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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
PSX icon
101
Phillips 66
PSX
$83B
$48.9M 0.19%
600,919
-70,076
-10% -$5.83M
SPLS
102
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$48.8M 0.19%
4,036,748
+1,005,095
+33% +$11.8M
TSLA icon
103
Tesla
TSLA
$1.26T
$48.1M 0.19%
2,973,090
+172,305
+6% +$2.84M
ED icon
104
Consolidated Edison
ED
$41.6B
$48M 0.19%
846,319
-49
-0% -$2.78K
DUK icon
105
Duke Energy
DUK
$101B
$47M 0.19%
628,962
-127,904
-17% -$9.33M
ORCL icon
106
Oracle
ORCL
$346B
$46.8M 0.18%
1,222,955
+118,046
+11% +$4.78M
BF.B icon
107
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$11.8B
$46.7M 0.18%
1,616,119
-269,725
-14% -$7.93M
KSS icon
108
Kohl's
KSS
$2.06B
$46.2M 0.18%
756,550
+225,241
+42% +$12.7M
CF icon
109
CF Industries
CF
$19.5B
$45.1M 0.18%
807,660
+129,170
+19% +$6.56M
JAZZ icon
110
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16B
$44.9M 0.18%
279,915
-47,750
-15% -$7.34M
AMTD
111
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$43.8M 0.17%
1,312,873
-29,941
-2% -$969K
NTAP icon
112
NetApp
NTAP
$32.3B
$43.6M 0.17%
1,014,451
+222,966
+28% +$8.93M
AEP icon
113
American Electric Power
AEP
$73.4B
$43.5M 0.17%
832,935
-23,348
-3% -$1.23M
HOLX
114
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$43.1M 0.17%
+1,769,856
New +$44.7M
KRFT
115
DELISTED
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
$43M 0.17%
762,400
+272,663
+56% +$15.8M
TXN icon
116
Texas Instruments
TXN
$260B
$43M 0.17%
901,204
+14,071
+2% +$674K
IDXX icon
117
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$42.5B
$42.7M 0.17%
725,588
+73,180
+11% +$4.63M
MU icon
118
Micron Technology
MU
$1.12T
$42.7M 0.17%
1,245,038
-30,270
-2% -$980K
CYH icon
119
Community Health Systems
CYH
$392M
$42M 0.17%
927,447
-271,123
-23% -$11.3M
LUV icon
120
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$21.9B
$42M 0.17%
1,242,562
+19,711
+2% +$602K
NOC icon
121
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$75.8B
$41.8M 0.16%
317,158
+82,121
+35% +$10.4M
SNDK
122
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$41.5M 0.16%
423,704
+31,822
+8% +$3.11M
XRX icon
123
Xerox
XRX
$341M
$41.2M 0.16%
1,180,824
+55,531
+5% +$1.94M
AMAT icon
124
Applied Materials
AMAT
$447B
$41.2M 0.16%
1,904,597
+455,857
+31% +$10.1M
FFIV icon
125
F5
FFIV
$21.9B
$41.1M 0.16%
346,177
+43,506
+14% +$5.11M

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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.