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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
CASS icon
1951
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$698M
$477K ﹤0.01%
15,208
+6,834
+82% +$242K
NTLS
1952
DELISTED
NTELOS HLDGS CORP COM
NTLS
$474K ﹤0.01%
44,593
-3,657
-8% -$45.7K
XOXO
1953
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$471K ﹤0.01%
42,044
+27,461
+188% +$324K
HASI icon
1954
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$4.9B
$470K ﹤0.01%
34,027
-2,044
-6% -$29K
MNRO icon
1955
Monro
MNRO
$525M
$469K ﹤0.01%
9,659
-16,184
-63% -$832K
AMRS
1956
DELISTED
Amyris Inc.
AMRS
$468K ﹤0.01%
8,224
-461
-5% -$27.2K
KNDI
1957
Kandi Technologies Group
KNDI
$65.3M
$465K ﹤0.01%
35,801
+3,925
+12% +$66.6K
RNST icon
1958
Renasant Corp
RNST
$4.01B
$465K ﹤0.01%
17,172
-18,690
-52% -$535K
CNMD icon
1959
CONMED
CNMD
$1.29B
$464K ﹤0.01%
12,585
+412
+3% +$16.3K
LSCC icon
1960
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$17.6B
$460K ﹤0.01%
+61,380
New +$461K
FCH
1961
DELISTED
Felcor Lodging Trust
FCH
$458K ﹤0.01%
48,982
+1,593
+3% +$16.2K
MY
1962
DELISTED
CHINA MING YANG WIND PWR GRP LTD ADS RSPTG 1 ORD SHS (CHINA)
MY
$455K ﹤0.01%
149,584
-7,244
-5% -$22.1K
HOLI
1963
DELISTED
Hollsys Automation Technologies INTERNATIONAL, LTD. COMMON (British Virgin Island)
HOLI
$454K ﹤0.01%
20,179
+2,212
+12% +$49.7K
EGBN icon
1964
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$867M
$451K ﹤0.01%
14,178
-13,427
-49% -$448K
CGO
1965
Calamos Global Total Return Fund
CGO
$125M
$449K ﹤0.01%
32,342
+154
+0.5% +$2.22K
GLBR
1966
DELISTED
Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GLBR
$446K ﹤0.01%
2,816
-3,007
-52% -$429K
NICE icon
1967
Nice
NICE
$5.29B
$445K ﹤0.01%
10,898
+1,152
+12% +$45.8K
NZF icon
1968
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund
NZF
$2.4B
$445K ﹤0.01%
32,575
+15,965
+96% +$222K
PES
1969
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
$444K ﹤0.01%
31,678
-91,449
-74% -$1.43M
FMC icon
1970
FMC
FMC
$1.42B
$443K ﹤0.01%
8,937
-161,255
-95% -$9.17M
WSBF icon
1971
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$362M
$442K ﹤0.01%
38,279
+19,351
+102% +$221K
SLAI
1972
DELISTED
SOLAI Ltd ADS
SLAI
$437K ﹤0.01%
185
+20
+12% +$49.6K
FSP
1973
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$44.8M
$430K ﹤0.01%
38,338
+1,883
+5% +$22.8K
UTI icon
1974
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$2.08B
$428K ﹤0.01%
+45,769
New +$518K
RCAP
1975
DELISTED
RCS CAPITAL CORPORATION CLASS A COM
RCAP
$427K ﹤0.01%
+18,976
New +$418K
77 78
79
80 81

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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.