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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MNK
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
+$91.5M
2
PPC icon
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
+$80.6M
3
SPB icon
Spectrum Brands
SPB
+$72.8M
4
RAD
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
+$65.7M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
+$51.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ITMN
INTERMUNE INC
ITMN
+$90M
2
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
+$66.7M
3
DF
Dean Foods Company
DF
+$61.9M
4
HSH
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
+$52.6M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$42.4M

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
ACC
1501
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$1.65M 0.01%
45,180
+1,448
+3% +$56.1K
BGS icon
1502
B&G Foods
BGS
$285M
$1.64M 0.01%
59,678
+37,915
+174% +$1.12M
RLJ icon
1503
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.87B
$1.64M 0.01%
57,691
+2,719
+5% +$79.4K
NSIT icon
1504
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.55B
$1.64M 0.01%
72,381
-33,532
-32% -$893K
VPL icon
1505
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.05B
$1.64M 0.01%
27,564
+630
+2% +$39.2K
VRTU
1506
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$1.63M 0.01%
45,902
+1,215
+3% +$41.5K
HTR
1507
DELISTED
Brookfield Total Return Fund Inc
HTR
$1.63M 0.01%
+65,191
New +$1.63M
FTA icon
1508
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.38B
$1.63M 0.01%
38,275
-409
-1% -$17.7K
CGNX icon
1509
Cognex
CGNX
$10.3B
$1.62M 0.01%
+80,646
New +$1.67M
TRS icon
1510
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.43B
$1.62M 0.01%
83,757
+34,316
+69% +$889K
LAYN
1511
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$1.62M 0.01%
167,210
-55,854
-25% -$631K
TDY icon
1512
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$30.4B
$1.62M 0.01%
17,238
+2,136
+14% +$204K
MMSI icon
1513
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$4.43B
$1.61M 0.01%
135,453
+37,415
+38% +$496K
TCOM icon
1514
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.5B
$1.6M 0.01%
56,226
+2,498
+5% +$79.3K
ABM icon
1515
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.8B
$1.59M 0.01%
62,081
+6,601
+12% +$173K
JOYY
1516
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.73B
$1.58M 0.01%
21,151
+4,203
+25% +$342K
BERY
1517
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
$1.58M 0.01%
68,066
+5,068
+8% +$116K
SMRT
1518
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$1.58M 0.01%
136,649
+6,245
+5% +$80.7K
AAON icon
1519
Aaon
AAON
$8.41B
$1.57M 0.01%
+138,579
New +$1.8M
BURL icon
1520
Burlington
BURL
$22B
$1.57M 0.01%
39,296
+2,819
+8% +$97.4K
HCI icon
1521
HCI Group
HCI
$2.28B
$1.56M 0.01%
43,447
+37,542
+636% +$1.52M
HQH
1522
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.23B
$1.56M 0.01%
56,225
+32,573
+138% +$883K
TWI icon
1523
Titan International
TWI
$516M
$1.56M 0.01%
132,135
+20,689
+19% +$303K
VEDL
1524
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$1.56M 0.01%
90,478
-9,008
-9% -$170K
CTLT
1525
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$1.56M 0.01%
+62,162
New +$1.37M
59 60
61
62 63

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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.