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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

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
TOWN icon
2076
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.35B
$263K ﹤0.01%
19,346
-79
-0.4% -$1.17K
CS
2077
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$263K ﹤0.01%
9,507
+851
+10% +$23.8K
TX icon
2078
Ternium
TX
$9.29B
$260K ﹤0.01%
10,805
-1,725
-14% -$46.3K
CYNO
2079
DELISTED
Cynosure, Inc. Class A
CYNO
$258K ﹤0.01%
12,282
-49,320
-80% -$1.09M
DFRG
2080
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
$256K ﹤0.01%
13,358
-1,088
-8% -$24.8K
EVRI
2081
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
$253K ﹤0.01%
37,417
-1,352
-3% -$10.8K
CORE
2082
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
$251K ﹤0.01%
9,448
-144
-2% -$3.52K
BNCN
2083
DELISTED
BNC Bancorp
BNCN
$251K ﹤0.01%
16,048
+308
+2% +$5.14K
PGTI
2084
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$250K ﹤0.01%
26,839
+8,201
+44% +$77.3K
CMCO icon
2085
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$465M
$249K ﹤0.01%
11,313
+561
+5% +$14.1K
COBZ
2086
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$248K ﹤0.01%
22,146
-21,124
-49% -$240K
EWU icon
2087
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
$4.04B
$247K ﹤0.01%
6,365
+1,550
+32% +$63.3K
CAPL icon
2088
CrossAmerica Partners
CAPL
$830M
$246K ﹤0.01%
+7,252
New +$230K
USPH icon
2089
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.14B
$246K ﹤0.01%
6,944
-248
-3% -$8.77K
FXL icon
2090
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
$2.47B
$244K ﹤0.01%
7,512
-25
-0.3% -$818
PZA icon
2091
Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF
PZA
$4.19B
$244K ﹤0.01%
9,707
-8,551
-47% -$213K
RSE
2092
DELISTED
ROUSE PPTYS INC COM (DE)
RSE
$244K ﹤0.01%
15,115
+473
+3% +$8.15K
BPT
2093
DELISTED
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
BPT
$243K ﹤0.01%
+2,583
New +$241K
KAI icon
2094
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
$242K ﹤0.01%
6,201
-380
-6% -$14.9K
NIM icon
2095
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund
NIM
$117M
$241K ﹤0.01%
22,999
+2,725
+13% +$28.3K
CGI
2096
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$241K ﹤0.01%
12,380
-467
-4% -$9.92K
KBR icon
2097
KBR
KBR
$4.68B
$240K ﹤0.01%
12,730
-573,426
-98% -$12.4M
MRTN icon
2098
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.33B
$240K ﹤0.01%
33,638
-1,225
-4% -$9.94K
HTLF
2099
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$240K ﹤0.01%
10,061
-8,460
-46% -$204K
FXO icon
2100
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
$1.12B
$239K ﹤0.01%
10,921
+95
+0.9% +$2.11K

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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.