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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
ENOC
1351
DELISTED
EnerNOC, Inc.
ENOC
$1.49M 0.01%
99,719
+41,033
+70% +$618K
ANDE icon
1352
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.65B
$1.49M 0.01%
31,973
+4,905
+18% +$207K
VLTR
1353
DELISTED
VOLTERRA SEMCONDUCTOR CORP
VLTR
$1.49M 0.01%
64,789
+14,043
+28% +$267K
BANR icon
1354
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.39B
$1.49M 0.01%
39,003
-8,554
-18% -$309K
CALM icon
1355
Cal-Maine
CALM
$4.28B
$1.49M 0.01%
61,862
+5,130
+9% +$125K
PRAA icon
1356
PRA Group
PRAA
$648M
$1.49M 0.01%
24,781
+4,489
+22% +$241K
EIG icon
1357
Employers Holdings
EIG
$908M
$1.48M 0.01%
49,891
+14,529
+41% +$397K
GBX icon
1358
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.61B
$1.48M 0.01%
59,908
+32,738
+120% +$761K
BKS
1359
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$1.48M 0.01%
174,042
+63,074
+57% +$657K
STMP
1360
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$1.47M 0.01%
+32,081
New +$1.34M
HQH
1361
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.23B
$1.47M 0.01%
62,610
+4,369
+8% +$103K
WPC icon
1362
W.P. Carey
WPC
$17.1B
$1.47M 0.01%
23,139
-20,154
-47% -$1.33M
LCII icon
1363
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.51B
$1.46M 0.01%
32,139
+9,301
+41% +$393K
CHCO icon
1364
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.97B
$1.46M 0.01%
33,798
+11,742
+53% +$506K
SFY
1365
DELISTED
SWIFT ENERGY CO (HOLDING COMPANY)
SFY
$1.46M 0.01%
127,870
+46,355
+57% +$556K
AEGN
1366
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$1.46M 0.01%
61,491
+13,053
+27% +$302K
CAA
1367
DELISTED
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
CAA
$1.46M 0.01%
36,811
+8,531
+30% +$338K
PERY
1368
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$1.45M 0.01%
77,184
+9,263
+14% +$181K
WTFC icon
1369
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.7B
$1.45M 0.01%
35,345
+16,873
+91% +$686K
WSO icon
1370
Watsco Inc
WSO
$14.9B
$1.45M 0.01%
15,358
-4,455
-22% -$408K
CSGS
1371
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.44M 0.01%
57,634
+11,992
+26% +$289K
ACC
1372
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$1.44M 0.01%
42,083
-36,180
-46% -$1.35M
BMR
1373
DELISTED
BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC
BMR
$1.44M 0.01%
77,198
-62,699
-45% -$1.23M
GVA icon
1374
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.45B
$1.43M 0.01%
46,870
+6,187
+15% +$187K
HTLD icon
1375
Heartland Express
HTLD
$1.11B
$1.42M 0.01%
100,365
+45,489
+83% +$653K
53 54
55
56 57

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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.