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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
BRS
1426
DELISTED
Bristow Group, Inc.
BRS
$1.32M 0.01%
18,116
+737
+4% +$50.6K
SKS
1427
DELISTED
SAKS INCORPORATED
SKS
$1.32M 0.01%
82,579
-112,430
-58% -$1.75M
PBY
1428
DELISTED
PEP BOYS MANNY MOE& JACK
PBY
$1.31M 0.01%
105,336
+23,419
+29% +$284K
MATV icon
1429
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$448M
$1.31M 0.01%
21,687
-11,053
-34% -$624K
WRI
1430
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$1.31M 0.01%
44,751
-38,716
-46% -$1.18M
PLCE icon
1431
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.6M
$1.3M 0.01%
22,529
-4,410
-16% -$242K
SWX icon
1432
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.74B
$1.3M 0.01%
26,069
+10,883
+72% +$528K
SRC
1433
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$1.3M 0.01%
+31,600
New +$1.3M
GTAT
1434
DELISTED
GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
GTAT
$1.3M 0.01%
152,904
+11,103
+8% +$66.2K
AF
1435
DELISTED
Astoria Financial Corporation
AF
$1.3M 0.01%
104,488
-417
-0.4% -$5.15K
CBM
1436
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$1.3M 0.01%
98,247
+11,351
+13% +$160K
JOSB
1437
DELISTED
JOS A BANK CLOTHIERS INC
JOSB
$1.3M 0.01%
29,519
-743
-2% -$31.1K
TYL icon
1438
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$12.2B
$1.29M 0.01%
14,747
+1,211
+9% +$93.2K
PETM
1439
DELISTED
PETSMART INC
PETM
$1.29M 0.01%
16,898
+12,293
+267% +$888K
MATX icon
1440
Matsons
MATX
$6.37B
$1.29M 0.01%
49,111
+25,332
+107% +$701K
AROC icon
1441
Archrock
AROC
$6.33B
$1.29M 0.01%
46,668
+6,431
+16% +$188K
MCRI icon
1442
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.14B
$1.28M 0.01%
67,560
-56,513
-46% -$1.08M
RVT icon
1443
Royce Value Trust
RVT
$2.21B
$1.28M 0.01%
86,135
+4,381
+5% +$63.8K
HIW icon
1444
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.71B
$1.27M 0.01%
36,096
-53,070
-60% -$1.89M
TBHC
1445
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
$1.27M 0.01%
68,702
-15,575
-18% -$285K
CROX icon
1446
Crocs
CROX
$6.69B
$1.26M 0.01%
92,919
+11,459
+14% +$166K
GDV icon
1447
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.6B
$1.26M 0.01%
66,938
+4,917
+8% +$92.8K
AAP icon
1448
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.37B
$1.26M 0.01%
15,259
-16,704
-52% -$1.37M
PSEC icon
1449
Prospect Capital
PSEC
$1.06B
$1.26M 0.01%
112,942
+8,231
+8% +$91.4K
ALGT icon
1450
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$2.64B
$1.26M 0.01%
11,922
+34
+0.3% +$3.36K
56 57
58
59 60

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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.