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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
XEL icon
176
Xcel Energy
XEL
$50.9B
$33M 0.13%
1,084,971
-220,130
-17% -$6.89M
SYY icon
177
Sysco
SYY
$39.7B
$32.8M 0.13%
863,182
+3,521
+0.4% +$131K
XEC
178
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$32.7M 0.13%
258,703
-53,493
-17% -$7.4M
MD icon
179
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.15B
$32.5M 0.13%
593,265
-227,350
-28% -$12.9M
FTR
180
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$32.5M 0.13%
332,458
+17,156
+5% +$1.63M
C icon
181
Citigroup
C
$222B
$32.3M 0.13%
623,748
+284,291
+84% +$14.3M
HAIN icon
182
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$48.9M
$32.3M 0.13%
630,832
+534,508
+555% +$24.9M
HRL icon
183
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
$32.3M 0.13%
1,255,364
-959,876
-43% -$23.4M
LYB icon
184
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$19.6B
$32.2M 0.13%
296,135
+37,364
+14% +$4.04M
LMT icon
185
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$134B
$32.2M 0.13%
175,943
-89,899
-34% -$15.3M
CHK
186
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$32.1M 0.13%
6,992
-1,808
-21% -$9.52M
ACM icon
187
Aecom
ACM
$8.91B
$32M 0.13%
948,761
+54,515
+6% +$1.94M
SIRO
188
DELISTED
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
$32M 0.13%
417,461
+289,404
+226% +$23.2M
DE icon
189
Deere & Co
DE
$166B
$32M 0.13%
390,324
+195,969
+101% +$16.8M
NXPI icon
190
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$68.8B
$31.8M 0.13%
464,992
-31,384
-6% -$2.09M
CMCSA icon
191
Comcast
CMCSA
$79.3B
$31.8M 0.13%
1,183,234
+330,808
+39% +$9.06M
QEP
192
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$31.8M 0.13%
1,032,902
-459,913
-31% -$15.4M
ETR icon
193
Entergy
ETR
$54.2B
$31.7M 0.12%
820,846
-415,744
-34% -$15.7M
NVDA icon
194
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.04T
$31.5M 0.12%
68,383,880
+17,070,280
+33% +$8.04M
MJN
195
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$31.4M 0.12%
+326,835
New +$31M
DTV
196
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$31.4M 0.12%
363,462
+39,519
+12% +$3.4M
URBN icon
197
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$5.9B
$31.4M 0.12%
856,025
+598,730
+233% +$22M
BRKR icon
198
Bruker
BRKR
$9.12B
$31.3M 0.12%
1,690,945
+948,189
+128% +$20.3M
AEE icon
199
Ameren
AEE
$31.5B
$31.2M 0.12%
812,812
+32,188
+4% +$1.26M
PHM icon
200
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.1B
$31.1M 0.12%
1,760,490
+791,030
+82% +$14.9M
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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.