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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
ITUB icon
2051
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$91.3B
$296K ﹤0.01%
53,266
-37,236
-41% -$237K
TOWR
2052
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$296K ﹤0.01%
+11,758
New +$395K
FIBK icon
2053
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.7B
$293K ﹤0.01%
11,043
-150
-1% -$4.02K
PGI
2054
DELISTED
PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
PGI
$291K ﹤0.01%
24,336
-1,517
-6% -$19.8K
EZU icon
2055
iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF
EZU
$9.41B
$289K ﹤0.01%
7,500
– –
CKP
2056
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
$289K ﹤0.01%
+23,660
New +$313K
AXAS
2057
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corp
AXAS
$287K ﹤0.01%
+2,721
New +$304K
PST icon
2058
ProShares Trust UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury
PST
$10.6M
$286K ﹤0.01%
10,775
+55
+0.5% +$1.47K
LSAK icon
2059
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$388M
$285K ﹤0.01%
+23,635
New +$279K
NVO
2060
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$216B
$282K ﹤0.01%
11,824
-28,926
-71% -$666K
PLAB icon
2061
Photronics
PLAB
$1.79B
$282K ﹤0.01%
35,005
-1,303
-4% -$11K
AVIV
2062
DELISTED
AVIV REIT INC COM STK (MD)
AVIV
$281K ﹤0.01%
10,672
-11
-0.1% -$309
PKE icon
2063
Park Aerospace
PKE
$745M
$280K ﹤0.01%
11,875
-18,134
-60% -$510K
CPF icon
2064
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$1.01B
$278K ﹤0.01%
+15,482
New +$284K
GTS
2065
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
$274K ﹤0.01%
14,475
+532
+4% +$9.33K
STNR
2066
DELISTED
STEINER LEISURE LTD
STNR
$274K ﹤0.01%
+7,292
New +$297K
SIMO icon
2067
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.19B
$273K ﹤0.01%
10,130
-8,896
-47% -$224K
FARO
2068
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$271K ﹤0.01%
5,333
-17,561
-77% -$912K
NNBR icon
2069
NN Inc
NNBR
$272M
$270K ﹤0.01%
10,092
-360
-3% -$9.9K
MCHB
2070
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.47B
$268K ﹤0.01%
+15,677
New +$280K
PPBI
2071
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$267K ﹤0.01%
18,985
+1,190
+7% +$17.3K
ATRI
2072
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$267K ﹤0.01%
+874
New +$271K
SBY
2073
DELISTED
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.
SBY
$266K ﹤0.01%
16,407
+1,158
+8% +$18.9K
HYGS
2074
DELISTED
Hydrogenics Corp
HYGS
$265K ﹤0.01%
15,766
-947
-6% -$19.4K
APEI icon
2075
American Public Education
APEI
$875M
$264K ﹤0.01%
9,790
-501
-5% -$15.8K
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.