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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
SKYW icon
1451
Skywest
SKYW
$4.11B
$1.79M 0.01%
230,381
+18,625
+9% +$189K
OMCL icon
1452
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.86B
$1.79M 0.01%
65,483
-11,692
-15% -$320K
SNV
1453
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
$1.79M 0.01%
75,721
+5,117
+7% +$123K
MET icon
1454
MetLife
MET
$61B
$1.79M 0.01%
37,358
-33,763
-47% -$1.64M
CYN
1455
DELISTED
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
$1.79M 0.01%
23,624
-11,515
-33% -$870K
VTLE
1456
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
$1.78M 0.01%
3,980
-6,346
-61% -$3.24M
ACET
1457
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$1.78M 0.01%
92,335
+76,432
+481% +$1.44M
ICON
1458
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
$1.78M 0.01%
4,830
+1,065
+28% +$439K
AREX
1459
DELISTED
Approach Resources Inc.
AREX
$1.78M 0.01%
122,815
-4,276
-3% -$79.9K
GK
1460
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
$1.78M 0.01%
32,168
+14,871
+86% +$790K
HCBK
1461
DELISTED
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC
HCBK
$1.77M 0.01%
182,215
+17,190
+10% +$169K
BDC icon
1462
Belden
BDC
$4B
$1.77M 0.01%
27,628
+6,509
+31% +$471K
ICUI icon
1463
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.93B
$1.77M 0.01%
27,544
+916
+3% +$56.1K
MATW icon
1464
Matthews International
MATW
$864M
$1.77M 0.01%
40,293
-50,566
-56% -$2.26M
TTEC icon
1465
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$103M
$1.76M 0.01%
71,803
-15,676
-18% -$429K
JACK icon
1466
Jack in the Box
JACK
$278M
$1.76M 0.01%
25,876
-7,519
-23% -$453K
UI icon
1467
Ubiquiti
UI
$31.8B
$1.76M 0.01%
46,857
+3,518
+8% +$149K
HTLD icon
1468
Heartland Express
HTLD
$1.11B
$1.76M 0.01%
73,299
-14,254
-16% -$330K
PCI
1469
DELISTED
PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund
PCI
$1.75M 0.01%
78,056
+4,415
+6% +$102K
GFF icon
1470
Griffon
GFF
$4.16B
$1.75M 0.01%
153,815
-108,531
-41% -$1.28M
MW
1471
DELISTED
THE MENS WAREHOUSE INC
MW
$1.75M 0.01%
37,050
-6,256
-14% -$334K
BKE icon
1472
Buckle
BKE
$2.19B
$1.75M 0.01%
38,535
+3,455
+10% +$160K
MTRN icon
1473
Materion
MTRN
$5.01B
$1.75M 0.01%
56,999
-2,121
-4% -$72.1K
CVG
1474
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
$1.74M 0.01%
97,824
+38,211
+64% +$742K
ECPG icon
1475
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.93B
$1.74M 0.01%
39,289
+12,478
+47% +$552K

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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.