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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
ERIE icon
701
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$11.7B
$6.96M 0.04%
96,015
+11,524
+14% +$889K
BKLN icon
702
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$7.1B
$6.94M 0.04%
281,260
-25,084
-8% -$622K
SAP icon
703
SAP
SAP
$187B
$6.93M 0.04%
93,823
+7,254
+8% +$536K
LPS
704
DELISTED
LENDER PROCESSING SERVICES INC
LPS
$6.93M 0.04%
+208,388
New +$6.77M
APH icon
705
Amphenol
APH
$188B
$6.92M 0.04%
715,624
-685,128
-49% -$6.69M
TIP icon
706
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$6.91M 0.04%
61,408
-499
-0.8% -$55.7K
PAY
707
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$6.91M 0.04%
302,128
+177,417
+142% +$3.54M
RGA icon
708
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$15.7B
$6.89M 0.04%
102,810
-74
-0.1% -$4.99K
CAL icon
709
Caleres
CAL
$396M
$6.88M 0.04%
292,935
+10,925
+4% +$254K
ENS icon
710
EnerSys
ENS
$6.95B
$6.87M 0.04%
113,247
-22,300
-16% -$1.2M
MAS icon
711
Masco
MAS
$16B
$6.85M 0.04%
366,409
-232,056
-39% -$4.13M
MWV
712
DELISTED
MEADWESTVACO CORP
MWV
$6.85M 0.04%
178,446
+100,992
+130% +$3.72M
DBI icon
713
Designer Brands
DBI
$277M
$6.8M 0.04%
159,392
+58,112
+57% +$2.35M
TXT icon
714
Textron
TXT
$16.6B
$6.79M 0.04%
245,818
+110,465
+82% +$3.08M
UPBD icon
715
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.19B
$6.75M 0.04%
177,136
+8,070
+5% +$311K
EXR icon
716
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.2B
$6.75M 0.04%
147,537
+8,205
+6% +$355K
ERII icon
717
Energy Recovery
ERII
$434M
$6.75M 0.04%
931,815
+7,115
+0.8% +$37K
FISV
718
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$6.73M 0.04%
266,308
+24,544
+10% +$594K
GL icon
719
Globe Life
GL
$13.5B
$6.71M 0.04%
139,221
-21,528
-13% -$1.01M
RGC
720
DELISTED
Regal Entertainment Group
RGC
$6.7M 0.04%
353,194
-31,480
-8% -$589K
BUD icon
721
AB InBev
BUD
$158B
$6.7M 0.04%
67,542
-974
-1% -$92.8K
HAR
722
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$6.68M 0.04%
100,901
-225,668
-69% -$14.1M
CNL
723
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$6.67M 0.04%
148,754
+14,272
+11% +$666K
UHAL icon
724
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$14B
$6.66M 0.04%
+361,670
New +$6.24M
ASH icon
725
Ashland
ASH
$3.04B
$6.62M 0.04%
146,240
-7,972
-5% -$344K

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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.