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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
PFS icon
1401
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.11B
$1.93M 0.01%
117,919
+42,081
+55% +$711K
GCO icon
1402
Genesco
GCO
$396M
$1.92M 0.01%
25,729
-2,796
-10% -$223K
TESO
1403
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
$1.92M 0.01%
96,833
+51,367
+113% +$1.06M
MSTR icon
1404
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$33.5B
$1.92M 0.01%
+146,800
New +$2.04M
RICE
1405
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
$1.92M 0.01%
72,199
+9,056
+14% +$253K
BRLI
1406
DELISTED
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
$1.92M 0.01%
68,317
+10,645
+18% +$324K
CHCO icon
1407
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.97B
$1.92M 0.01%
45,472
+2,578
+6% +$111K
BAS
1408
DELISTED
Basis Energy Services, Inc.
BAS
$1.92M 0.01%
155
-2
-1% -$28.3K
CBRL icon
1409
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.2B
$1.91M 0.01%
18,544
+2,127
+13% +$213K
VMC icon
1410
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.3B
$1.91M 0.01%
31,751
-61,227
-66% -$3.86M
TEO icon
1411
Telecom Argentina
TEO
$5.89B
$1.91M 0.01%
+94,102
New +$2M
LXU icon
1412
LSB Industries
LXU
$881M
$1.91M 0.01%
69,338
-4,186
-6% -$125K
VWO icon
1413
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$1.9M 0.01%
45,629
-697,426
-94% -$31M
NTRS icon
1414
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.2B
$1.9M 0.01%
27,932
+3,137
+13% +$211K
JBTM
1415
JBT Marel
JBTM
$7.14B
$1.9M 0.01%
67,507
-13,206
-16% -$380K
KNGT
1416
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$1.89M 0.01%
69,134
-16,708
-19% -$458K
MIK
1417
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
$1.89M 0.01%
+108,063
New +$1.78M
AEIS icon
1418
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$12.2B
$1.89M 0.01%
100,358
-82,797
-45% -$1.52M
ETD icon
1419
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$581M
$1.88M 0.01%
82,549
+40,970
+99% +$992K
AMCX icon
1420
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$430M
$1.88M 0.01%
32,109
-88,781
-73% -$5.48M
XPRO icon
1421
Expro Ltd
XPRO
$1.79B
$1.88M 0.01%
16,721
-30,495
-65% -$3.9M
CRR
1422
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
$1.88M 0.01%
31,679
-250
-0.8% -$28.5K
TSL
1423
DELISTED
Trina Solar Limited
TSL
$1.87M 0.01%
155,227
+14,028
+10% +$175K
PCRX icon
1424
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.02B
$1.87M 0.01%
19,328
+1,768
+10% +$172K
SRC
1425
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$1.87M 0.01%
38,003
+2,924
+8% +$151K

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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.