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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
AME icon
1551
Ametek
AME
$55.5B
$1M 0.01%
21,720
-63,139
-74% -$2.84M
SSNI
1552
DELISTED
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
SSNI
$1M 0.01%
+57,683
New +$1.31M
KFY icon
1553
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.98B
$999K 0.01%
46,689
+33,239
+247% +$658K
HW
1554
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
$999K 0.01%
111,101
-82,193
-43% -$747K
DAKT icon
1555
Daktronics
DAKT
$941M
$998K 0.01%
89,165
+43,175
+94% +$476K
MGU
1556
DELISTED
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund, Inc.
MGU
$998K 0.01%
46,101
+4,023
+10% +$85.1K
EV
1557
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$994K 0.01%
25,599
-80,586
-76% -$3.21M
DCI icon
1558
Donaldson
DCI
$10.8B
$989K 0.01%
25,947
+3,046
+13% +$113K
MAGN
1559
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$488M
$989K 0.01%
2,809
-374
-12% -$130K
PPS
1560
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$986K 0.01%
21,902
-18,850
-46% -$883K
SONC
1561
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$985K 0.01%
55,470
-28,249
-34% -$462K
AVNT icon
1562
Avient
AVNT
$3.45B
$982K 0.01%
31,966
-10,663
-25% -$302K
MNP
1563
DELISTED
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.
MNP
$980K 0.01%
70,838
-3,676
-5% -$50.3K
DCT
1564
DELISTED
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
DCT
$979K 0.01%
34,045
-22,892
-40% -$666K
MNRO icon
1565
Monro
MNRO
$525M
$977K 0.01%
21,039
+15,819
+303% +$722K
CLP
1566
DELISTED
COLONIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
CLP
$970K 0.01%
43,132
-18,622
-30% -$432K
ZUMZ icon
1567
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$320M
$968K 0.01%
35,163
+3,695
+12% +$103K
CCMP
1568
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$967K 0.01%
25,105
+11,210
+81% +$414K
B
1569
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$965K 0.01%
27,632
+2,724
+11% +$89.3K
ICFI icon
1570
ICF International
ICFI
$1.44B
$964K 0.01%
27,218
+2,339
+9% +$78.8K
AOI
1571
DELISTED
Alliance One International
AOI
$964K 0.01%
33,115
-3,102
-9% -$105K
SASR
1572
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$961K 0.01%
41,354
+6,196
+18% +$147K
IRBT
1573
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
$957K 0.01%
25,420
+17,342
+215% +$622K
SFUN
1574
DELISTED
Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares)
SFUN
$957K 0.01%
1,854
-54
-3% -$20.8K
BAS
1575
DELISTED
Basis Energy Services, Inc.
BAS
$956K 0.01%
133
+41
+45% +$297K
61 62
63
64 65

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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.