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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
ARP
926
DELISTED
ATLAS RESOURCE PARTNERS L P COM UIT REPSTG LTD PTNRS
ARP
$4.62M 0.03%
+220,834
New +$4.68M
C icon
927
Citigroup
C
$222B
$4.61M 0.03%
95,112
+15,710
+20% +$794K
CSH
928
DELISTED
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC
CSH
$4.6M 0.02%
223,904
+36,959
+20% +$736K
SJI
929
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$4.6M 0.02%
156,944
-250
-0.2% -$7.38K
VMW
930
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$4.59M 0.02%
56,772
+13,108
+30% +$1.06M
CM icon
931
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$107B
$4.59M 0.02%
117,412
-484
-0.4% -$18.1K
BSX icon
932
Boston Scientific
BSX
$65.8B
$4.58M 0.02%
389,929
+16,686
+4% +$180K
ENOV icon
933
Enovis
ENOV
$1.56B
$4.58M 0.02%
47,062
+9,024
+24% +$832K
EPR icon
934
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.86B
$4.56M 0.02%
93,586
-824
-0.9% -$41.5K
ARII
935
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$4.56M 0.02%
116,142
+2,478
+2% +$88.4K
SSI
936
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
$4.55M 0.02%
237,207
+26,565
+13% +$585K
HSH
937
DELISTED
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
$4.55M 0.02%
147,975
-188,396
-56% -$6.23M
WMK icon
938
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.82B
$4.53M 0.02%
92,638
-954
-1% -$46.6K
ZNGA
939
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$4.53M 0.02%
1,235,083
-774,002
-39% -$2.44M
ENH
940
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
$4.52M 0.02%
84,204
+13,114
+18% +$681K
SNA icon
941
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
$4.52M 0.02%
45,425
+13,816
+44% +$1.33M
QRE
942
DELISTED
QR ENERGY LP UNIT LTD PARTNERSHIP INT (DE)
QRE
$4.52M 0.02%
277,538
-56,178
-17% -$940K
NNN icon
943
NNN REIT
NNN
$9.39B
$4.51M 0.02%
141,638
-35,601
-20% -$1.19M
DNR
944
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
$4.5M 0.02%
244,297
-24,066
-9% -$424K
RCL icon
945
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.7B
$4.48M 0.02%
117,135
-29,366
-20% -$1.1M
TREX icon
946
Trex
TREX
$4.51B
$4.47M 0.02%
721,920
+15,408
+2% +$89.7K
CHRD icon
947
Chord Energy
CHRD
$7.79B
$4.46M 0.02%
90,880
+80,151
+747% +$3.37M
CPA icon
948
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.56B
$4.46M 0.02%
32,192
+7,043
+28% +$965K
NRP icon
949
Natural Resource Partners
NRP
$1.3B
$4.46M 0.02%
23,387
-569
-2% -$115K
URI icon
950
United Rentals
URI
$71.1B
$4.45M 0.02%
76,367
-30,417
-28% -$1.69M
36 37
38
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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.