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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
SMRT
1501
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$1.14M 0.01%
83,094
-73,569
-47% -$989K
EFII
1502
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$1.14M 0.01%
35,974
-6,012
-14% -$182K
RVBD
1503
DELISTED
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM
RVBD
$1.14M 0.01%
+77,914
New +$1.25M
IQV icon
1504
IQVIA
IQV
$34.7B
$1.14M 0.01%
25,281
+10,501
+71% +$464K
IPGP icon
1505
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.89B
$1.13M 0.01%
19,963
-8,473
-30% -$496K
SHOO icon
1506
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.12B
$1.13M 0.01%
+47,014
New +$1.1M
VSAT icon
1507
Viasat
VSAT
$9.79B
$1.13M 0.01%
17,683
+4,794
+37% +$320K
ITGR icon
1508
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.35B
$1.11M 0.01%
35,765
-16,904
-32% -$547K
GBCI icon
1509
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.55B
$1.11M 0.01%
44,831
+21,723
+94% +$521K
ESE icon
1510
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$8.49B
$1.1M 0.01%
33,267
-17,946
-35% -$592K
ARDC
1511
Are Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund
ARDC
$297M
$1.1M 0.01%
60,841
-8,055
-12% -$151K
SAM icon
1512
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.88B
$1.1M 0.01%
4,514
-767
-15% -$159K
LHO
1513
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
$1.1M 0.01%
38,599
-94,604
-71% -$2.57M
CBU icon
1514
Community Bank
CBU
$3.53B
$1.09M 0.01%
32,077
+2,606
+9% +$87.2K
FFBC icon
1515
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.55B
$1.09M 0.01%
71,713
+33,138
+86% +$521K
CBK
1516
DELISTED
Christopher & Banks Corporation
CBK
$1.08M 0.01%
149,990
+21,029
+16% +$139K
SSP icon
1517
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$274M
$1.08M 0.01%
66,177
-46,922
-41% -$676K
EGBN icon
1518
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$867M
$1.08M 0.01%
38,060
+7,841
+26% +$202K
HWKN icon
1519
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.91B
$1.07M 0.01%
56,944
+21,738
+62% +$432K
UMPQ
1520
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$1.07M 0.01%
66,102
+13,256
+25% +$219K
HOPE icon
1521
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.72B
$1.07M 0.01%
77,791
+34,455
+80% +$496K
RAD
1522
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$1.07M 0.01%
11,242
+2,172
+24% +$148K
FDML
1523
DELISTED
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation
FDML
$1.07M 0.01%
63,477
+48,275
+318% +$723K
RL icon
1524
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.2B
$1.06M 0.01%
6,454
+4,531
+236% +$786K
RTI
1525
DELISTED
RTI INTL METALS INC(HLDG CO)
RTI
$1.06M 0.01%
33,016
+19,864
+151% +$618K
59 60
61
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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.