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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
BKS
1776
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$846K ﹤0.01%
65,406
+26,777
+69% +$391K
GRFS
1777
Grifois
GRFS
$5.16B
$833K ﹤0.01%
47,428
+5,466
+13% +$106K
TSM icon
1778
TSMC
TSM
$2.09T
$829K ﹤0.01%
41,077
-406,060
-91% -$8.47M
SSD icon
1779
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.98B
$828K ﹤0.01%
28,391
+13,416
+90% +$435K
THS
1780
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$828K ﹤0.01%
10,280
+2,932
+40% +$232K
GFY
1781
DELISTED
Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc
GFY
$828K ﹤0.01%
48,456
-15,294
-24% -$263K
EQY
1782
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$827K ﹤0.01%
38,255
+12,245
+47% +$285K
MUS
1783
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS QUALITY FUND, INC.
MUS
$817K ﹤0.01%
63,016
+8,525
+16% +$111K
FXI icon
1784
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.31B
$805K ﹤0.01%
+21,033
New +$843K
FR icon
1785
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.88B
$804K ﹤0.01%
47,564
+4,834
+11% +$88.2K
RSPH icon
1786
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF
RSPH
$741M
$799K ﹤0.01%
+61,910
New +$787K
JTD
1787
DELISTED
NUVEEN TAX-ADVANTAGE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND
JTD
$798K ﹤0.01%
51,584
+1,705
+3% +$27.5K
SSP icon
1788
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$274M
$796K ﹤0.01%
+54,978
New +$972K
FRME icon
1789
First Merchants
FRME
$2.72B
$785K ﹤0.01%
38,864
-12,194
-24% -$248K
MYI icon
1790
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
MYI
$709M
$784K ﹤0.01%
57,220
-1,325
-2% -$18.1K
NPM
1791
DELISTED
NUVEEN PREMIUM INCM MUNI FD II
NPM
$781K ﹤0.01%
56,830
-613
-1% -$8.37K
PTR
1792
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$780K ﹤0.01%
6,066
-105
-2% -$14.2K
CRVL icon
1793
CorVel
CRVL
$3.05B
$778K ﹤0.01%
68,544
-79,788
-54% -$1.08M
BRC icon
1794
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.45B
$775K ﹤0.01%
+34,558
New +$906K
SNP
1795
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$769K ﹤0.01%
8,804
-39
-0.4% -$3.77K
CSG
1796
DELISTED
CHAMBERS STR PPTYS COM
CSG
$769K ﹤0.01%
102,114
+3,303
+3% +$25.9K
HIBB
1797
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
$769K ﹤0.01%
18,033
-1,977
-10% -$94.4K
IRBT
1798
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
$768K ﹤0.01%
25,208
-22,740
-47% -$779K
CHA
1799
DELISTED
China Telecom Corporation, LTD
CHA
$766K ﹤0.01%
12,465
-196
-2% -$11.2K
BIT icon
1800
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
BIT
$696M
$765K ﹤0.01%
+43,095
New +$780K
70 71
72
73 74

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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.