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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
WRB icon
826
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$28B
$5.51M 0.03%
434,241
+124,656
+40% +$1.56M
CBRE icon
827
CBRE Group
CBRE
$40.8B
$5.51M 0.03%
238,339
-69,751
-23% -$1.61M
PRGO icon
828
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$5.51M 0.03%
44,643
+2,923
+7% +$365K
EMB icon
829
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$5.5M 0.03%
50,493
+5,592
+12% +$607K
CSE
830
DELISTED
CAPITALSOURCE INC
CSE
$5.5M 0.03%
463,279
+95,958
+26% +$1.09M
EE
831
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$5.5M 0.03%
164,672
+25,751
+19% +$921K
ALSN icon
832
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$10.1B
$5.5M 0.03%
219,450
+198,156
+931% +$4.69M
SBNY
833
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$5.5M 0.03%
60,068
+29,327
+95% +$2.64M
BEAM
834
DELISTED
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
$5.48M 0.03%
84,829
+4,513
+6% +$290K
ECHO
835
EchoStar
ECHO
$25.5B
$5.46M 0.03%
153,353
-4,368
-3% -$148K
CHL
836
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$5.46M 0.03%
96,776
-6,777
-7% -$367K
WP
837
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$5.46M 0.03%
195,290
+84,618
+76% +$2.31M
SLM icon
838
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.57B
$5.45M 0.03%
612,088
+55,099
+10% +$481K
DOX icon
839
Amdocs
DOX
$5.53B
$5.44M 0.03%
148,441
+32,295
+28% +$1.22M
ATR icon
840
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.45B
$5.44M 0.03%
90,431
+18,264
+25% +$1.08M
BAX icon
841
Baxter International
BAX
$11.6B
$5.41M 0.03%
151,632
-112,235
-43% -$4.36M
IEX icon
842
IDEX
IEX
$16.5B
$5.41M 0.03%
82,918
-26,114
-24% -$1.58M
QUAD icon
843
Quad
QUAD
$430M
$5.41M 0.03%
178,065
+3,800
+2% +$112K
CNW
844
DELISTED
CON-WAY INC.
CNW
$5.4M 0.03%
125,419
+11,907
+10% +$504K
MDR
845
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$5.38M 0.03%
241,417
+131,159
+119% +$3.11M
NUE icon
846
Nucor
NUE
$56.4B
$5.37M 0.03%
109,537
+24,517
+29% +$1.15M
ESLT icon
847
Elbit Systems
ESLT
$38.4B
$5.36M 0.03%
+100,256
New +$4.58M
POM
848
DELISTED
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
POM
$5.36M 0.03%
290,091
-443,891
-60% -$8.63M
UNP icon
849
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$5.35M 0.03%
68,922
+5,446
+9% +$430K
RPM icon
850
RPM International
RPM
$13.7B
$5.34M 0.03%
147,492
+23,174
+19% +$808K
32 33
34
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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.