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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
CLR
1276
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$1.76M 0.01%
32,762
+8,794
+37% +$421K
MTW icon
1277
Manitowoc
MTW
$516M
$1.76M 0.01%
99,116
-97,582
-50% -$1.77M
PRI icon
1278
Primerica
PRI
$9.81B
$1.75M 0.01%
43,514
+2,863
+7% +$113K
QLGC
1279
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
$1.75M 0.01%
160,376
-80,656
-33% -$887K
TR icon
1280
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.82B
$1.75M 0.01%
83,402
+52,414
+169% +$1.16M
BRKL
1281
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$1.75M 0.01%
185,998
+122,879
+195% +$1.16M
ROK icon
1282
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$51.4B
$1.75M 0.01%
16,349
+2,440
+18% +$238K
FINL
1283
DELISTED
Finish Line
FINL
$1.75M 0.01%
70,246
+8,550
+14% +$189K
MET icon
1284
MetLife
MET
$61B
$1.75M 0.01%
41,695
+8,616
+26% +$371K
SYKE
1285
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
$1.74M 0.01%
97,284
+21,643
+29% +$374K
POLY
1286
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$1.74M 0.01%
37,701
+3,763
+11% +$172K
HMN icon
1287
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.1B
$1.73M 0.01%
61,034
+3,620
+6% +$99K
TCO
1288
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$1.73M 0.01%
25,633
-22,009
-46% -$1.58M
CATO icon
1289
Cato Corp
CATO
$65.9M
$1.72M 0.01%
61,428
+11,418
+23% +$311K
ATMI
1290
DELISTED
A T M I INC
ATMI
$1.72M 0.01%
64,828
+11,005
+20% +$279K
TFI icon
1291
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF
TFI
$3.05B
$1.72M 0.01%
37,597
-10,355
-22% -$465K
PDCO
1292
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$1.72M 0.01%
42,682
-69,216
-62% -$2.8M
MATW icon
1293
Matthews International
MATW
$864M
$1.71M 0.01%
44,982
+12,928
+40% +$499K
PCL
1294
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$1.7M 0.01%
36,337
-81,975
-69% -$3.84M
SAH icon
1295
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$3.15B
$1.7M 0.01%
71,312
+25,743
+56% +$592K
SINA
1296
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
$1.68M 0.01%
20,696
+1,076
+5% +$79K
OC icon
1297
Owens Corning
OC
$11.5B
$1.68M 0.01%
+44,145
New +$1.72M
NSIT icon
1298
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.55B
$1.68M 0.01%
88,646
+27,563
+45% +$555K
MAN icon
1299
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.39B
$1.67M 0.01%
23,006
-6,771
-23% -$453K
MMSI icon
1300
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$4.43B
$1.67M 0.01%
137,765
+78,988
+134% +$1.02M
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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.