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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

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
TDY icon
1751
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$30.4B
$670K ﹤0.01%
7,886
-73
-0.9% -$5.92K
ABMD
1752
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$670K ﹤0.01%
35,167
+24,064
+217% +$550K
DGII icon
1753
Digi International
DGII
$2.52B
$669K ﹤0.01%
66,959
-48,213
-42% -$471K
FR icon
1754
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.88B
$669K ﹤0.01%
41,121
-32,960
-44% -$530K
DFT
1755
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
$669K ﹤0.01%
25,972
-22,174
-46% -$526K
JFR icon
1756
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
JFR
$1.23B
$666K ﹤0.01%
55,693
+4,214
+8% +$51.6K
VIPS icon
1757
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.84B
$666K ﹤0.01%
117,290
-7,540
-6% -$32.5K
LSTR icon
1758
Landstar System
LSTR
$6.8B
$665K ﹤0.01%
11,888
-8,044
-40% -$440K
CKH
1759
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
$664K ﹤0.01%
7,594
-35,711
-82% -$3M
EDD
1760
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund
EDD
$372M
$662K ﹤0.01%
46,960
-8,223
-15% -$115K
MIG
1761
DELISTED
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GRP INC
MIG
$662K ﹤0.01%
101,850
+33,354
+49% +$238K
XHB icon
1762
State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
XHB
$1.74B
$659K ﹤0.01%
+21,532
New +$644K
IPCC
1763
DELISTED
Infinity Property & Casualty C
IPCC
$659K ﹤0.01%
10,207
+1,614
+19% +$102K
PLAB icon
1764
Photronics
PLAB
$1.79B
$658K ﹤0.01%
83,939
+7,254
+9% +$56.8K
CVG
1765
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
$657K ﹤0.01%
35,055
+2,365
+7% +$44.3K
ALGN icon
1766
Align Technology
ALGN
$12B
$656K ﹤0.01%
13,646
+7,460
+121% +$326K
EBF icon
1767
Ennis
EBF
$546M
$651K ﹤0.01%
+36,095
New +$658K
CLC
1768
DELISTED
Clarcor
CLC
$650K ﹤0.01%
11,702
-13,184
-53% -$727K
FLEX icon
1769
Flex
FLEX
$43.4B
$648K ﹤0.01%
94,529
+53,300
+129% +$351K
SYBT icon
1770
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.41B
$648K ﹤0.01%
34,284
+6,378
+23% +$115K
FWRD icon
1771
Forward Air
FWRD
$482M
$643K ﹤0.01%
15,933
+2,618
+20% +$99.8K
BUSE icon
1772
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.52B
$642K ﹤0.01%
41,084
+5,123
+14% +$76K
JTA
1773
DELISTED
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund
JTA
$642K ﹤0.01%
51,244
+1,609
+3% +$20.6K
MCRL
1774
DELISTED
MICREL INC
MCRL
$641K ﹤0.01%
+70,324
New +$698K
ASTE icon
1775
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.3B
$640K ﹤0.01%
17,786
+10,908
+159% +$388K

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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.