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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
MT icon
1851
ArcelorMittal
MT
$50.4B
$642K ﹤0.01%
20,499
+2,342
+13% +$77.8K
EDR
1852
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$640K ﹤0.01%
20,751
+2,316
+13% +$74.6K
V icon
1853
Visa
V
$677B
$638K ﹤0.01%
11,964
-68,880
-85% -$3.7M
SASR
1854
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$638K ﹤0.01%
27,886
-658
-2% -$15.7K
IMOS
1855
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
IMOS
$1.92B
$634K ﹤0.01%
25,448
-1,527
-6% -$40.1K
AXIA
1856
AXIA Energia
AXIA
$22.6B
$633K ﹤0.01%
295,839
-73,544
-20% -$179K
CTBI icon
1857
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.38B
$632K ﹤0.01%
18,789
-439
-2% -$15.3K
HOPE icon
1858
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.72B
$632K ﹤0.01%
43,309
-57,843
-57% -$870K
EDD
1859
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund
EDD
$372M
$630K ﹤0.01%
53,342
+3,030
+6% +$39.2K
THFF icon
1860
First Financial Corp
THFF
$922M
$626K ﹤0.01%
20,230
+191
+1% +$6.08K
FNBC
1861
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
$624K ﹤0.01%
19,058
+8,867
+87% +$288K
PDT
1862
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
PDT
$634M
$611K ﹤0.01%
46,493
+1,397
+3% +$18.6K
SBGI icon
1863
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$974M
$611K ﹤0.01%
+23,407
New +$718K
HA
1864
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$610K ﹤0.01%
45,342
-29,078
-39% -$420K
HIMX
1865
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.2B
$609K ﹤0.01%
59,957
-37
-0.1% -$280
ESRT icon
1866
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$976M
$607K ﹤0.01%
40,395
+9,149
+29% +$148K
TAL icon
1867
TAL Education Group
TAL
$5.71B
$602K ﹤0.01%
103,428
+11,340
+12% +$60.3K
SNI
1868
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
$600K ﹤0.01%
+7,685
New +$619K
FFIC
1869
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$598K ﹤0.01%
32,727
-845
-3% -$16.2K
BQY
1870
DELISTED
BLACKROCK DIVIDEND INCOME TR COM SHS
BQY
$594K ﹤0.01%
45,290
+1,640
+4% +$21.8K
FOR icon
1871
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.44B
$591K ﹤0.01%
+33,339
New +$639K
ARMH
1872
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$586K ﹤0.01%
+13,417
New +$609K
BCC icon
1873
Boise Cascade
BCC
$2.74B
$585K ﹤0.01%
19,400
-73,388
-79% -$2.15M
HPP
1874
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$834M
$585K ﹤0.01%
3,389
+117
+4% +$21.3K
PEI
1875
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$584K ﹤0.01%
1,953
+63
+3% +$18.6K
73 74
75
76 77

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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.