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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
EL icon
1626
Estee Lauder
EL
$29B
$860K ﹤0.01%
+12,299
New +$833K
CVA
1627
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$859K ﹤0.01%
40,160
+11,848
+42% +$249K
TGB
1628
Trekor Metals
TGB
$2.56B
$855K ﹤0.01%
418,915
+88,205
+27% +$181K
ATRO icon
1629
Astronics
ATRO
$3.45B
$854K ﹤0.01%
47,008
+8,953
+24% +$144K
CIM
1630
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.05B
$853K ﹤0.01%
18,696
+4,907
+36% +$218K
WIBC
1631
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
$853K ﹤0.01%
104,436
+15,711
+18% +$131K
NBH
1632
Neuberger Municipal Fund Inc
NBH
$304M
$851K ﹤0.01%
60,933
+179
+0.3% +$2.46K
JPC icon
1633
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund
JPC
$2.89B
$849K ﹤0.01%
97,808
-18,742
-16% -$169K
STEL
1634
DELISTED
STELLARONE CORPORATION COM
STEL
$847K ﹤0.01%
37,635
+5,825
+18% +$124K
PRSU
1635
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc
PRSU
$1.43B
$843K ﹤0.01%
+39,479
New +$844K
PKY
1636
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
$841K ﹤0.01%
47,314
-40,265
-46% -$705K
BTT icon
1637
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust
BTT
$1.43B
$836K ﹤0.01%
46,012
-8,977
-16% -$163K
PENX
1638
DELISTED
PENFORD CORP
PENX
$835K ﹤0.01%
58,579
+292
+0.5% +$4.16K
SHO icon
1639
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.19B
$834K ﹤0.01%
65,432
-56,288
-46% -$719K
CSG
1640
DELISTED
CHAMBERS STR PPTYS COM
CSG
$834K ﹤0.01%
+95,024
New +$798K
HCBK
1641
DELISTED
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC
HCBK
$832K ﹤0.01%
91,974
+13,861
+18% +$131K
SZYM
1642
DELISTED
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
$831K ﹤0.01%
77,058
+3,634
+5% +$41.4K
BDN
1643
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$551M
$830K ﹤0.01%
62,973
-54,112
-46% -$730K
FRME icon
1644
First Merchants
FRME
$2.72B
$827K ﹤0.01%
+47,695
New +$856K
NILE
1645
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
$821K ﹤0.01%
+20,068
New +$773K
AUB icon
1646
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.99B
$819K ﹤0.01%
35,035
+6,926
+25% +$154K
CVGW
1647
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$819K ﹤0.01%
27,080
-3,282
-11% -$90.3K
AMED
1648
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$817K ﹤0.01%
47,494
-64,193
-57% -$952K
GOV
1649
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
$815K ﹤0.01%
34,053
-6,818
-17% -$168K
NIO
1650
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY FUND INC
NIO
$815K ﹤0.01%
62,661
-3,255
-5% -$42.4K
64 65
66
67 68

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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.