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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
HFWA icon
1901
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$1.24B
$535K ﹤0.01%
33,753
+17,145
+103% +$278K
STAG icon
1902
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.86B
$535K ﹤0.01%
25,827
+2,136
+9% +$49.2K
RPT
1903
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
$535K ﹤0.01%
32,920
+4,449
+16% +$74.6K
HT
1904
DELISTED
Hersha Hospitality Trust Priority Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
HT
$534K ﹤0.01%
20,962
+1,529
+8% +$41.1K
CEVA icon
1905
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$1.01B
$532K ﹤0.01%
39,564
+29,400
+289% +$432K
EXPO icon
1906
Exponent
EXPO
$2.98B
$531K ﹤0.01%
+29,992
New +$551K
LFC
1907
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
$530K ﹤0.01%
38,118
+1,836
+5% +$26.4K
HNP
1908
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
$528K ﹤0.01%
12,096
+1,212
+11% +$56.7K
BANF icon
1909
BancFirst
BANF
$3.92B
$526K ﹤0.01%
16,806
-108
-0.6% -$3.38K
SHLM
1910
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
$525K ﹤0.01%
14,514
-3,395
-19% -$134K
WX
1911
DELISTED
WUXI PHARMATECH, CAYMAN INC REPSTG 8 ORD SHS
WX
$525K ﹤0.01%
14,981
-1,345
-8% -$46.1K
BNCL
1912
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
$524K ﹤0.01%
45,131
-1,002
-2% -$12.2K
ARG
1913
DELISTED
Airgas Inc
ARG
$524K ﹤0.01%
4,735
-41,179
-90% -$4.52M
ALTO icon
1914
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$360M
$522K ﹤0.01%
37,419
+3,990
+12% +$75.1K
LTXB
1915
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$522K ﹤0.01%
21,790
-17,171
-44% -$442K
DMND
1916
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$521K ﹤0.01%
18,217
-52,219
-74% -$1.44M
IJS icon
1917
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$8.11B
$520K ﹤0.01%
9,688
+450
+5% +$25.3K
FMS icon
1918
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$13.2B
$518K ﹤0.01%
14,918
+1,719
+13% +$59.3K
PRI icon
1919
Primerica
PRI
$9.81B
$518K ﹤0.01%
10,744
-19,327
-64% -$934K
CSFL
1920
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
$518K ﹤0.01%
50,089
+30,536
+156% +$325K
IXYS
1921
DELISTED
IXYS Corp
IXYS
$517K ﹤0.01%
49,209
-2,597
-5% -$30.5K
PBH icon
1922
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.35B
$516K ﹤0.01%
+15,942
New +$533K
IPI icon
1923
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$460M
$512K ﹤0.01%
3,315
-12,672
-79% -$1.95M
MR
1924
DELISTED
MINDRAY MED INTL LTD SPONSORED ADR REPSTG CL A
MR
$511K ﹤0.01%
16,938
+835
+5% +$25.9K
QUNR
1925
DELISTED
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
QUNR
$510K ﹤0.01%
18,450
+2,022
+12% +$58.4K
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.