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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
IWN icon
1476
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.4B
$1.73M 0.01%
18,500
+2,516
+16% +$249K
MKL icon
1477
Markel Group
MKL
$25B
$1.73M 0.01%
2,720
+6
+0.2% +$3.87K
VSI
1478
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$1.73M 0.01%
38,934
+16,666
+75% +$699K
PBY
1479
DELISTED
PEP BOYS MANNY MOE& JACK
PBY
$1.73M 0.01%
193,937
+68,584
+55% +$737K
VAC icon
1480
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$3.24B
$1.72M 0.01%
27,186
+763
+3% +$45.2K
BMR
1481
DELISTED
BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC
BMR
$1.72M 0.01%
85,140
+4,577
+6% +$99.5K
GDV icon
1482
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.6B
$1.72M 0.01%
80,720
+1,668
+2% +$36.2K
WPP icon
1483
WPP
WPP
$4.04B
$1.71M 0.01%
17,051
-638
-4% -$66.1K
ARII
1484
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$1.71M 0.01%
23,123
+14,615
+172% +$1.08M
TMX
1485
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
$1.71M 0.01%
+105,368
New +$1.52M
ROG icon
1486
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.33B
$1.7M 0.01%
31,117
+20,714
+199% +$1.25M
AMSG
1487
DELISTED
Amsurg Corp
AMSG
$1.7M 0.01%
33,978
-7,829
-19% -$391K
L icon
1488
Loews
L
$24.3B
$1.7M 0.01%
40,743
+3,849
+10% +$166K
FTC icon
1489
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FTC
$1.31B
$1.7M 0.01%
38,963
-435
-1% -$19.1K
RVT icon
1490
Royce Value Trust
RVT
$2.21B
$1.7M 0.01%
116,917
+4,443
+4% +$68.9K
VRTS icon
1491
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.11B
$1.69M 0.01%
+9,749
New +$1.98M
ISIL
1492
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
$1.69M 0.01%
118,888
+9,404
+9% +$137K
E icon
1493
ENI
E
$76B
$1.69M 0.01%
35,725
+1,551
+5% +$78.4K
AROC icon
1494
Archrock
AROC
$6.33B
$1.69M 0.01%
38,072
+894
+2% +$39.3K
CW icon
1495
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$27.7B
$1.68M 0.01%
25,548
+453
+2% +$30.5K
CMTL icon
1496
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$51.8M
$1.68M 0.01%
45,194
+511
+1% +$18.7K
IWO icon
1497
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.5B
$1.67M 0.01%
12,900
+1,832
+17% +$246K
PGZ
1498
Principal Real Estate Income Fund
PGZ
$68.6M
$1.67M 0.01%
87,821
+2,367
+3% +$45.7K
RH icon
1499
RH
RH
$3.3B
$1.67M 0.01%
20,927
+1,536
+8% +$128K
SF
1500
Stifel
SF
$12.3B
$1.66M 0.01%
79,591
-9,410
-11% -$196K

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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.