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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
NI icon
51
NiSource
NI
$22.4B
$51.1M 0.28%
4,213,192
+65,186
+2% +$772K
BMRN icon
52
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.5B
$50.8M 0.28%
703,897
-14,308
-2% -$951K
DHI icon
53
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.2B
$50.6M 0.27%
2,606,117
+52,239
+2% +$1.03M
WMB icon
54
Williams Companies
WMB
$90.5B
$50.1M 0.27%
1,377,461
+265,025
+24% +$9.29M
VRTX icon
55
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$50.1M 0.27%
660,506
+252,451
+62% +$20.1M
MMP
56
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$50M 0.27%
885,471
+1,982
+0.2% +$109K
ARLP icon
57
Alliance Resource Partners
ARLP
$3.18B
$49.9M 0.27%
1,346,084
-47,828
-3% -$1.8M
GE icon
58
GE Aerospace
GE
$367B
$48.7M 0.26%
425,060
+10,727
+3% +$1.23M
PEG icon
59
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$39.8B
$48.5M 0.26%
1,472,025
+112,418
+8% +$3.72M
ITMN
60
DELISTED
INTERMUNE INC
ITMN
$48.4M 0.26%
3,146,846
+482,516
+18% +$6.77M
JNPR
61
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$47.5M 0.26%
2,393,979
+529,637
+28% +$10.9M
GMCR
62
DELISTED
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
$47.4M 0.26%
629,015
-70,075
-10% -$5.53M
SWY
63
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
$46.8M 0.25%
1,634,325
+150,177
+10% +$3.58M
CP icon
64
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$82B
$46.7M 0.25%
1,895,105
+40,445
+2% +$1,000K
LLY icon
65
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.07T
$46.7M 0.25%
927,448
+158,895
+21% +$8.32M
ALXN
66
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$45.8M 0.25%
394,221
+101,534
+35% +$11.1M
AAPL icon
67
Apple
AAPL
$4.89T
$45.8M 0.25%
2,687,776
+759,192
+39% +$12.6M
OKS
68
DELISTED
Oneok Partners LP
OKS
$45.7M 0.25%
862,467
+13,748
+2% +$697K
MMS icon
69
Maximus
MMS
$3.14B
$45.1M 0.24%
1,001,823
+15,409
+2% +$596K
UGI icon
70
UGI
UGI
$8B
$45.1M 0.24%
1,727,592
+40,105
+2% +$1.08M
CPHD
71
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
$44.6M 0.24%
+1,143,034
New +$41.4M
APU
72
DELISTED
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
APU
$44.2M 0.24%
1,026,899
+24,864
+2% +$1.1M
GAS
73
DELISTED
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
$44M 0.24%
956,053
+43,378
+5% +$1.95M
TCP
74
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
$43.9M 0.24%
901,643
+14,190
+2% +$702K
SEP
75
DELISTED
Spectra Engy Parters Lp
SEP
$43.8M 0.24%
997,475
-122,879
-11% -$5.35M

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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.