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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
CTS icon
1326
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.72B
$1.57M 0.01%
99,749
-68,622
-41% -$994K
BRE
1327
DELISTED
BRE PROPERTIES INC CL A
BRE
$1.57M 0.01%
30,959
-59,141
-66% -$2.98M
WEN icon
1328
Wendy's
WEN
$1.33B
$1.57M 0.01%
185,117
-276,374
-60% -$2.07M
AFAM
1329
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$1.57M 0.01%
80,693
+11,096
+16% +$213K
SOR
1330
Source Capital
SOR
$369M
$1.57M 0.01%
25,213
+1,334
+6% +$84.1K
AVTA
1331
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$1.57M 0.01%
68,159
+54,768
+409% +$1.14M
BCR
1332
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$1.56M 0.01%
13,576
-10,602
-44% -$1.22M
SFNC icon
1333
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3.35B
$1.56M 0.01%
100,538
+15,886
+19% +$218K
ININ
1334
DELISTED
Interactive Intelligence Group, inc.
ININ
$1.55M 0.01%
24,490
+5,793
+31% +$341K
MENT
1335
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$1.55M 0.01%
66,291
+35,312
+114% +$757K
JCI icon
1336
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$87.5B
$1.55M 0.01%
35,574
-115,360
-76% -$4.89M
SMTC icon
1337
Semtech
SMTC
$11.7B
$1.54M 0.01%
51,523
+4,396
+9% +$139K
PLXS icon
1338
Plexus
PLXS
$6.81B
$1.54M 0.01%
41,538
-8,850
-18% -$301K
ROL icon
1339
Rollins
ROL
$18.6B
$1.54M 0.01%
195,885
+156,961
+403% +$1.2M
LAYN
1340
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$1.54M 0.01%
77,029
-24,417
-24% -$482K
VIV icon
1341
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$22.4B
$1.52M 0.01%
+67,973
New +$1.46M
CAMP
1342
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
$1.52M 0.01%
3,763
+1,994
+113% +$739K
AAON icon
1343
Aaon
AAON
$8.41B
$1.52M 0.01%
128,927
-51,771
-29% -$560K
CENTA icon
1344
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.41B
$1.52M 0.01%
277,753
+130,887
+89% +$717K
ZOLT
1345
DELISTED
ZOLTEK COMPANIES INC
ZOLT
$1.51M 0.01%
90,635
+10,017
+12% +$143K
COCO
1346
DELISTED
CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC
COCO
$1.51M 0.01%
684,456
+109,579
+19% +$254K
BH icon
1347
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.2B
$1.5M 0.01%
5,887
-126
-2% -$31.7K
FNX icon
1348
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FNX
$1.38B
$1.5M 0.01%
32,766
-45,780
-58% -$2.05M
MTRX icon
1349
Matrix Service
MTRX
$347M
$1.5M 0.01%
76,627
+9,667
+14% +$162K
ORB
1350
DELISTED
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP
ORB
$1.5M 0.01%
70,590
+12,350
+21% +$233K
52 53
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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.