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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
KMPR icon
1101
Kemper
KMPR
$1.7B
$2.85M 0.02%
84,938
+47,299
+126% +$1.65M
USB icon
1102
US Bancorp
USB
$99.6B
$2.85M 0.02%
78,009
+30,121
+63% +$1.12M
MSCC
1103
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
$2.84M 0.02%
117,076
+13,691
+13% +$344K
TCF
1104
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$2.83M 0.02%
+198,111
New +$2.95M
ESS icon
1105
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
$2.81M 0.02%
19,062
-9,383
-33% -$1.46M
HOG icon
1106
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.68B
$2.8M 0.02%
43,611
-15,015
-26% -$888K
SXT icon
1107
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.4B
$2.8M 0.02%
58,398
+1,015
+2% +$44.4K
FDS icon
1108
Factset
FDS
$9.05B
$2.79M 0.02%
25,621
+17,415
+212% +$1.88M
TEL icon
1109
TE Connectivity
TEL
$58.8B
$2.78M 0.02%
53,754
-36,457
-40% -$1.83M
PLL
1110
DELISTED
PALL CORP
PLL
$2.78M 0.02%
36,061
+259
+0.7% +$18.6K
IFF icon
1111
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$19.4B
$2.77M 0.02%
33,673
-49,480
-60% -$4.01M
IDXX icon
1112
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$42.9B
$2.77M 0.02%
55,538
+834
+2% +$40.1K
DLR icon
1113
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$73.7B
$2.74M 0.01%
51,597
-44,410
-46% -$2.53M
AVX
1114
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$2.74M 0.01%
208,561
+35,690
+21% +$463K
NWBI icon
1115
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.25B
$2.74M 0.01%
207,221
-2,962
-1% -$40.8K
SIX
1116
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$2.74M 0.01%
80,975
+17,935
+28% +$634K
TTM
1117
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$2.71M 0.01%
101,886
-370
-0.4% -$9.1K
NLSN
1118
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$2.7M 0.01%
74,012
-59,122
-44% -$2.03M
NYT icon
1119
New York Times
NYT
$11.6B
$2.68M 0.01%
213,115
+50,554
+31% +$599K
FRT icon
1120
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.9B
$2.68M 0.01%
26,394
-22,259
-46% -$2.28M
MUNI icon
1121
PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MUNI
$3.05B
$2.67M 0.01%
51,190
+914
+2% +$47.2K
OILT
1122
DELISTED
OILTANKING PARTNERS L P UIT LTD PARTNERSHIP INT (DE)
OILT
$2.67M 0.01%
104,052
-147,400
-59% -$3.62M
RDY icon
1123
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$9.82B
$2.66M 0.01%
352,355
+3,195
+0.9% +$23.2K
IBND icon
1124
State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF
IBND
$453M
$2.66M 0.01%
73,606
-3,532
-5% -$124K
MORN icon
1125
Morningstar
MORN
$6.56B
$2.65M 0.01%
33,489
+23,958
+251% +$1.85M
43 44
45
46 47

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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.