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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
GAM
1651
General American Investors Company
GAM
$1.54B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
30,566
+845
+3% +$31.5K
MINI
1652
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
32,333
-1,567
-5% -$64.4K
CY
1653
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
114,435
+8,393
+8% +$88.3K
SNBR
1654
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
53,789
-34,401
-39% -$726K
BTZ icon
1655
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
BTZ
$927M
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
84,457
+3,590
+4% +$48.5K
DCT
1656
DELISTED
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
DCT
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
37,322
+1,291
+4% +$40.8K
LNCE
1657
DELISTED
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
41,998
+4,461
+12% +$120K
PSB
1658
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
14,587
+6,189
+74% +$504K
DPG
1659
Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund
DPG
$539M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
52,183
+1,410
+3% +$30.7K
SXI icon
1660
Standex International
SXI
$3.68B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
14,920
-24,578
-62% -$1.78M
NUVA
1661
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
31,691
-32,362
-51% -$1.15M
OPLK
1662
DELISTED
OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC
OPLK
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
65,485
-3,568
-5% -$65.2K
AES icon
1663
AES
AES
$10.6B
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
77,581
-19,285
-20% -$287K
LKFN icon
1664
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.52B
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
43,914
+7,425
+20% +$188K
BDN
1665
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$551M
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
77,628
+11,723
+18% +$182K
IART icon
1666
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.54B
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
+53,661
New +$1.07M
AX icon
1667
Axos Financial
AX
$5.45B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
59,560
-63,500
-52% -$1.2M
CG icon
1668
Carlyle Group
CG
$16.3B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
35,459
+3,894
+12% +$127K
XNTK icon
1669
State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF
XNTK
$2.06B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
22,240
+458
+2% +$22.3K
CATY icon
1670
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.2B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
43,406
-400
-0.9% -$10.3K
SAH icon
1671
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$3.15B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
43,975
-52,911
-55% -$1.32M
MNP
1672
DELISTED
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.
MNP
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
72,522
-282
-0.4% -$4.19K
BLKB icon
1673
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.5B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
27,379
+17,242
+170% +$642K
CIEN icon
1674
Ciena
CIEN
$55.3B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
64,185
-40,845
-39% -$801K
SH icon
1675
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$887M
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
5,829
+239
+4% +$44.1K

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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.