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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
+10.12%
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
$20.6B
AUM Growth
+$2.18B
Cap. Flow
+$600M
Cap. Flow %
2.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.85%
Holding
2,360
New
131
Increased
1,252
Reduced
809
Closed
165

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PCYC
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
+$49M
2
TECH icon
Bio-Techne
TECH
+$44.4M
3
MNK
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
+$32.1M
4
TAP icon
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
+$28.5M
5
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
+$25.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EPD icon
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
+$127M
2
KMR
KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT LLC
KMR
+$101M
3
EEP
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
+$91.8M
4
D icon
Dominion Energy
D
+$53.5M
5
ENB icon
Enbridge
ENB
+$51.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 14.97%
2 Consumer Discretionary 12.15%
3 Technology 11.84%
4 Industrials 10.66%
5 Financials 8.77%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MANH icon
51
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$9.14B
$53M 0.26%
1,803,976
-2,480
-0.1% -$68.2K
GMCR
52
DELISTED
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
$52.1M 0.25%
689,655
+60,640
+10% +$4.12M
HUM icon
53
Humana
HUM
$47B
$51.8M 0.25%
501,382
+32,950
+7% +$3.23M
GRPN icon
54
Groupon
GRPN
$991M
$51.4M 0.25%
218,279
+50,506
+30% +$10.4M
EXPE icon
55
Expedia Group
EXPE
$31.4B
$51.3M 0.25%
735,767
-47,550
-6% -$2.8M
CPHD
56
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
$50.7M 0.25%
1,086,653
-56,381
-5% -$2.39M
LEN icon
57
Lennar Class A
LEN
$20.3B
$50.5M 0.24%
1,340,030
-188,743
-12% -$6.37M
WFM
58
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$50.3M 0.24%
870,337
+430,517
+98% +$25.5M
VRSN icon
59
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.3B
$50.1M 0.24%
837,867
+61,903
+8% +$3.41M
QGENF
60
DELISTED
QIAGEN NV
QGENF
$50.1M 0.24%
2,102,473
-306,393
-13% -$7.3M
CNQR
61
DELISTED
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
CNQR
$49.7M 0.24%
481,970
+104,362
+28% +$10.6M
PPLI
62
People Inc
PPLI
$3.12B
$49.7M 0.24%
4,046,778
+568,219
+16% +$5.86M
GRMN
63
Garmin
GRMN
$46.9B
$49.5M 0.24%
1,070,656
-209,558
-16% -$9.94M
NKTR icon
64
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.39B
$49M 0.24%
287,680
+79,343
+38% +$12.8M
PCYC
65
DELISTED
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
$48.9M 0.24%
461,844
+404,045
+699% +$49M
RAX
66
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$48.2M 0.23%
1,231,928
+446,252
+57% +$19.4M
SWY
67
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
$47.9M 0.23%
1,642,821
+8,496
+0.5% +$255K
PEG icon
68
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$39.8B
$47.5M 0.23%
1,482,406
+10,381
+0.7% +$343K
HLF icon
69
Herbalife
HLF
$1.23B
$47.5M 0.23%
1,206,166
-35,972
-3% -$1.25M
VRTX icon
70
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$122B
$47.1M 0.23%
633,724
-26,782
-4% -$1.87M
GNC
71
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
$47M 0.23%
804,614
+279,622
+53% +$16.1M
KR icon
72
Kroger
KR
$34.8B
$46.9M 0.23%
2,372,888
+479,560
+25% +$9.92M
EXAS
73
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$46.1M 0.22%
3,924,417
+1,142,842
+41% +$13.1M
NEE icon
74
NextEra Energy
NEE
$186B
$45.9M 0.22%
2,142,184
-699,628
-25% -$14.7M
STZ icon
75
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.2B
$45.6M 0.22%
647,992
+33,633
+5% +$2.25M
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, First Trust Advisors held 2,360 positions worth $20.6B, up 12% from $18.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2013 filing shows 131 new, 1,252 increased, 809 reduced and 165 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bruker: 1,133,847 shares worth $22.4M. The largest sale was Enterprise Products Partners, an estimated $127M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2013 buy was Bruker: 1,133,847 shares worth $22.4M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to PHARMACYCLICS INC in Q4 2013, an estimated $49M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Enterprise Products Partners, cutting an estimated $127M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT LLC in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $101M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $20.6B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 131 new positions and closed 165 in Q4 2013.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $20.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 13 Feb 2014.