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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
HWCC
2201
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$120K ﹤0.01%
10,007
-453
-4% -$5.68K
MNI
2202
DELISTED
The McClatchy Company Class A Common Stock
MNI
$119K ﹤0.01%
+3,544
New +$162K
DALN
2203
DELISTED
DallasNews
DALN
$117K ﹤0.01%
+2,730
New +$122K
MUFG icon
2204
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$258B
$117K ﹤0.01%
20,873
– –
UMC icon
2205
United Microelectronic
UMC
$48.9B
$116K ﹤0.01%
58,442
-21,144
-27% -$47.4K
CHFN
2206
DELISTED
Charter Financial Corp
CHFN
$113K ﹤0.01%
10,524
-1,878
-15% -$20.5K
SPNS
2207
DELISTED
Sapiens International
SPNS
$102K ﹤0.01%
+13,739
New +$107K
AUD
2208
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$94K ﹤0.01%
+11,750
New +$114K
ECF
2209
Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF
$171M
$90K ﹤0.01%
+10,415
New +$91.8K
CTCM
2210
DELISTED
CTC MEDIA INC COM STK
CTCM
$89K ﹤0.01%
13,344
-4,782
-26% -$46.4K
S
2211
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$87K ﹤0.01%
+13,797
New +$93.9K
AMSC icon
2212
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.48B
$79K ﹤0.01%
5,606
+1,360
+32% +$23.2K
SKH
2213
DELISTED
SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC. CLASS A COM STK
SKH
$77K ﹤0.01%
11,612
-392
-3% -$2.57K
CPSS icon
2214
Consumer Portfolio Services
CPSS
$204M
$69K ﹤0.01%
+10,762
New +$77.7K
DSU icon
2215
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU
$592M
$62K ﹤0.01%
5,380
-43,050
-89% -$512K
ANR
2216
DELISTED
Alpha Natural Resources Inc
ANR
$30K ﹤0.01%
12,284
+1,027
+9% +$3.54K
AA icon
2217
Alcoa
AA
$11.7B
– –
-4,936
Closed -$177K
ACIW icon
2218
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.72B
– –
-63,408
Closed -$1.18M
ALEX
2219
DELISTED
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
– –
-55,275
Closed -$2.29M
ALG icon
2220
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.01B
– –
-4,359
Closed -$236K
AMED
2221
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
– –
-19,323
Closed -$323K
ANGO icon
2222
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$561M
– –
-15,016
Closed -$245K
AORT icon
2223
Artivion
AORT
$1.23B
– –
-147,585
Closed -$1.32M
APAM icon
2224
Artisan Partners
APAM
$2.79B
– –
-100,989
Closed -$5.72M
APO icon
2225
Apollo Global Management
APO
$70.7B
– –
-73,431
Closed -$2.04M
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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.