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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
NGS icon
2276
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$483M
– –
-7,338
Closed -$243K
NHC icon
2277
National Healthcare
NHC
$3.52B
– –
-5,192
Closed -$292K
NMM icon
2278
Navios Maritime Partners
NMM
$2.29B
– –
-27,166
Closed -$7.92M
ORA icon
2279
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.28B
– –
-17,746
Closed -$512K
OSPN icon
2280
OneSpan
OSPN
$559M
– –
-140,342
Closed -$1.63M
PCH
2281
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
– –
-31,942
Closed -$1.32M
PKOH icon
2282
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$553M
– –
-5,124
Closed -$298K
PLUS icon
2283
ePlus
PLUS
$2.33B
– –
-14,388
Closed -$209K
PRGO icon
2284
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.43B
– –
-205,578
Closed -$30M
PVH icon
2285
PVH
PVH
$3.7B
– –
-47,964
Closed -$5.59M
RAMP icon
2286
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.29B
– –
-36,383
Closed -$789K
ROL icon
2287
Rollins
ROL
$18.5B
– –
-583,939
Closed -$5.19M
SHOO icon
2288
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.13B
– –
-20,427
Closed -$467K
SID icon
2289
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.42B
– –
-84,279
Closed -$359K
SLAB icon
2290
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.16B
– –
-162,026
Closed -$7.98M
SSNC icon
2291
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$17.9B
– –
-206,506
Closed -$4.57M
TDG icon
2292
TransDigm Group
TDG
$70B
– –
-94,906
Closed -$15.9M
THRM icon
2293
Gentherm
THRM
$1.38B
– –
-20,772
Closed -$923K
TLK icon
2294
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$14.3B
– –
-114,304
Closed -$2.38M
TMUS icon
2295
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$192B
– –
-646,823
Closed -$21.7M
UCTT
2296
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$4.31B
– –
-17,338
Closed -$157K
ULTA icon
2297
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$20.6B
– –
-22,057
Closed -$2.02M
VIV icon
2298
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$22.4B
– –
-17,198
Closed -$353K
VSAT icon
2299
Viasat
VSAT
$9.81B
– –
-28,509
Closed -$1.65M
WST icon
2300
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$23.9B
– –
-11,123
Closed -$469K
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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.