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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$61.4M
2
CPHD
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
+$41.4M
3
EXAS
Exact Sciences
EXAS
+$35.7M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$34.7M
5
ILMN icon
Illumina
ILMN
+$34.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SFD
SMITHFIELD FOODS,INC
SFD
+$32M
2
AFFX
Affymetrix Inc
AFFX
+$28.7M
3
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
+$28.4M
4
BRKR icon
Bruker
BRKR
+$18.3M
5
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$18.2M

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
EMN icon
576
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.8B
$9.11M 0.05%
117,002
+14,623
+14% +$1.13M
TMHC icon
577
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$9.09M 0.05%
+401,497
New +$9.06M
WAL icon
578
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.07B
$9.09M 0.05%
480,214
+9,770
+2% +$171K
WPZ
579
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
$9.07M 0.05%
199,309
+560
+0.3% +$24.8K
AIZ icon
580
Assurant
AIZ
$13.7B
$9.06M 0.05%
167,505
-16,862
-9% -$912K
JNK icon
581
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.24B
$9.05M 0.05%
75,692
-7,290
-9% -$871K
RDC
582
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$9.03M 0.05%
245,920
+56,260
+30% +$2.02M
NUAN
583
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$9M 0.05%
556,201
+293,532
+112% +$4.86M
MTH icon
584
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.87B
$8.96M 0.05%
417,460
-1,276
-0.3% -$27.4K
AVA icon
585
Avista
AVA
$3.47B
$8.96M 0.05%
339,527
+33,844
+11% +$927K
UNM icon
586
Unum
UNM
$13.8B
$8.96M 0.05%
294,360
+6,297
+2% +$193K
IGSB icon
587
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$22.8B
$8.94M 0.05%
169,830
+19,494
+13% +$1.02M
PCAR icon
588
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.6B
$8.94M 0.05%
240,852
+70,804
+42% +$2.63M
HRI icon
589
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.43B
$8.88M 0.05%
133,526
+9,638
+8% +$739K
WPX
590
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$8.87M 0.05%
460,623
+20,182
+5% +$388K
EG icon
591
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
$8.87M 0.05%
60,998
+12,242
+25% +$1.66M
VAC icon
592
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$3.24B
$8.87M 0.05%
201,590
+8,819
+5% +$393K
URS
593
DELISTED
URS CORP
URS
$8.85M 0.05%
164,566
+31,881
+24% +$1.58M
SBAC icon
594
SBA Communications
SBAC
$18.4B
$8.78M 0.05%
109,162
+32,794
+43% +$2.49M
AGCO icon
595
AGCO
AGCO
$8.78B
$8.78M 0.05%
145,256
+33,949
+31% +$1.92M
CHKP icon
596
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.3B
$8.75M 0.05%
154,647
+54,308
+54% +$3.05M
UIL
597
DELISTED
UIL HOLDINGS
UIL
$8.72M 0.05%
234,455
+81,699
+53% +$3.16M
TU icon
598
Telus
TU
$16B
$8.69M 0.05%
524,900
+80,720
+18% +$1.26M
OA
599
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
$8.68M 0.05%
88,971
+8,019
+10% +$761K
ADT
600
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
$8.55M 0.05%
210,209
+105,527
+101% +$4.34M
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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.