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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
TTEK icon
851
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.23B
$5.34M 0.03%
1,030,815
+213,325
+26% +$1.02M
CBI
852
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$5.33M 0.03%
78,686
+21,229
+37% +$1.31M
AON icon
853
Aon
AON
$77.3B
$5.33M 0.03%
71,608
+25,743
+56% +$1.77M
MWIV
854
DELISTED
MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY, INC.
MWIV
$5.3M 0.03%
35,509
-1,160
-3% -$164K
DF
855
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
$5.3M 0.03%
274,536
-409,416
-60% -$8.28M
INFY icon
856
Infosys
INFY
$45B
$5.26M 0.03%
874,576
+51,688
+6% +$306K
MOV icon
857
Movado Group
MOV
$812M
$5.23M 0.03%
119,602
+9,595
+9% +$376K
MX icon
858
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$128M
$5.22M 0.03%
242,585
-13,103
-5% -$264K
NVS icon
859
Novartis
NVS
$295B
$5.22M 0.03%
75,881
+430
+0.6% +$28.4K
MW
860
DELISTED
THE MENS WAREHOUSE INC
MW
$5.2M 0.03%
152,644
+779
+0.5% +$29.5K
AXON
861
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$40.5B
$5.19M 0.03%
348,777
+76,444
+28% +$821K
INFA
862
DELISTED
INFORMATICA CORP
INFA
$5.19M 0.03%
133,073
+47,040
+55% +$1.78M
LPLA icon
863
LPL Financial
LPLA
$26.3B
$5.18M 0.03%
135,349
+82,008
+154% +$3.14M
RY icon
864
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
$5.17M 0.03%
80,532
+7,071
+10% +$439K
ASB icon
865
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.81B
$5.16M 0.03%
333,263
+65,377
+24% +$1.08M
AEIS icon
866
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$12.2B
$5.16M 0.03%
294,665
-59,690
-17% -$1.18M
ASNA
867
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$5.15M 0.03%
+12,913
New +$4.59M
CAJ
868
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$5.14M 0.03%
160,592
+34,081
+27% +$1.1M
STC icon
869
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.05B
$5.14M 0.03%
160,623
+17,266
+12% +$528K
MRVL icon
870
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$174B
$5.11M 0.03%
444,429
+15,602
+4% +$193K
NSH
871
DELISTED
NuStar GP Holdings LLC
NSH
$5.11M 0.03%
227,524
-158,600
-41% -$3.82M
LTXB
872
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$5.1M 0.03%
246,796
+21,929
+10% +$460K
ACM icon
873
Aecom
ACM
$9.07B
$5.1M 0.03%
162,985
+86,114
+112% +$2.7M
PGR icon
874
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$5.08M 0.03%
186,711
+160,231
+605% +$4.15M
AWH
875
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
$5.05M 0.03%
152,454
+33,243
+28% +$1.04M
33 34
35
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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.