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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
VLO icon
151
Valero Energy
VLO
$90.6B
$35.8M 0.14%
774,345
-25,795
-3% -$1.3M
ZBH icon
152
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$17.3B
$35.7M 0.14%
366,150
+9,594
+3% +$944K
WFM
153
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$35.7M 0.14%
936,895
+791,289
+543% +$30.2M
AIG icon
154
American International
AIG
$41.4B
$35.6M 0.14%
659,806
+38,543
+6% +$2.11M
SCG
155
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$35.5M 0.14%
714,808
-20,584
-3% -$1.06M
CSC
156
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
$35.4M 0.14%
1,375,647
+199,837
+17% +$5.14M
OXY icon
157
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$57.3B
$35.3M 0.14%
383,068
-39,892
-9% -$3.83M
WHR icon
158
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.31B
$35.2M 0.14%
241,510
+65,714
+37% +$9.71M
MPC icon
159
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$91.2B
$35M 0.14%
827,628
-108,050
-12% -$4.59M
ALKS icon
160
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.83B
$35M 0.14%
815,395
+198,362
+32% +$8.89M
URS
161
DELISTED
URS CORP
URS
$34.9M 0.14%
605,999
+65,072
+12% +$3.78M
LLL
162
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$34.7M 0.14%
291,377
+27,387
+10% +$3.11M
HLF icon
163
Herbalife
HLF
$1.22B
$34.6M 0.14%
1,583,406
+746,698
+89% +$20M
FL
164
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$34.6M 0.14%
621,491
+116,380
+23% +$6.12M
RAX
165
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$34.1M 0.13%
1,047,631
-61,131
-6% -$2.03M
JNJ icon
166
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$624B
$34M 0.13%
319,141
+52,232
+20% +$5.42M
DVN icon
167
Devon Energy
DVN
$52.2B
$34M 0.13%
498,021
+136,898
+38% +$10.2M
XOM icon
168
ExxonMobil
XOM
$650B
$33.7M 0.13%
357,926
+181
+0.1% +$18K
PPLI
169
People Inc
PPLI
$3.14B
$33.6M 0.13%
2,855,381
-1,172,786
-29% -$14.2M
WDC icon
170
Western Digital
WDC
$192B
$33.6M 0.13%
456,611
-34,049
-7% -$2.56M
VRSN icon
171
VeriSign
VRSN
$23.8B
$33.6M 0.13%
608,833
-129,526
-18% -$7M
PWR icon
172
Quanta Services
PWR
$98.1B
$33.5M 0.13%
924,411
+122,458
+15% +$4.36M
DD icon
173
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
$33.5M 0.13%
252,537
-15,162
-6% -$2.02M
RSG icon
174
Republic Services
RSG
$66.9B
$33.5M 0.13%
858,005
-35,949
-4% -$1.38M
TRN icon
175
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.92B
$33.2M 0.13%
987,078
+229,991
+30% +$7.62M

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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.