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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
TAL
1701
DELISTED
TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
TAL
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
24,518
+2,235
+10% +$99.2K
STRA icon
1702
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.71B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
16,818
-6,022
-26% -$340K
AAT
1703
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.49B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
30,518
+1,080
+4% +$37.5K
INDB icon
1704
Independent Bank
INDB
$4.05B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
28,165
+1,011
+4% +$37.3K
CXP
1705
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
$1M ﹤0.01%
42,063
+1,765
+4% +$44.8K
TR icon
1706
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.82B
$1M ﹤0.01%
51,105
-7,719
-13% -$151K
HR
1707
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$995K ﹤0.01%
42,035
+1,991
+5% +$49.3K
SXT icon
1708
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.4B
$991K ﹤0.01%
18,937
-19,814
-51% -$1.08M
NUV icon
1709
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
NUV
$1.91B
$985K ﹤0.01%
104,655
-16,031
-13% -$151K
BUI icon
1710
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
BUI
$740M
$982K ﹤0.01%
49,090
+1,550
+3% +$31.6K
X
1711
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$980K ﹤0.01%
25,011
+1,291
+5% +$45.2K
EBS icon
1712
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$375M
$979K ﹤0.01%
45,960
-31,929
-41% -$731K
MMS icon
1713
Maximus
MMS
$3.14B
$979K ﹤0.01%
24,390
+4,118
+20% +$170K
NVRI icon
1714
Enviri
NVRI
$621M
$977K ﹤0.01%
+45,623
New +$1.13M
HELE icon
1715
Helen of Troy
HELE
$663M
$976K ﹤0.01%
18,591
-16,948
-48% -$951K
CENTA icon
1716
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.41B
$971K ﹤0.01%
150,986
-90,019
-37% -$637K
KRE icon
1717
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$4.86B
$968K ﹤0.01%
25,560
+770
+3% +$30K
SUI icon
1718
Sun Communities
SUI
$15B
$968K ﹤0.01%
19,176
+3,124
+19% +$164K
SRCE icon
1719
1st Source
SRCE
$2.07B
$967K ﹤0.01%
37,351
+6,435
+21% +$173K
ILG
1720
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$965K ﹤0.01%
50,650
+30,409
+150% +$645K
BME icon
1721
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
BME
$554M
$964K ﹤0.01%
25,112
+6,108
+32% +$225K
FTD
1722
DELISTED
FTD Companies, Inc. Common Stock
FTD
$963K ﹤0.01%
28,230
+11,602
+70% +$377K
SBI
1723
Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund
SBI
$109M
$962K ﹤0.01%
99,117
-771
-0.8% -$7.46K
ADEA icon
1724
Adeia
ADEA
$2.86B
$959K ﹤0.01%
136,386
+1,701
+1% +$11.9K
CDP icon
1725
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$4.31B
$958K ﹤0.01%
37,243
+1,232
+3% +$34.5K

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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.