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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
SSNC icon
901
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$17.8B
$4.78M 0.03%
251,004
+7,318
+3% +$133K
TD icon
902
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$4.76M 0.03%
105,710
-2,476
-2% -$105K
GD icon
903
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
$4.75M 0.03%
54,315
-1,851
-3% -$157K
ODFL icon
904
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$48.5B
$4.75M 0.03%
310,041
+255,534
+469% +$3.8M
KNGT
905
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$4.75M 0.03%
287,413
+27,339
+11% +$452K
RES icon
906
RPC Inc
RES
$1.24B
$4.74M 0.03%
306,569
+99,077
+48% +$1.45M
SWK icon
907
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.2B
$4.74M 0.03%
52,359
-3,094
-6% -$265K
URBN icon
908
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$5.99B
$4.74M 0.03%
128,896
+37,072
+40% +$1.52M
BMO icon
909
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$125B
$4.74M 0.03%
70,865
-2,994
-4% -$188K
SNY icon
910
Sanofi
SNY
$104B
$4.73M 0.03%
93,459
+9,390
+11% +$478K
MDU icon
911
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.44B
$4.72M 0.03%
443,998
-47,222
-10% -$498K
WU icon
912
Western Union
WU
$2.57B
$4.72M 0.03%
252,715
+27,453
+12% +$493K
ACAS
913
DELISTED
American Capital Ltd
ACAS
$4.7M 0.03%
342,017
+105,778
+45% +$1.39M
PRE
914
DELISTED
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
$4.7M 0.03%
51,344
+11,861
+30% +$1.06M
WIN
915
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$4.67M 0.03%
74,608
+6,597
+10% +$426K
SSYS icon
916
Stratasys
SSYS
$697M
$4.66M 0.03%
45,987
+6,379
+16% +$618K
WIT icon
917
Wipro
WIT
$18.5B
$4.66M 0.03%
2,420,421
+10,698
+0.4% +$18K
LGCY
918
DELISTED
Legacy Reserves Inc. Common Stock
LGCY
$4.65M 0.03%
172,189
+3,007
+2% +$81.2K
UTEK
919
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
$4.64M 0.03%
153,197
-2,904
-2% -$89K
TEVA icon
920
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$35.9B
$4.64M 0.03%
122,830
+14,015
+13% +$547K
BNS icon
921
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
$4.64M 0.03%
87,108
+2,397
+3% +$125K
WDR
922
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$4.63M 0.03%
90,019
-40,711
-31% -$2.03M
CLGX
923
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
$4.63M 0.03%
171,207
+69,068
+68% +$1.86M
ALB icon
924
Albemarle
ALB
$13.5B
$4.62M 0.03%
73,468
+11,042
+18% +$696K
MGEE icon
925
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.11B
$4.62M 0.03%
127,151
+10,095
+9% +$377K
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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.