We are live on ! Find out more
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
AET
76
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$62.3M 0.25%
769,454
+63,373
+9% +$5.16M
QGENF
77
DELISTED
QIAGEN NV
QGENF
$61.7M 0.24%
2,709,704
-96,540
-3% -$2.2M
IMGN
78
DELISTED
Immunogen Inc
IMGN
$61.5M 0.24%
5,811,998
+1,690,268
+41% +$19.1M
ELV icon
79
Elevance Health
ELV
$82.3B
$61.1M 0.24%
510,835
-86,969
-15% -$9.98M
ADM icon
80
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$41.6B
$59.8M 0.24%
1,170,682
+198,917
+20% +$9.76M
LNKD
81
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$59.8M 0.24%
287,729
-73,901
-20% -$14.8M
TAP icon
82
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.51B
$58.7M 0.23%
788,601
-337,164
-30% -$24.6M
EW icon
83
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$48.3B
$58.5M 0.23%
3,438,516
+2,528,616
+278% +$39.9M
INGR icon
84
Ingredion
INGR
$6.32B
$57.1M 0.22%
753,051
-218,557
-22% -$17M
GM icon
85
General Motors
GM
$73B
$57M 0.22%
1,783,929
+236,336
+15% +$8.24M
CNC icon
86
Centene
CNC
$31.5B
$56.1M 0.22%
2,713,820
+2,679,828
+7,884% +$51.7M
UNH icon
87
UnitedHealth
UNH
$385B
$55.9M 0.22%
648,582
+193,460
+43% +$16.3M
KDP icon
88
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$40.4B
$55.4M 0.22%
861,881
+208,481
+32% +$12.7M
EMC
89
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$55.1M 0.22%
1,882,829
+107,367
+6% +$3.1M
JNPR
90
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$54.9M 0.22%
2,480,176
-538,476
-18% -$12.6M
K
91
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$53.6M 0.21%
926,956
+354,079
+62% +$21.4M
HUM icon
92
Humana
HUM
$47.4B
$52.6M 0.21%
403,787
+4,198
+1% +$534K
SJM icon
93
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.4B
$52.1M 0.2%
525,934
+98,784
+23% +$10.1M
QCOM icon
94
Qualcomm
QCOM
$180B
$51.9M 0.2%
694,333
+46,698
+7% +$3.57M
LPNT
95
DELISTED
LifePoint Health, Inc.
LPNT
$51.7M 0.2%
747,793
+12,241
+2% +$861K
FCX icon
96
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$91.3B
$51M 0.2%
1,562,262
+47,418
+3% +$1.72M
DVA icon
97
DaVita
DVA
$15B
$49.8M 0.2%
680,218
-90,479
-12% -$6.62M
CI icon
98
Cigna
CI
$75.7B
$49.6M 0.2%
546,891
+162,545
+42% +$15.2M
RAD
99
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$49.3M 0.19%
+509,239
New +$65.7M
AVGO icon
100
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.87T
$49.2M 0.19%
5,660,860
+1,517,420
+37% +$11.9M

Similar funds

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.