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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
+9.79%
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
$18.4B
AUM Growth
+$3.08B
Cap. Flow
+$1.92B
Cap. Flow %
10.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.82%
Holding
2,433
New
233
Increased
1,303
Reduced
689
Closed
204

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Energy 14.05%
2 Healthcare 13.14%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.53%
4 Technology 10.57%
5 Industrials 8.46%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
JBL icon
451
Jabil
JBL
$32.8B
$12.1M 0.07%
559,486
-19,718
-3% -$450K
NKE icon
452
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$12.1M 0.07%
332,236
+131,118
+65% +$4.28M
BG icon
453
Bunge Global
BG
$23.6B
$12M 0.07%
+158,510
New +$12M
CF icon
454
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$12M 0.07%
284,220
+96,230
+51% +$3.69M
MOLX
455
DELISTED
MOLEX INC
MOLX
$11.9M 0.06%
308,056
+23,435
+8% +$752K
TWC
456
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$11.9M 0.06%
106,212
+98,772
+1,328% +$11.1M
HE icon
457
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.33B
$11.8M 0.06%
470,469
+76,452
+19% +$1.97M
ECL icon
458
Ecolab
ECL
$75.6B
$11.8M 0.06%
119,332
+9,487
+9% +$883K
AVT icon
459
Avnet
AVT
$7.33B
$11.8M 0.06%
282,374
+66,817
+31% +$2.58M
CTRX
460
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
$11.8M 0.06%
255,968
-145,507
-36% -$7.69M
LPSN icon
461
LivePerson
LPSN
$18.9M
$11.8M 0.06%
83,137
+17,904
+27% +$2.61M
ACN icon
462
Accenture
ACN
$89.9B
$11.7M 0.06%
158,717
-21,756
-12% -$1.61M
PRA
463
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
$11.7M 0.06%
259,203
+17,905
+7% +$897K
MO icon
464
Altria Group
MO
$122B
$11.7M 0.06%
339,953
+32,882
+11% +$1.16M
DST
465
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$11.7M 0.06%
309,080
+124,464
+67% +$4.49M
ARW icon
466
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$10.9B
$11.6M 0.06%
240,014
+46,092
+24% +$2.11M
AMCX icon
467
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$430M
$11.6M 0.06%
169,692
-9,980
-6% -$661K
LEG icon
468
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.52B
$11.6M 0.06%
385,318
-21,491
-5% -$660K
DDD icon
469
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$420M
$11.6M 0.06%
215,102
+201,215
+1,449% +$9.96M
TECD
470
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$11.6M 0.06%
232,285
+74
+0% +$3.73K
JKHY icon
471
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$10.7B
$11.6M 0.06%
223,891
-28,716
-11% -$1.43M
PEP icon
472
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
$11.4M 0.06%
143,303
+3,798
+3% +$312K
FFIV icon
473
F5
FFIV
$22.1B
$11.4M 0.06%
132,584
+32,082
+32% +$2.73M
ITT icon
474
ITT
ITT
$17.5B
$11.4M 0.06%
316,316
+88,869
+39% +$2.96M
KMP
475
DELISTED
KINDER MORGAN ENER PNTRS L.P.
KMP
$11.4M 0.06%
142,283
+106,400
+297% +$8.81M

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, First Trust Advisors held 2,433 positions worth $18.4B, up 20% from $15.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $1.92B of net new capital in Q3 2013, opening 233 new positions and adding to 1,303 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Cepheid Inc: 1,143,034 shares worth $44.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), an estimated $28.4M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2013 buy was Cepheid Inc: 1,143,034 shares worth $44.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q3 2013, an estimated $61.4M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), cutting an estimated $28.4M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited SMITHFIELD FOODS,INC in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $32M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $18.4B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 233 new positions and closed 204 in Q3 2013.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $18.4B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 12 Nov 2013.