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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
BPOP icon
1151
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11B
$2.48M 0.01%
94,484
-50,284
-35% -$1.58M
WKC icon
1152
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.96B
$2.47M 0.01%
66,244
+10,926
+20% +$421K
JNS
1153
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$2.46M 0.01%
288,548
-112,932
-28% -$1.01M
PVTB
1154
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
$2.41M 0.01%
112,744
+42,712
+61% +$978K
TSL
1155
DELISTED
Trina Solar Limited
TSL
$2.41M 0.01%
155,767
+67
+0% +$594
AYR
1156
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
$2.4M 0.01%
+138,007
New +$2.36M
UDR icon
1157
UDR
UDR
$12.9B
$2.39M 0.01%
100,689
-86,680
-46% -$2.11M
NP
1158
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
$2.38M 0.01%
60,499
+16,827
+39% +$634K
MLM icon
1159
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$33.6B
$2.37M 0.01%
24,185
-15,054
-38% -$1.5M
DY icon
1160
Dycom Industries
DY
$12.9B
$2.37M 0.01%
84,789
-10,297
-11% -$269K
OLN icon
1161
Olin
OLN
$2.64B
$2.37M 0.01%
102,657
+13,966
+16% +$330K
MLI icon
1162
Mueller Industries
MLI
$14.1B
$2.35M 0.01%
338,192
+60,504
+22% +$417K
MTRN icon
1163
Materion
MTRN
$5.01B
$2.35M 0.01%
73,370
+48,085
+190% +$1.47M
ORI icon
1164
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.3B
$2.35M 0.01%
152,748
+28,909
+23% +$416K
IEF icon
1165
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEF
$47.1B
$2.35M 0.01%
23,016
-1,046
-4% -$106K
ESI
1166
DELISTED
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC
ESI
$2.35M 0.01%
75,688
-12,003
-14% -$338K
LECO icon
1167
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.8B
$2.33M 0.01%
35,050
-28,310
-45% -$1.78M
WAT icon
1168
Waters Corp
WAT
$36.8B
$2.33M 0.01%
21,969
+1,321
+6% +$135K
ULTA icon
1169
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$20.4B
$2.33M 0.01%
+19,518
New +$2.02M
SLGN icon
1170
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.91B
$2.33M 0.01%
99,112
+18,366
+23% +$441K
TCOM icon
1171
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.5B
$2.32M 0.01%
79,434
+13,756
+21% +$296K
WCG
1172
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$2.31M 0.01%
33,153
+4,209
+15% +$269K
SUNE
1173
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
$2.29M 0.01%
286,861
+30,233
+12% +$251K
FRED
1174
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
$2.29M 0.01%
146,011
+57,764
+65% +$955K
VRTU
1175
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$2.26M 0.01%
77,740
+8,146
+12% +$217K
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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.