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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
FAST icon
801
Fastenal
FAST
$54B
$5.81M 0.03%
462,160
+104,324
+29% +$1.24M
ISRG icon
802
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$121B
$5.8M 0.03%
138,789
+94,932
+216% +$4.19M
VCSH icon
803
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$5.8M 0.03%
72,810
+5,383
+8% +$427K
GGG icon
804
Graco
GGG
$12.9B
$5.79M 0.03%
234,417
+176,037
+302% +$4.14M
SPLS
805
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$5.78M 0.03%
394,519
+233,168
+145% +$3.66M
HST icon
806
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$16.8B
$5.78M 0.03%
327,078
-229,927
-41% -$4.08M
UNT
807
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$5.76M 0.03%
123,887
+40,153
+48% +$1.84M
CUB
808
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$5.76M 0.03%
107,220
+4,489
+4% +$231K
GEOS icon
809
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$91.6M
$5.75M 0.03%
68,195
-8,187
-11% -$610K
BR icon
810
Broadridge
BR
$17.2B
$5.71M 0.03%
179,845
+131,278
+270% +$3.9M
CSL icon
811
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$13.6B
$5.7M 0.03%
81,032
+1,633
+2% +$110K
UNF icon
812
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.32B
$5.68M 0.03%
54,393
+5,075
+10% +$501K
EXPD icon
813
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22.9B
$5.68M 0.03%
128,886
+62,928
+95% +$2.61M
V icon
814
Visa
V
$677B
$5.68M 0.03%
118,840
+5,956
+5% +$275K
NWPX icon
815
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.25B
$5.65M 0.03%
171,804
+2,312
+1% +$68.9K
MGLN
816
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$5.65M 0.03%
94,210
+3,379
+4% +$196K
BNY
817
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
$5.64M 0.03%
186,809
-29,665
-14% -$910K
GOLD
818
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
$5.63M 0.03%
79,841
+42,703
+115% +$3.06M
ABAX
819
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
$5.6M 0.03%
132,900
-3,577
-3% -$155K
HBAN icon
820
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$35.1B
$5.57M 0.03%
674,321
+212,680
+46% +$1.8M
MEMP
821
DELISTED
Memorial Production Partners LP Common Units
MEMP
$5.56M 0.03%
266,975
-20,955
-7% -$426K
UPS icon
822
United Parcel Service
UPS
$97.6B
$5.55M 0.03%
60,699
-12,786
-17% -$1.12M
CXW icon
823
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.1B
$5.54M 0.03%
160,467
+51,473
+47% +$1.73M
BDBD
824
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$5.54M 0.03%
345,451
+7,373
+2% +$112K
TFX icon
825
Teleflex
TFX
$5.85B
$5.53M 0.03%
+67,178
New +$5.28M

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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.