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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
VIAV icon
1051
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$9.75B
$3.3M 0.02%
+394,843
New +$3.25M
IVZ icon
1052
Invesco
IVZ
$13.3B
$3.3M 0.02%
103,400
+17,527
+20% +$559K
FNGN
1053
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$3.3M 0.02%
55,473
+5,390
+11% +$287K
SBH icon
1054
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.4B
$3.29M 0.02%
125,573
-92,340
-42% -$2.59M
SLG icon
1055
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.88B
$3.28M 0.02%
38,137
-32,654
-46% -$2.85M
IBN icon
1056
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
$3.27M 0.02%
590,601
+16,863
+3% +$99K
BAC icon
1057
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$3.26M 0.02%
236,221
+90,000
+62% +$1.28M
CIEN icon
1058
Ciena
CIEN
$55.3B
$3.26M 0.02%
130,213
+89,748
+222% +$2.02M
FRC
1059
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$3.25M 0.02%
69,595
+19,449
+39% +$852K
MSI icon
1060
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$69.4B
$3.23M 0.02%
54,428
-44,711
-45% -$2.57M
NCLH icon
1061
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$8.89B
$3.22M 0.02%
104,405
-185,097
-64% -$5.82M
SHM icon
1062
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.47B
$3.21M 0.02%
66,193
+26,327
+66% +$1.27M
RWT
1063
Redwood Trust
RWT
$616M
$3.2M 0.02%
162,299
+36,815
+29% +$656K
MAC icon
1064
Macerich
MAC
$7.32B
$3.19M 0.02%
56,504
-46,284
-45% -$2.78M
STRZA
1065
DELISTED
Starz - Series A
STRZA
$3.19M 0.02%
113,323
-260,837
-70% -$6.43M
SGI
1066
Somnigroup International
SGI
$15.1B
$3.16M 0.02%
287,552
-23,116
-7% -$240K
O icon
1067
Realty Income
O
$61.2B
$3.13M 0.02%
81,336
-71,788
-47% -$2.91M
SLAB icon
1068
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.15B
$3.13M 0.02%
73,308
+16,239
+28% +$672K
CMI icon
1069
Cummins
CMI
$91.7B
$3.13M 0.02%
23,555
+18,116
+333% +$2.24M
MGA icon
1070
Magna International
MGA
$17.9B
$3.12M 0.02%
+75,600
New +$2.96M
CBL
1071
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$3.12M 0.02%
163,252
-43,888
-21% -$925K
NPBC
1072
DELISTED
NATL PENN BANCSHARES INC
NPBC
$3.12M 0.02%
310,196
+62,349
+25% +$659K
WAFD icon
1073
WaFd
WAFD
$2.72B
$3.11M 0.02%
150,511
+16,568
+12% +$352K
COL
1074
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$3.1M 0.02%
45,614
+23,369
+105% +$1.65M
STT icon
1075
State Street
STT
$50.9B
$3.09M 0.02%
46,958
-18,016
-28% -$1.23M
41 42
43
44 45

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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.