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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
PNW icon
201
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12.9B
$30.7M 0.12%
561,368
-158,799
-22% -$8.85M
DAL icon
202
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$54.8B
$30.6M 0.12%
847,078
+29,148
+4% +$1.11M
XLS
203
DELISTED
EXELIS INC COM STK
XLS
$30.5M 0.12%
1,843,450
+601,392
+48% +$9.77M
GAS
204
DELISTED
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
$30.3M 0.12%
590,261
+73,548
+14% +$3.88M
CB icon
205
Chubb
CB
$138B
$30.3M 0.12%
288,945
+14,782
+5% +$1.54M
TE
206
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
$30.3M 0.12%
1,741,477
-433,810
-20% -$7.68M
ESRX
207
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$30.1M 0.12%
426,876
-265,619
-38% -$18.9M
ODFL icon
208
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$47.6B
$30.1M 0.12%
1,279,497
+177,321
+16% +$3.91M
P
209
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$30M 0.12%
1,243,635
-59,503
-5% -$1.58M
LRCX icon
210
Lam Research
LRCX
$393B
$30M 0.12%
4,010,310
+1,637,090
+69% +$11.7M
MRO
211
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$29.9M 0.12%
795,823
-161,280
-17% -$6.4M
BKD icon
212
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$3.54B
$29.7M 0.12%
923,188
-87,069
-9% -$2.97M
TGT icon
213
Target
TGT
$61.4B
$29.6M 0.12%
472,291
+143,072
+43% +$8.67M
M icon
214
Macy's
M
$6.03B
$29.6M 0.12%
508,581
+215,842
+74% +$12.8M
EPC icon
215
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.25B
$29.5M 0.12%
322,733
-144,206
-31% -$12.9M
GRMN
216
Garmin
GRMN
$46.9B
$29.4M 0.12%
565,868
+97,656
+21% +$5.42M
APC
217
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$29.3M 0.12%
289,254
-33,594
-10% -$3.62M
HES
218
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$29.2M 0.12%
310,100
-108,608
-26% -$10.7M
TEG
219
DELISTED
INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP INC COM (USA)
TEG
$29.1M 0.11%
449,616
-347,457
-44% -$23.4M
XYL icon
220
Xylem
XYL
$28.3B
$29.1M 0.11%
819,579
+54,874
+7% +$2.04M
KMI icon
221
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$73.5B
$29M 0.11%
757,072
+660
+0.1% +$25.1K
SWKS icon
222
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.09B
$28.9M 0.11%
498,303
-49,071
-9% -$2.62M
CB
223
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$28.9M 0.11%
317,449
+31,341
+11% +$2.85M
MOS icon
224
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.15B
$28.6M 0.11%
643,840
+164,415
+34% +$7.73M
HSIC icon
225
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.63B
$28.6M 0.11%
625,632
-313,334
-33% -$14.5M

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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.