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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
+10.12%
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
$20.6B
AUM Growth
+$2.18B
Cap. Flow
+$600M
Cap. Flow %
2.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.85%
Holding
2,360
New
131
Increased
1,252
Reduced
809
Closed
165

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PCYC
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
+$49M
2
TECH icon
Bio-Techne
TECH
+$44.4M
3
MNK
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
+$32.1M
4
TAP icon
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
+$28.5M
5
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
+$25.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EPD icon
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
+$127M
2
KMR
KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT LLC
KMR
+$101M
3
EEP
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
+$91.8M
4
D icon
Dominion Energy
D
+$53.5M
5
ENB icon
Enbridge
ENB
+$51.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 14.97%
2 Consumer Discretionary 12.15%
3 Technology 11.84%
4 Industrials 10.66%
5 Financials 8.77%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CPLA
1301
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$2.19M 0.01%
32,958
-11,551
-26% -$722K
TSL
1302
DELISTED
Trina Solar Limited
TSL
$2.19M 0.01%
159,818
+4,051
+3% +$60.7K
PX
1303
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$2.18M 0.01%
16,798
+5,439
+48% +$678K
CSIQ icon
1304
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$906M
$2.18M 0.01%
73,207
+11,049
+18% +$292K
IRC
1305
DELISTED
INLAND REAL ESTATE CORP
IRC
$2.18M 0.01%
207,524
+149,084
+255% +$1.57M
BRKL
1306
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$2.16M 0.01%
226,008
+40,010
+22% +$364K
ICLR icon
1307
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
$2.15M 0.01%
+53,313
New +$2.12M
GBX icon
1308
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.61B
$2.15M 0.01%
65,488
+5,580
+9% +$164K
SHLM
1309
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
$2.15M 0.01%
60,858
+15,378
+34% +$506K
MBFI
1310
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$2.14M 0.01%
66,868
+17,444
+35% +$530K
ACAT
1311
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
$2.14M 0.01%
37,578
+12,824
+52% +$709K
CYS
1312
DELISTED
CYS Investments Inc.
CYS
$2.14M 0.01%
288,977
-1,049,637
-78% -$8.43M
ECPG icon
1313
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.93B
$2.14M 0.01%
42,508
+19,608
+86% +$933K
AORT icon
1314
Artivion
AORT
$1.23B
$2.13M 0.01%
192,078
-2,776
-1% -$26.1K
MS icon
1315
Morgan Stanley
MS
$337B
$2.13M 0.01%
67,885
+24,794
+58% +$737K
PDM
1316
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.22B
$2.12M 0.01%
128,542
+14,281
+12% +$247K
LZB icon
1317
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.59B
$2.12M 0.01%
68,392
+6,051
+10% +$156K
PLCE icon
1318
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.6M
$2.12M 0.01%
37,182
+14,653
+65% +$794K
BHE icon
1319
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.91B
$2.1M 0.01%
91,203
+8,213
+10% +$186K
SWC
1320
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
$2.1M 0.01%
170,474
+9,287
+6% +$105K
PRI icon
1321
Primerica
PRI
$9.81B
$2.1M 0.01%
48,889
+5,375
+12% +$228K
ESS icon
1322
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
$2.09M 0.01%
14,582
-4,480
-24% -$689K
HF
1323
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$2.09M 0.01%
82,913
+67,812
+449% +$1.61M
PPS
1324
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$2.08M 0.01%
45,937
+24,035
+110% +$1.08M
CMD
1325
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$2.08M 0.01%
61,209
+37,321
+156% +$1.29M
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, First Trust Advisors held 2,360 positions worth $20.6B, up 12% from $18.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2013 filing shows 131 new, 1,252 increased, 809 reduced and 165 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bruker: 1,133,847 shares worth $22.4M. The largest sale was Enterprise Products Partners, an estimated $127M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2013 buy was Bruker: 1,133,847 shares worth $22.4M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to PHARMACYCLICS INC in Q4 2013, an estimated $49M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Enterprise Products Partners, cutting an estimated $127M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT LLC in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $101M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $20.6B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 131 new positions and closed 165 in Q4 2013.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $20.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 13 Feb 2014.