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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
RTI
1751
DELISTED
RTI INTL METALS INC(HLDG CO)
RTI
$906K ﹤0.01%
36,736
-39,446
-52% -$1.07M
GSM icon
1752
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$628M
$904K ﹤0.01%
49,677
-20,926
-30% -$417K
AVK
1753
Advent Convertible and Income Fund
AVK
$544M
$901K ﹤0.01%
53,372
+1,874
+4% +$34.2K
RRGB icon
1754
Red Robin
RRGB
$134M
$901K ﹤0.01%
15,832
+2,103
+15% +$127K
AZTA icon
1755
Azenta
AZTA
$1.26B
$900K ﹤0.01%
85,610
+2,724
+3% +$29.2K
TFI icon
1756
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF
TFI
$3.05B
$899K ﹤0.01%
18,722
+1,423
+8% +$67.7K
JPC icon
1757
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund
JPC
$2.89B
$889K ﹤0.01%
96,623
+4,557
+5% +$42.9K
SCSC icon
1758
Scansource
SCSC
$1.12B
$889K ﹤0.01%
25,693
+12,675
+97% +$473K
XXIA
1759
DELISTED
Ixia
XXIA
$889K ﹤0.01%
97,222
+2,360
+2% +$23.7K
DGII icon
1760
Digi International
DGII
$2.52B
$887K ﹤0.01%
118,298
+13,501
+13% +$113K
HSBC icon
1761
HSBC
HSBC
$355B
$886K ﹤0.01%
20,198
+1,108
+6% +$50.5K
MMU
1762
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund
MMU
$549M
$886K ﹤0.01%
67,764
+19,132
+39% +$249K
FNX icon
1763
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FNX
$1.38B
$882K ﹤0.01%
17,576
-225
-1% -$11.8K
TCF
1764
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$878K ﹤0.01%
32,643
+9,394
+40% +$262K
HLIT icon
1765
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.21B
$877K ﹤0.01%
+138,376
New +$896K
BBL
1766
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$875K ﹤0.01%
15,754
+1,816
+13% +$118K
NIO
1767
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY FUND INC
NIO
$868K ﹤0.01%
60,899
+345
+0.6% +$4.86K
KRG icon
1768
Kite Realty
KRG
$5.95B
$867K ﹤0.01%
35,763
+22,100
+162% +$560K
EMF
1769
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
EMF
$314M
$866K ﹤0.01%
48,791
+1,420
+3% +$26.7K
AGYS icon
1770
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.78B
$860K ﹤0.01%
73,316
-126
-0.2% -$1.61K
WIBC
1771
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
$855K ﹤0.01%
92,684
-122,902
-57% -$1.18M
ONTO icon
1772
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$13.6B
$854K ﹤0.01%
+56,564
New +$948K
DFP
1773
Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund
DFP
$423M
$849K ﹤0.01%
37,592
+5,817
+18% +$132K
RNP icon
1774
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund
RNP
$991M
$849K ﹤0.01%
48,580
+1,024
+2% +$18.6K
GRT
1775
DELISTED
GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST
GRT
$848K ﹤0.01%
62,645
+2,143
+4% +$24.5K
69 70
71
72 73

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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.