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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
PTR
1176
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$2.26M 0.01%
20,541
-1,189
-5% -$136K
MYE icon
1177
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.18B
$2.25M 0.01%
112,110
+42,929
+62% +$800K
ODP
1178
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
$2.25M 0.01%
46,638
-9,912
-18% -$427K
HITK
1179
DELISTED
HI-TECH PHARMACAL INC
HITK
$2.24M 0.01%
51,925
+8,545
+20% +$327K
LHCG
1180
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$2.23M 0.01%
95,018
+31,432
+49% +$720K
PRFT
1181
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$2.23M 0.01%
121,326
+76,429
+170% +$1.21M
MBT
1182
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
$2.22M 0.01%
+99,774
New +$2.06M
ROG icon
1183
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.33B
$2.22M 0.01%
37,323
+12,061
+48% +$661K
MRC
1184
DELISTED
MRC Global
MRC
$2.21M 0.01%
82,418
+70,760
+607% +$1.88M
CW icon
1185
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$27.7B
$2.21M 0.01%
46,985
+19,151
+69% +$816K
GWR
1186
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$2.2M 0.01%
23,659
-94
-0.4% -$8.49K
BOBE
1187
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
$2.2M 0.01%
38,419
+32,037
+502% +$1.65M
AYI icon
1188
Acuity Brands
AYI
$9.88B
$2.2M 0.01%
+23,900
New +$2.09M
SSB icon
1189
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.3B
$2.19M 0.01%
+39,797
New +$2.18M
JLL icon
1190
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$15.1B
$2.19M 0.01%
25,095
-10,782
-30% -$961K
CCI icon
1191
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.7B
$2.19M 0.01%
29,929
+9,887
+49% +$707K
DRC
1192
DELISTED
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
$2.18M 0.01%
34,972
-9,232
-21% -$576K
CCEP icon
1193
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$46.5B
$2.18M 0.01%
54,226
-430,207
-89% -$16.4M
ADVS
1194
DELISTED
Advent Software Inc
ADVS
$2.18M 0.01%
68,639
+46,075
+204% +$1.37M
QIHU
1195
DELISTED
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
$2.17M 0.01%
26,103
-3,660
-12% -$257K
KRC icon
1196
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.58B
$2.17M 0.01%
43,444
-36,153
-45% -$1.86M
IRF
1197
DELISTED
INTL RECTIFIER CORP
IRF
$2.17M 0.01%
87,539
+5,065
+6% +$123K
JBHT icon
1198
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$27.1B
$2.16M 0.01%
29,672
-50,279
-63% -$3.74M
STE icon
1199
Steris
STE
$20.9B
$2.16M 0.01%
50,279
+3,424
+7% +$149K
VE
1200
DELISTED
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
VE
$2.14M 0.01%
125,203
+956
+0.8% +$14K
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48
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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.