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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
DTF
1976
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund
DTF
$80.7M
$426K ﹤0.01%
28,362
-5,110
-15% -$79.8K
EDU icon
1977
New Oriental
EDU
$7.84B
$425K ﹤0.01%
18,301
-529
-3% -$11.8K
BLT
1978
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$425K ﹤0.01%
+28,073
New +$418K
IBTX
1979
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$423K ﹤0.01%
8,919
-86
-1% -$4.29K
BTA
1980
DELISTED
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
BTA
$418K ﹤0.01%
37,080
+340
+0.9% +$3.8K
BMTC
1981
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$417K ﹤0.01%
14,723
+7,196
+96% +$213K
BGC
1982
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
$417K ﹤0.01%
27,629
-89,797
-76% -$1.96M
NAC icon
1983
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAC
$1.83B
$416K ﹤0.01%
29,219
-490
-2% -$6.88K
SMMU icon
1984
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
SMMU
$1.14B
$415K ﹤0.01%
8,230
+100
+1% +$5.04K
SWBI icon
1985
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$655M
$415K ﹤0.01%
57,136
-10,494
-16% -$97.8K
SINA
1986
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
$414K ﹤0.01%
10,063
+1,103
+12% +$51.7K
ASEI
1987
DELISTED
AMER SCIENCE & ENGR INC.
ASEI
$409K ﹤0.01%
+7,383
New +$453K
MXWL
1988
DELISTED
Maxwell Technologies Inc
MXWL
$408K ﹤0.01%
46,787
-2,796
-6% -$29.8K
SIR
1989
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$406K ﹤0.01%
38,413
+3,173
+9% +$38.4K
LKM
1990
DELISTED
Link Motion Inc.
LKM
$401K ﹤0.01%
57,488
+6,301
+12% +$38.6K
XIN
1991
DELISTED
Xinyuan Real Estate
XIN
$400K ﹤0.01%
13,593
-1,182
-8% -$43.6K
CBF
1992
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
$399K ﹤0.01%
16,709
-884
-5% -$21.1K
JOBS
1993
DELISTED
51job Inc
JOBS
$398K ﹤0.01%
+13,292
New +$459K
ICF icon
1994
iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF
ICF
$2.12B
$397K ﹤0.01%
9,396
+270
+3% +$11.9K
LBAI
1995
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$395K ﹤0.01%
40,449
-706
-2% -$7.25K
NSR
1996
DELISTED
Neustar Inc
NSR
$392K ﹤0.01%
+15,775
New +$435K
HMIN
1997
DELISTED
HOMEINNS HOTEL GROUP SPONSORED ADR
HMIN
$392K ﹤0.01%
13,513
+1,482
+12% +$49.2K
SOHU
1998
Sohu.com
SOHU
$336M
$390K ﹤0.01%
7,764
+851
+12% +$48.1K
SOL
1999
DELISTED
Emeren Group
SOL
$385K ﹤0.01%
25,658
-334
-1% -$4.66K
MUA icon
2000
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
MUA
$527M
$384K ﹤0.01%
29,239
+3,270
+13% +$42.6K
78 79
80
81 82

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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.