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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
PBF icon
1326
PBF Energy
PBF
$7.29B
$2.23M 0.01%
92,693
-179,421
-66% -$4.73M
FN icon
1327
Fabrinet
FN
$17.1B
$2.22M 0.01%
152,248
+134,881
+777% +$2.35M
IVW icon
1328
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.5B
$2.22M 0.01%
83,236
+1,868
+2% +$49.8K
HWKN icon
1329
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.91B
$2.22M 0.01%
123,598
-2,734
-2% -$49.5K
KLIC icon
1330
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$5.3B
$2.22M 0.01%
155,989
-54,996
-26% -$788K
BRSS
1331
DELISTED
Global Brass & Copper Hldgs, Inc
BRSS
$2.22M 0.01%
151,209
+73,697
+95% +$1.14M
CME icon
1332
CME Group
CME
$92.2B
$2.22M 0.01%
27,729
-16,172
-37% -$1.22M
VECO icon
1333
Veeco
VECO
$3.15B
$2.2M 0.01%
62,855
-3,473
-5% -$122K
PPS
1334
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$2.2M 0.01%
42,765
+20,133
+89% +$1.09M
TPC
1335
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.57B
$2.18M 0.01%
82,673
+36,251
+78% +$1.06M
EZPW icon
1336
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.82B
$2.18M 0.01%
220,094
-26,197
-11% -$272K
SOR
1337
Source Capital
SOR
$369M
$2.18M 0.01%
33,534
+259
+0.8% +$17.6K
KS
1338
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
$2.18M 0.01%
77,896
-7,413
-9% -$225K
PLXS icon
1339
Plexus
PLXS
$6.81B
$2.18M 0.01%
58,953
-1,628
-3% -$65.9K
HZO icon
1340
MarineMax
HZO
$800M
$2.17M 0.01%
129,003
+32,232
+33% +$559K
NUS icon
1341
Nu Skin
NUS
$247M
$2.17M 0.01%
48,130
-6,361
-12% -$338K
SITC icon
1342
SITE Centers
SITC
$230M
$2.16M 0.01%
100,344
+5,069
+5% +$115K
AJRD
1343
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
$2.16M 0.01%
135,115
+450
+0.3% +$8.09K
EGL
1344
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$2.15M 0.01%
68,942
-1,241
-2% -$43.6K
PLCE icon
1345
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.6M
$2.14M 0.01%
44,812
-8,572
-16% -$434K
LOGM
1346
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$2.13M 0.01%
46,322
-8,486
-15% -$366K
BGFV
1347
DELISTED
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$2.13M 0.01%
227,513
+51,132
+29% +$546K
NWBI icon
1348
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.25B
$2.13M 0.01%
176,182
+50,716
+40% +$641K
CECO icon
1349
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$4.42B
$2.13M 0.01%
+158,828
New +$2.26M
CASY icon
1350
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$31.9B
$2.13M 0.01%
29,664
+13,802
+87% +$958K

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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.