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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
BBWI icon
951
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$4.01B
$4.45M 0.02%
+89,999
New +$4.12M
SBS icon
952
Sabesp
SBS
$19.7B
$4.42M 0.02%
2,289,671
+38,586
+2% +$72.4K
AXS icon
953
AXIS Capital
AXS
$8.59B
$4.4M 0.02%
101,514
+12,613
+14% +$556K
CHE icon
954
Chemed
CHE
$6.78B
$4.39M 0.02%
61,410
+6,708
+12% +$477K
GATX icon
955
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.55B
$4.38M 0.02%
92,225
+26,702
+41% +$1.23M
ARCC icon
956
Ares Capital
ARCC
$13.5B
$4.36M 0.02%
251,944
+61,209
+32% +$1.07M
SCHW
957
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$177B
$4.32M 0.02%
+204,476
New +$4.45M
EZPW icon
958
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.82B
$4.31M 0.02%
255,306
+37,667
+17% +$675K
HSBC.PRA
959
DELISTED
HSBC Holdings PLC, Inc. ADS(1/40 shr. 6.2% Non-Cum. Dlr. Pref. Shrs., Ser.A)
HSBC.PRA
$4.29M 0.02%
174,034
+30,880
+22% +$763K
GGP
960
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
$4.29M 0.02%
222,293
-124,901
-36% -$2.52M
BWXT icon
961
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$16B
$4.26M 0.02%
176,467
+102,636
+139% +$2.33M
HCSG icon
962
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
$4.25M 0.02%
164,846
+7,510
+5% +$188K
NWE icon
963
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.48B
$4.24M 0.02%
94,314
+16,280
+21% +$681K
CMG icon
964
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$40.8B
$4.23M 0.02%
+493,300
New +$3.99M
INVX
965
Innovex International
INVX
$1.87B
$4.2M 0.02%
36,559
+16,633
+83% +$1.7M
NWL icon
966
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.16B
$4.18M 0.02%
152,050
-52,828
-26% -$1.41M
SPR
967
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.17M 0.02%
171,936
+149,547
+668% +$3.57M
TWX
968
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$4.13M 0.02%
65,463
-49,662
-43% -$2.97M
RCI icon
969
Rogers Communications
RCI
$17.7B
$4.13M 0.02%
95,980
+27,100
+39% +$1.1M
FCNCA icon
970
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$24.6B
$4.12M 0.02%
20,042
+4,078
+26% +$839K
GNW icon
971
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.8B
$4.11M 0.02%
321,047
+13,564
+4% +$170K
CWH.PRE
972
DELISTED
COMMONWEALTH REIT CUM RED PFD SER E (MD)
CWH.PRE
$4.1M 0.02%
178,774
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BCE icon
973
BCE
BCE
$19.9B
$4.1M 0.02%
95,925
+25,371
+36% +$1.06M
PHM icon
974
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.5B
$4.07M 0.02%
246,468
+64,101
+35% +$1.09M
SLB icon
975
SLB Ltd
SLB
$77.8B
$4.03M 0.02%
45,584
+29,808
+189% +$2.45M
37 38
39
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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.