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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
+5.76%
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
$24.1B
AUM Growth
+$1.31B
Cap. Flow
+$207M
Cap. Flow %
0.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.52%
Holding
2,393
New
154
Increased
1,057
Reduced
989
Closed
188

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$53.3M
2
PM icon
Philip Morris
PM
+$50.2M
3
BF.B icon
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
+$46.9M
4
GMCR
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
+$45.5M
5
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$45.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EPD icon
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
+$142M
2
EEP
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
+$94.6M
3
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$70M
4
KMR
KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT LLC
KMR
+$68.7M
5
MMP
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
+$56.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 15.85%
2 Technology 12.34%
3 Industrials 9.86%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.64%
5 Energy 9.28%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SPLS
176
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$32.9M 0.14%
3,031,653
+1,390,623
+85% +$16.5M
NXPI icon
177
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$68B
$32.9M 0.14%
496,376
-8,077
-2% -$495K
LUV icon
178
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22B
$32.8M 0.14%
1,222,851
+73,505
+6% +$1.85M
CAG icon
179
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.07B
$32.8M 0.14%
1,421,553
+363,019
+34% +$8.78M
STJ
180
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$32.8M 0.14%
473,002
+23,160
+5% +$1.5M
AMAT icon
181
Applied Materials
AMAT
$426B
$32.7M 0.14%
1,448,740
+667,360
+85% +$13.6M
JBL icon
182
Jabil
JBL
$32.8B
$32.7M 0.14%
1,563,051
+41,532
+3% +$772K
PG icon
183
Procter & Gamble
PG
$343B
$32.6M 0.14%
415,349
+55,448
+15% +$4.47M
CF icon
184
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$32.6M 0.14%
678,490
-103,400
-13% -$5.06M
SYK icon
185
Stryker
SYK
$127B
$32.4M 0.13%
384,202
+273,694
+248% +$22.4M
SYY icon
186
Sysco
SYY
$39.7B
$32.2M 0.13%
859,661
-85,692
-9% -$3.15M
TRV icon
187
Travelers Companies
TRV
$80.8B
$32.1M 0.13%
341,265
+42,901
+14% +$3.91M
WR
188
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$32.1M 0.13%
839,494
+324,151
+63% +$11.6M
VWO icon
189
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$32M 0.13%
743,055
-7,671
-1% -$323K
AEE icon
190
Ameren
AEE
$31.5B
$31.9M 0.13%
780,624
+694,208
+803% +$27.7M
LLL
191
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$31.9M 0.13%
263,990
+44,188
+20% +$5.25M
EXC icon
192
Exelon
EXC
$48.6B
$31.8M 0.13%
1,222,903
+184,306
+18% +$4.7M
DAL icon
193
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$55.9B
$31.7M 0.13%
817,930
+66,596
+9% +$2.51M
HSY icon
194
Hershey
HSY
$35.4B
$31.7M 0.13%
325,255
+250,418
+335% +$24.6M
EQT icon
195
EQT Corp
EQT
$33.2B
$31.6M 0.13%
543,691
+271,106
+99% +$15.5M
DNR
196
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
$31.6M 0.13%
1,711,257
+219,303
+15% +$3.77M
CSC
197
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
$31.3M 0.13%
1,175,810
-63,088
-5% -$1.63M
TWTR
198
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$31.3M 0.13%
763,230
-93,191
-11% -$3.53M
ALKS icon
199
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.82B
$31.1M 0.13%
617,033
-198,882
-24% -$9.17M
F icon
200
Ford
F
$57.3B
$30.5M 0.13%
1,770,195
+583,954
+49% +$9.5M
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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, First Trust Advisors held 2,393 positions worth $24.1B, up 5.8% from $22.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.5% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2014 filing shows 154 new, 1,057 increased, 989 reduced and 188 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Brookdale Senior Living: 1,010,257 shares worth $33.7M. The largest sale was Enterprise Products Partners, an estimated $142M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2014 buy was Brookdale Senior Living: 1,010,257 shares worth $33.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Pfizer in Q2 2014, an estimated $53.3M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Enterprise Products Partners, cutting an estimated $142M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT LLC in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $68.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 6.5% of its $24.1B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 154 new positions and closed 188 in Q2 2014.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $24.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 11 Aug 2014.