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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
NWN icon
776
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.17B
$6.04M 0.03%
143,894
+16,567
+13% +$704K
AZZ icon
777
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$4.5B
$6.04M 0.03%
144,167
-17,807
-11% -$687K
BRK.B icon
778
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.07T
$6.03M 0.03%
53,156
+29,684
+126% +$3.42M
TDW icon
779
Tidewater
TDW
$3.91B
$6.02M 0.03%
3,142
+40
+1% +$74.5K
TXRH icon
780
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$12.7B
$6M 0.03%
228,104
+21,850
+11% +$549K
BWLD
781
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$6M 0.03%
53,936
+6,491
+14% +$681K
AEO icon
782
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.85B
$5.98M 0.03%
427,722
+82,466
+24% +$1.38M
EAT icon
783
Brinker International
EAT
$8.02B
$5.98M 0.03%
147,555
-25,028
-15% -$1.02M
KO icon
784
Coca-Cola
KO
$354B
$5.98M 0.03%
157,878
+21,238
+16% +$840K
IT icon
785
Gartner
IT
$9.41B
$5.96M 0.03%
99,243
+14,681
+17% +$865K
ROC
786
DELISTED
ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC
ROC
$5.95M 0.03%
88,946
+4,488
+5% +$296K
RRX icon
787
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$14.2B
$5.94M 0.03%
87,470
+45,694
+109% +$3.04M
GRC icon
788
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$2.16B
$5.93M 0.03%
184,858
+1,412
+0.8% +$40.6K
STWD icon
789
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$6.12B
$5.93M 0.03%
306,910
+118,883
+63% +$2.39M
BBEP
790
DELISTED
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP COM UNITS RPTNG LTD PRTNRSHIP
BBEP
$5.93M 0.03%
323,410
+63,917
+25% +$1.14M
GRA
791
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$5.92M 0.03%
67,770
+14,441
+27% +$1.2M
VR
792
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$5.91M 0.03%
159,784
+32,930
+26% +$1.17M
SFG
793
DELISTED
STANCORP FINL GRP
SFG
$5.91M 0.03%
107,370
-7,301
-6% -$391K
PL
794
DELISTED
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP
PL
$5.9M 0.03%
138,693
-22,717
-14% -$971K
SNPS icon
795
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.5B
$5.9M 0.03%
156,480
+88,801
+131% +$3.29M
CL icon
796
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.6B
$5.88M 0.03%
99,247
-84,383
-46% -$5M
SHLD
797
DELISTED
Sears Holding Corporation
SHLD
$5.88M 0.03%
130,868
+57,360
+78% +$2.03M
FCS
798
DELISTED
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
$5.87M 0.03%
422,478
-14,658
-3% -$192K
ONIT
799
Onity Group
ONIT
$333M
$5.87M 0.03%
+7,014
New +$5.29M
DBD
800
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$5.81M 0.03%
197,967
-45,703
-19% -$1.43M
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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.