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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
FLR icon
1076
Fluor
FLR
$7.29B
$3.08M 0.02%
43,355
+490
+1% +$31.8K
CBSH icon
1077
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8.5B
$3.07M 0.02%
132,227
-262
-0.2% -$6.23K
WCC
1078
WESCO International
WCC
$16.2B
$3.07M 0.02%
40,092
+20,990
+110% +$1.56M
DHC
1079
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$2.26B
$3.06M 0.02%
132,388
-79,091
-37% -$1.91M
HUB.B
1080
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$3.06M 0.02%
29,234
-9,139
-24% -$961K
VLY icon
1081
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.93B
$3.06M 0.02%
307,326
+70,677
+30% +$714K
ZTS icon
1082
Zoetis
ZTS
$31.6B
$3.06M 0.02%
98,190
+40,633
+71% +$1.24M
CNA icon
1083
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.5B
$3.04M 0.02%
79,695
+16,819
+27% +$599K
DLX icon
1084
Deluxe
DLX
$1.19B
$3.04M 0.02%
72,850
+3,991
+6% +$160K
CYNO
1085
DELISTED
Cynosure, Inc. Class A
CYNO
$3.03M 0.02%
132,910
+48,025
+57% +$1.19M
NYX
1086
DELISTED
NYSE EURONEXT INC
NYX
$3.02M 0.02%
71,864
+7,966
+12% +$334K
BPL
1087
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
$3.02M 0.02%
46,011
-14,476
-24% -$1M
RAMP icon
1088
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.29B
$3.01M 0.02%
106,107
+23,871
+29% +$613K
SCTY
1089
DELISTED
SolarCity Corporation
SCTY
$3.01M 0.02%
+87,064
New +$3.27M
DNKN
1090
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$3.01M 0.02%
66,457
+10,857
+20% +$476K
NHI icon
1091
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.9B
$2.98M 0.02%
52,292
-4,718
-8% -$281K
MAA icon
1092
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.6B
$2.97M 0.02%
47,580
+15,692
+49% +$1.01M
ZLC
1093
DELISTED
ZALE CORPORATION
ZLC
$2.96M 0.02%
194,458
-107,915
-36% -$1.18M
AIV
1094
Aimco
AIV
$380M
$2.94M 0.02%
789,318
-530,791
-40% -$2.06M
GNTX icon
1095
Gentex
GNTX
$4.88B
$2.93M 0.02%
+229,058
New +$2.72M
LTC
1096
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.16B
$2.91M 0.02%
76,604
-9,440
-11% -$358K
FTA icon
1097
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.38B
$2.9M 0.02%
79,041
-116,801
-60% -$4.28M
BRO icon
1098
Brown & Brown
BRO
$22.9B
$2.87M 0.02%
178,984
-174,378
-49% -$2.85M
KBH icon
1099
KB Home
KBH
$3.48B
$2.86M 0.02%
158,799
+31,116
+24% +$544K
AGO icon
1100
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.78B
$2.86M 0.02%
152,550
+96,007
+170% +$2.03M
42 43
44
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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.