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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
HUM icon
76
Humana
HUM
$47.5B
$43.7M 0.24%
468,432
+6,988
+2% +$641K
HLF icon
77
Herbalife
HLF
$1.24B
$43.3M 0.23%
1,242,138
+965,180
+348% +$29.8M
KMI icon
78
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$73.3B
$43.1M 0.23%
1,212,276
+155,140
+15% +$5.82M
MANH icon
79
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$8.99B
$43.1M 0.23%
1,806,456
+29,136
+2% +$643K
EPB
80
DELISTED
EL PASO PIPELINE PARTNERS, L.P. COM UNITS REPSTG LTD PART
EPB
$43M 0.23%
1,019,459
+33,661
+3% +$1.42M
PNW icon
81
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12.9B
$42.7M 0.23%
779,196
+87,920
+13% +$4.94M
LL
82
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
$42.6M 0.23%
399,364
+8,936
+2% +$866K
CSCO icon
83
Cisco
CSCO
$445B
$41.8M 0.23%
1,783,171
+324,283
+22% +$8.05M
CNQR
84
DELISTED
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
CNQR
$41.7M 0.23%
377,608
+94,918
+34% +$9.24M
RAX
85
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$41.5M 0.22%
785,676
+66,905
+9% +$3.09M
EXPE icon
86
Expedia Group
EXPE
$31.3B
$40.6M 0.22%
783,317
+261,736
+50% +$14M
VRSN icon
87
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.2B
$39.5M 0.21%
775,964
+108,697
+16% +$5.25M
N
88
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$39.2M 0.21%
362,904
+69,482
+24% +$6.86M
TSN icon
89
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.1B
$38.9M 0.21%
1,375,191
-329,661
-19% -$9.56M
STR
90
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$38.6M 0.21%
1,717,030
+180,671
+12% +$4.17M
KR icon
91
Kroger
KR
$34.4B
$38.2M 0.21%
1,893,328
-20,110
-1% -$387K
ETP
92
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners L.p.
ETP
$38.1M 0.21%
731,509
+983
+0.1% +$50.7K
SPH icon
93
Suburban Propane Partners
SPH
$1.24B
$37.8M 0.21%
808,008
+9,960
+1% +$466K
GRPN icon
94
Groupon
GRPN
$964M
$37.6M 0.2%
167,773
+15,066
+10% +$3M
COR icon
95
Cencora
COR
$59.7B
$37.2M 0.2%
608,298
+51,168
+9% +$2.99M
TSLA icon
96
Tesla
TSLA
$1.25T
$36.5M 0.2%
2,830,725
+1,401,135
+98% +$13.9M
IMGN
97
DELISTED
Immunogen Inc
IMGN
$36.3M 0.2%
2,129,920
+493,972
+30% +$8.68M
ET icon
98
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$70.3B
$35.9M 0.19%
2,184,488
-160,400
-7% -$2.55M
TIBX
99
DELISTED
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC
TIBX
$35.6M 0.19%
1,390,585
+286,114
+26% +$6.83M
STZ icon
100
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.3B
$35.3M 0.19%
614,359
+552,804
+898% +$30.1M
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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.