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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MNK
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
+$91.5M
2
PPC icon
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
+$80.6M
3
SPB icon
Spectrum Brands
SPB
+$72.8M
4
RAD
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
+$65.7M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
+$51.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ITMN
INTERMUNE INC
ITMN
+$90M
2
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
+$66.7M
3
DF
Dean Foods Company
DF
+$61.9M
4
HSH
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
+$52.6M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$42.4M

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
UDR icon
1076
UDR
UDR
$12.9B
$4.27M 0.02%
156,778
+52,068
+50% +$1.51M
MIDD icon
1077
Middleby
MIDD
$6.05B
$4.27M 0.02%
+48,430
New +$4.01M
WPC icon
1078
W.P. Carey
WPC
$17.1B
$4.26M 0.02%
68,284
+13,316
+24% +$872K
SUSQ
1079
DELISTED
SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES INC
SUSQ
$4.25M 0.02%
425,290
+123,795
+41% +$1.28M
ERII icon
1080
Energy Recovery
ERII
$434M
$4.24M 0.02%
1,196,572
-51,662
-4% -$226K
SLG icon
1081
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.88B
$4.17M 0.02%
42,520
+1,452
+4% +$152K
AXP icon
1082
American Express
AXP
$223B
$4.12M 0.02%
47,022
-36,022
-43% -$3.24M
MTZ icon
1083
MasTec
MTZ
$26.7B
$4.09M 0.02%
133,500
+11,874
+10% +$353K
DTSI
1084
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$4.07M 0.02%
+161,342
New +$3.44M
SWY
1085
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
$4.07M 0.02%
118,734
-1,930,054
-94% -$66.7M
RSX
1086
DELISTED
VanEck Russia ETF
RSX
$4.03M 0.02%
+180,045
New +$4.45M
CNSL
1087
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$4.02M 0.02%
160,655
+63,880
+66% +$1.5M
TTM
1088
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$4.01M 0.02%
91,643
-2,330
-2% -$102K
ANN
1089
DELISTED
ANN INC
ANN
$3.99M 0.02%
97,109
+7,157
+8% +$283K
FELE icon
1090
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.67B
$3.98M 0.02%
114,594
-2,098
-2% -$79K
PLL
1091
DELISTED
PALL CORP
PLL
$3.97M 0.02%
47,479
-59,929
-56% -$4.91M
PX
1092
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$3.97M 0.02%
30,780
-11,927
-28% -$1.56M
CHS
1093
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$3.97M 0.02%
268,581
-379,686
-59% -$5.99M
ROSE
1094
DELISTED
ROSETTA RESOURCES INC
ROSE
$3.97M 0.02%
+89,015
New +$4.43M
FCS
1095
DELISTED
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
$3.97M 0.02%
255,368
-519,373
-67% -$8.39M
LECO icon
1096
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.8B
$3.96M 0.02%
57,343
-8,634
-13% -$601K
HIW icon
1097
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.71B
$3.94M 0.02%
101,158
+63,260
+167% +$2.64M
DNB
1098
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$3.93M 0.02%
33,464
+827
+3% +$94.8K
OI icon
1099
O-I Glass
OI
$1.39B
$3.92M 0.02%
150,287
-43,618
-22% -$1.37M
NWL icon
1100
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.16B
$3.89M 0.02%
113,016
+41,126
+57% +$1.36M
42 43
44
45 46

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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.