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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
BMY icon
1001
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$127B
$5.18M 0.02%
101,289
+5,566
+6% +$278K
AEGN
1002
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$5.16M 0.02%
231,789
+31,520
+16% +$743K
AVNT icon
1003
Avient
AVNT
$3.45B
$5.15M 0.02%
144,829
+77,717
+116% +$3.05M
HXL icon
1004
Hexcel
HXL
$8.32B
$5.15M 0.02%
129,667
-165,386
-56% -$6.52M
AEC
1005
DELISTED
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORP
AEC
$5.14M 0.02%
293,346
+240,408
+454% +$4.35M
NWSA icon
1006
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$14.5B
$5.13M 0.02%
313,832
+126,816
+68% +$2.23M
NI icon
1007
NiSource
NI
$22.4B
$5.12M 0.02%
317,944
-363,274
-53% -$5.55M
NDSN icon
1008
Nordson
NDSN
$16.5B
$5.12M 0.02%
+67,250
New +$5.27M
CAJ
1009
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$5.1M 0.02%
156,389
+17,606
+13% +$582K
TMHC icon
1010
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.67B
$5.08M 0.02%
313,436
+221,036
+239% +$4.3M
SNY icon
1011
Sanofi
SNY
$104B
$5.08M 0.02%
90,034
+6,403
+8% +$344K
EDE
1012
DELISTED
Empire District Electric
EDE
$5.07M 0.02%
209,798
-120,902
-37% -$3.04M
WERN icon
1013
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.54B
$5.04M 0.02%
200,174
-31,302
-14% -$791K
IDTI
1014
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
$5.04M 0.02%
315,813
-88,405
-22% -$1.37M
DF
1015
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
$5.03M 0.02%
379,878
-3,898,426
-91% -$61.9M
ROIC
1016
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$5.02M 0.02%
341,426
+91,216
+36% +$1.42M
SJR
1017
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$5.02M 0.02%
205,073
+175,845
+602% +$4.44M
BKU icon
1018
Bankunited
BKU
$3.38B
$5.01M 0.02%
164,353
+21,074
+15% +$671K
RES icon
1019
RPC Inc
RES
$1.24B
$5.01M 0.02%
228,093
-116,907
-34% -$2.62M
HDB icon
1020
HDFC Bank
HDB
$119B
$5.01M 0.02%
430,064
+13,052
+3% +$158K
UNTD
1021
DELISTED
UNITED ONLINE INC COM NEW
UNTD
$5M 0.02%
456,429
-151,140
-25% -$1.71M
ELS icon
1022
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12.8B
$5M 0.02%
235,932
-61,672
-21% -$1.37M
UL icon
1023
Unilever
UL
$131B
$4.99M 0.02%
105,788
+16,633
+19% +$821K
NHI icon
1024
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.9B
$4.98M 0.02%
87,201
+6,988
+9% +$433K
CBSH icon
1025
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8.5B
$4.97M 0.02%
200,073
-181,471
-48% -$4.63M

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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.