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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
ABT icon
126
Abbott
ABT
$180B
$31.6M 0.17%
951,877
+166,043
+21% +$5.83M
FNFG
127
DELISTED
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INC
FNFG
$31.2M 0.17%
3,006,109
-20,746
-0.7% -$216K
HSIC icon
128
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.74B
$30.6M 0.17%
752,735
-21,703
-3% -$879K
TFC icon
129
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.2B
$30.5M 0.17%
904,359
+7,759
+0.9% +$271K
XEC
130
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$30.3M 0.16%
314,326
+242,144
+335% +$19.6M
FLO icon
131
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.64B
$30.1M 0.16%
1,405,560
-48,988
-3% -$1.1M
CA
132
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$29.9M 0.16%
1,006,698
-18,501
-2% -$554K
UNH icon
133
UnitedHealth
UNH
$382B
$29.3M 0.16%
409,132
-100,809
-20% -$7.21M
PBCT
134
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$29.2M 0.16%
2,027,808
-38,953
-2% -$578K
BKH icon
135
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.73B
$29M 0.16%
582,573
+17,084
+3% +$865K
APA icon
136
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
$29M 0.16%
340,396
-535
-0.2% -$44.4K
ALKS icon
137
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.82B
$28.9M 0.16%
+858,323
New +$27.9M
TRMK icon
138
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.73B
$28.8M 0.16%
1,125,905
+32,269
+3% +$844K
INGR icon
139
Ingredion
INGR
$6.38B
$28.8M 0.16%
435,150
+89,648
+26% +$5.85M
AET
140
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$28.8M 0.16%
449,765
-102,287
-19% -$6.56M
LUMN icon
141
Lumen
LUMN
$6.53B
$28.7M 0.16%
914,174
+57,030
+7% +$1.94M
GNC
142
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
$28.7M 0.16%
524,992
+215,187
+69% +$11M
UBSI icon
143
United Bankshares
UBSI
$6.55B
$28.5M 0.15%
983,017
+14,575
+2% +$414K
ADM icon
144
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$41.4B
$28.2M 0.15%
764,723
+35,349
+5% +$1.29M
CPB icon
145
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.51B
$28M 0.15%
688,207
-127,435
-16% -$5.71M
ESRX
146
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$27.6M 0.15%
445,941
+241,582
+118% +$15.6M
CI icon
147
Cigna
CI
$76.6B
$27.5M 0.15%
358,331
+89,888
+33% +$7.02M
VTRS icon
148
Viatris
VTRS
$20.1B
$27.3M 0.15%
715,755
+261,725
+58% +$9.21M
LMT icon
149
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$134B
$27M 0.15%
211,423
+24,059
+13% +$2.92M
WBA
150
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$26.8M 0.15%
498,931
+99,930
+25% +$5.02M
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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.