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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
CDR
2126
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
$208K ﹤0.01%
5,340
+185
+4% +$7.69K
TPLM
2127
DELISTED
Triangle Petroleum Corporation
TPLM
$208K ﹤0.01%
18,885
-287
-1% -$3.26K
AEG icon
2128
Aegon
AEG
$13.5B
$207K ﹤0.01%
36,462
+3,646
+11% +$20.6K
ABB
2129
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$207K ﹤0.01%
9,239
-196,606
-96% -$4.51M
CTWS
2130
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
$205K ﹤0.01%
6,299
-226
-3% -$7.39K
SGNT
2131
DELISTED
SAGENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM STK (DE)
SGNT
$205K ﹤0.01%
+6,599
New +$179K
JRN
2132
DELISTED
JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL-A
JRN
$205K ﹤0.01%
24,267
+874
+4% +$8.38K
QLTY
2133
DELISTED
QUALITY DISTR INC FLA
QLTY
$203K ﹤0.01%
+15,866
New +$227K
FNHC
2134
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$202K ﹤0.01%
+7,207
New +$170K
DOC
2135
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$202K ﹤0.01%
14,745
+4,216
+40% +$60.3K
OB
2136
DELISTED
Onebeacon Insurance Group Ltd
OB
$202K ﹤0.01%
13,136
+1,053
+9% +$16.6K
GOLD
2137
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
$201K ﹤0.01%
3,011
-373
-11% -$30K
ARPI
2138
DELISTED
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PPTYS INC COM
ARPI
$199K ﹤0.01%
+10,854
New +$202K
GPT
2139
DELISTED
Gramercy Property Trust
GPT
$198K ﹤0.01%
11,485
+492
+4% +$8.99K
GSIG
2140
DELISTED
GSI GROUP INC COM STK (CDA)
GSIG
$198K ﹤0.01%
+17,268
New +$210K
SLV icon
2141
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$28.1B
$197K ﹤0.01%
12,042
+1,589
+15% +$30K
MCRL
2142
DELISTED
MICREL INC
MCRL
$196K ﹤0.01%
16,283
-10,322
-39% -$121K
EBF icon
2143
Ennis
EBF
$546M
$195K ﹤0.01%
14,834
-594
-4% -$8.53K
CBZ icon
2144
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.29B
$192K ﹤0.01%
24,357
+1,350
+6% +$11.5K
MSFG
2145
DELISTED
MainSource Financial Group Inc
MSFG
$192K ﹤0.01%
11,146
-93
-0.8% -$1.59K
MNR
2146
DELISTED
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp
MNR
$192K ﹤0.01%
18,996
+1,318
+7% +$13.8K
LFCR icon
2147
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$162M
$187K ﹤0.01%
15,230
-540
-3% -$6.74K
MDR
2148
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$187K ﹤0.01%
10,900
-3,115
-22% -$67.2K
ETG
2149
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund
ETG
$1.74B
$186K ﹤0.01%
10,940
+245
+2% +$4.26K
ABEV icon
2150
Ambev
ABEV
$47.3B
$185K ﹤0.01%
28,221
-21,942
-44% -$155K
84 85
86
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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.