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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
NFBK
2001
DELISTED
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$383K ﹤0.01%
28,113
-1,352
-5% -$17.8K
YOKU
2002
DELISTED
YOUKU TUDOU INC.(CAYMAN ISLS)
YOKU
$383K ﹤0.01%
21,350
+1,079
+5% +$21.7K
CSR
2003
Centerspace
CSR
$936M
$381K ﹤0.01%
4,942
+485
+11% +$40.7K
HYLS icon
2004
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
$1.61B
$375K ﹤0.01%
+7,400
New +$384K
TCBK icon
2005
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.85B
$371K ﹤0.01%
16,388
-364
-2% -$8.35K
MENT
2006
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$369K ﹤0.01%
17,990
+2,397
+15% +$51.2K
STMP
2007
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$369K ﹤0.01%
+11,609
New +$384K
METR
2008
DELISTED
METRO BANCORP, INC COMMON STOCK
METR
$367K ﹤0.01%
15,149
-250
-2% -$5.87K
WUBA
2009
DELISTED
58.com Inc
WUBA
$364K ﹤0.01%
9,783
+1,073
+12% +$49.7K
UTG icon
2010
Reaves Utility Income Fund
UTG
$3.69B
$362K ﹤0.01%
12,756
+266
+2% +$7.51K
PAL
2011
DELISTED
NORTH AMERICAN PALLADIUM LTD
PAL
$359K ﹤0.01%
1,850,790
+250,992
+16% +$66.4K
JPS
2012
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
$357K ﹤0.01%
40,987
+1,860
+5% +$16.7K
ORBK
2013
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
$357K ﹤0.01%
+22,936
New +$366K
SODA
2014
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
$350K ﹤0.01%
+11,863
New +$378K
ORIT
2015
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$349K ﹤0.01%
24,788
-385
-2% -$5.72K
CPK icon
2016
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$3.26B
$344K ﹤0.01%
8,257
-313
-4% -$14.1K
OKSB
2017
DELISTED
Southwest Bancorp Inc/OK
OKSB
$343K ﹤0.01%
20,892
+10,003
+92% +$162K
SFR
2018
DELISTED
Starwood Waypoint Homes
SFR
$342K ﹤0.01%
13,139
+525
+4% +$14K
ICFI icon
2019
ICF International
ICFI
$1.44B
$340K ﹤0.01%
11,048
-696
-6% -$23.9K
IO
2020
DELISTED
ION Geophysical Corporation
IO
$340K ﹤0.01%
+8,116
New +$434K
DENN
2021
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
$339K ﹤0.01%
48,197
-3,086
-6% -$20.9K
NIQ
2022
DELISTED
NUVEEN INTERMEDIATE DURATION QUALITY MUNICIPAL TERM FUND
NIQ
$339K ﹤0.01%
26,492
-265
-1% -$3.35K
BB icon
2023
BlackBerry
BB
$5.01B
$338K ﹤0.01%
34,001
-11,824
-26% -$121K
MODV
2024
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
$338K ﹤0.01%
6,984
+407
+6% +$17.4K
AHT
2025
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$21M
$335K ﹤0.01%
35
+1
+3% +$10.7K
79 80
81
82 83

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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.