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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
UTHR icon
26
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.4B
$70.8M 0.38%
897,780
+331,443
+59% +$24.2M
ILMN icon
27
Illumina
ILMN
$29.8B
$70.4M 0.38%
895,030
+445,209
+99% +$34.1M
MRK icon
28
Merck
MRK
$322B
$70.3M 0.38%
1,546,984
+84,635
+6% +$3.86M
BIIB icon
29
Biogen
BIIB
$29.6B
$70.2M 0.38%
291,367
+50,000
+21% +$11.2M
LNKD
30
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$66.8M 0.36%
271,657
+41,906
+18% +$9.45M
VZ icon
31
Verizon
VZ
$183B
$66.7M 0.36%
1,428,375
+118,647
+9% +$5.79M
FLS icon
32
Flowserve
FLS
$9.16B
$61.6M 0.33%
988,079
-52,331
-5% -$3.03M
AKAM icon
33
Akamai
AKAM
$17.1B
$61M 0.33%
1,180,644
+247,721
+27% +$11.7M
GIL icon
34
Gildan
GIL
$9.18B
$60.2M 0.33%
2,592,544
+53,274
+2% +$1.19M
MHK icon
35
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$6.71B
$58.8M 0.32%
451,355
-12,671
-3% -$1.55M
TRIP icon
36
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.57B
$58.6M 0.32%
772,988
+100,128
+15% +$7.09M
GRMN
37
Garmin
GRMN
$46.3B
$57.9M 0.31%
1,280,214
+94,877
+8% +$3.77M
NEE icon
38
NextEra Energy
NEE
$187B
$57M 0.31%
2,841,812
+54,804
+2% +$1.13M
TGP
39
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
$56.9M 0.31%
1,290,175
+37,090
+3% +$1.59M
TRP icon
40
TC Energy
TRP
$72.9B
$56.6M 0.31%
1,287,418
+66,072
+5% +$2.94M
EXP icon
41
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.4B
$55.7M 0.3%
767,509
+81,556
+12% +$5.54M
ENB icon
42
Enbridge
ENB
$123B
$55.3M 0.3%
1,325,506
+55,843
+4% +$2.38M
SE
43
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$55.1M 0.3%
1,608,793
-118,913
-7% -$4.11M
EQIX icon
44
Equinix
EQIX
$102B
$54.5M 0.3%
296,635
+81,669
+38% +$14.8M
TUP
45
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$54.2M 0.29%
627,661
-56,248
-8% -$4.69M
DUK icon
46
Duke Energy
DUK
$101B
$53.9M 0.29%
806,385
+176,288
+28% +$12M
AMGN icon
47
Amgen
AMGN
$201B
$53M 0.29%
473,089
+18,064
+4% +$1.96M
PAA icon
48
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.4B
$52M 0.28%
987,201
+73,378
+8% +$3.92M
QGENF
49
DELISTED
QIAGEN NV
QGENF
$51.5M 0.28%
2,408,866
+1,015,128
+73% +$21.7M
LEN icon
50
Lennar Class A
LEN
$19.8B
$51.5M 0.28%
1,528,773
+66,258
+5% +$2.15M

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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.