0.02%
150,021
-1,022
-0.7% -$42.5K
B
968
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$5.66M 0.02%
186,352
+34,384
+23% +$1.21M
WDFC icon
969
WD-40
WDFC
$3.1B
$5.61M 0.02%
82,564
+69,877
+551% +$4.85M
OMC icon
970
Omnicom Group
OMC
$22.7B
$5.59M 0.02%
81,210
-72,834
-47% -$5.2M
THO icon
971
Thor Industries
THO
$3.99B
$5.59M 0.02%
108,501
-94,341
-47% -$5.05M
FNF icon
972
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$13.9B
$5.58M 0.02%
289,808
-278,503
-49% -$5.39M
OKS
973
DELISTED
Oneok Partners LP
OKS
$5.57M 0.02%
99,609
+24,840
+33% +$1.42M
FET icon
974
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$654M
$5.54M 0.02%
9,050
+200
+2% +$135K
BKW
975
DELISTED
BURGER KING WORLDWIDE
BKW
$5.54M 0.02%
186,654
-154,369
-45% -$4.4M

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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.