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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
JNS
1176
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$3.08M 0.01%
211,924
-129,172
-38% -$1.57M
OII icon
1177
Oceaneering
OII
$5.25B
$3.07M 0.01%
+47,106
New +$3.25M
WSO icon
1178
Watsco Inc
WSO
$14.9B
$3.06M 0.01%
35,469
+2,419
+7% +$224K
MYRG icon
1179
MYR Group
MYRG
$5.9B
$3.06M 0.01%
126,903
+46,062
+57% +$1.13M
WTFC icon
1180
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.7B
$3.04M 0.01%
67,949
+15,452
+29% +$716K
UMPQ
1181
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$3.03M 0.01%
183,958
-158,971
-46% -$2.73M
PARA
1182
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$3.02M 0.01%
56,468
-50,107
-47% -$2.95M
ANET icon
1183
Arista Networks
ANET
$219B
$3.01M 0.01%
+546,000
New +$2.59M
GTAT
1184
DELISTED
GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
GTAT
$2.98M 0.01%
275,539
-36,617
-12% -$558K
CBOE icon
1185
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$29.8B
$2.98M 0.01%
55,594
-170,535
-75% -$8.72M
ARCB icon
1186
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.44B
$2.96M 0.01%
79,486
-6,514
-8% -$247K
ITG
1187
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$2.94M 0.01%
186,838
+79,662
+74% +$1.39M
KALU icon
1188
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$2.67B
$2.94M 0.01%
38,541
-5,345
-12% -$413K
WDAY icon
1189
Workday
WDAY
$33.4B
$2.93M 0.01%
35,543
-87,900
-71% -$7.5M
SAFT icon
1190
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.52B
$2.93M 0.01%
54,368
+5,018
+10% +$266K
TTWO icon
1191
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$43B
$2.91M 0.01%
126,326
+14,136
+13% +$321K
SAIA icon
1192
Saia
SAIA
$11.3B
$2.91M 0.01%
58,746
-5,644
-9% -$268K
ANK
1193
DELISTED
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK,INC
ANK
$2.9M 0.01%
53,828
+32,641
+154% +$1.76M
PLOW icon
1194
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$1.07B
$2.9M 0.01%
+148,465
New +$2.79M
BKH icon
1195
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.73B
$2.89M 0.01%
60,271
-4,123
-6% -$221K
LVS icon
1196
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$30.5B
$2.88M 0.01%
46,291
-66,082
-59% -$4.54M
GTIV
1197
DELISTED
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC
GTIV
$2.88M 0.01%
171,362
+154,223
+900% +$2.7M
CACI icon
1198
CACI
CACI
$10.8B
$2.85M 0.01%
40,002
+3,849
+11% +$271K
AKRX
1199
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
$2.85M 0.01%
78,517
+33,784
+76% +$1.21M
BELFB
1200
Bel Fuse Inc Class B
BELFB
$3.88B
$2.84M 0.01%
114,814
-6,532
-5% -$157K
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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.