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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
DY icon
976
Dycom Industries
DY
$12.9B
$5.53M 0.02%
180,056
+43,750
+32% +$1.33M
ODP
977
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
$5.51M 0.02%
107,260
+47,411
+79% +$2.51M
ENS icon
978
EnerSys
ENS
$6.95B
$5.5M 0.02%
93,717
+1,348
+1% +$86.2K
FNB icon
979
FNB Corp
FNB
$6.78B
$5.47M 0.02%
456,360
+68,746
+18% +$852K
MKC icon
980
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.4B
$5.47M 0.02%
163,594
-268,174
-62% -$9.23M
CVC
981
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$5.46M 0.02%
311,586
+202,631
+186% +$3.75M
RRX icon
982
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$14.2B
$5.44M 0.02%
84,659
-67,778
-44% -$4.88M
ITRI icon
983
Itron
ITRI
$3.73B
$5.42M 0.02%
137,960
-5,954
-4% -$238K
TOO
984
DELISTED
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.
TOO
$5.42M 0.02%
161,307
+21,128
+15% +$733K
PII icon
985
Polaris
PII
$4.15B
$5.42M 0.02%
36,179
-19,416
-35% -$2.81M
LTC
986
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.16B
$5.4M 0.02%
146,473
+6,447
+5% +$254K
TLP
987
DELISTED
Transmontaigne
TLP
$5.4M 0.02%
130,924
+38,699
+42% +$1.67M
WY icon
988
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$17.3B
$5.4M 0.02%
169,379
+111,768
+194% +$3.66M
VCSH icon
989
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$5.38M 0.02%
67,359
-3,938
-6% -$316K
SBRA icon
990
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.64B
$5.37M 0.02%
220,680
+28,519
+15% +$791K
MRK icon
991
Merck
MRK
$324B
$5.35M 0.02%
94,661
-22,057
-19% -$1.24M
USB icon
992
US Bancorp
USB
$99.6B
$5.3M 0.02%
126,809
-62,680
-33% -$2.65M
MAN icon
993
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.39B
$5.3M 0.02%
75,580
+12,942
+21% +$1.01M
RDS.B
994
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$5.29M 0.02%
66,859
+60,865
+1,015% +$5.13M
GPRE icon
995
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.19B
$5.26M 0.02%
140,751
+6,660
+5% +$266K
GSK icon
996
GSK
GSK
$103B
$5.25M 0.02%
91,352
+17,675
+24% +$1.08M
UAL icon
997
United Airlines
UAL
$38.4B
$5.25M 0.02%
112,188
-331,040
-75% -$15.4M
FRC
998
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$5.22M 0.02%
105,719
+10,501
+11% +$514K
NSM
999
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
$5.21M 0.02%
152,288
+102,362
+205% +$3.39M
CVI icon
1000
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.36B
$5.19M 0.02%
+116,059
New +$5.58M

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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.