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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
BPFH
1901
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$509K ﹤0.01%
45,936
+34,241
+293% +$375K
FRM
1902
DELISTED
FURMANITE CORPORATION COM
FRM
$509K ﹤0.01%
+51,424
New +$445K
ICUI icon
1903
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.93B
$508K ﹤0.01%
+7,485
New +$534K
ENPH icon
1904
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$4.84B
$507K ﹤0.01%
62,454
+698
+1% +$5.04K
IQI icon
1905
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$526M
$507K ﹤0.01%
43,873
-3,257
-7% -$36.9K
PEI
1906
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$507K ﹤0.01%
1,808
-7,676
-81% -$2.24M
ASML icon
1907
ASML
ASML
$675B
$506K ﹤0.01%
5,126
+1,525
+42% +$137K
GTN icon
1908
Gray Television
GTN
$407M
$505K ﹤0.01%
+64,300
New +$482K
CRMT icon
1909
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$25.3M
$504K ﹤0.01%
11,174
+1,042
+10% +$45.3K
NPP
1910
DELISTED
NUVEEN PERFORMANCE+MUN FUND
NPP
$501K ﹤0.01%
37,083
-1,715
-4% -$23K
XNTK icon
1911
State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF
XNTK
$2.06B
$500K ﹤0.01%
+12,214
New +$482K
GHM icon
1912
Graham Corp
GHM
$1.22B
$499K ﹤0.01%
13,815
+1,195
+9% +$40.6K
ALG icon
1913
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.01B
$497K ﹤0.01%
10,168
-1,409
-12% -$63.5K
I
1914
DELISTED
INTELSAT S. A.
I
$496K ﹤0.01%
+20,671
New +$474K
TIMB icon
1915
TIM SA
TIMB
$10.2B
$495K ﹤0.01%
+20,999
New +$425K
KRE icon
1916
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$4.86B
$493K ﹤0.01%
+13,833
New +$500K
PEO
1917
Adams Natural Resources Fund
PEO
$759M
$493K ﹤0.01%
18,945
+788
+4% +$20.2K
COR
1918
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
$493K ﹤0.01%
14,530
+752
+5% +$24.9K
SAVE
1919
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$488K ﹤0.01%
14,243
+5,915
+71% +$196K
KBAL
1920
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$488K ﹤0.01%
+56,414
New +$477K
WX
1921
DELISTED
WUXI PHARMATECH, CAYMAN INC REPSTG 8 ORD SHS
WX
$488K ﹤0.01%
17,816
-1,145
-6% -$27.1K
HTHT icon
1922
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$12.4B
$487K ﹤0.01%
102,592
-6,596
-6% -$30.1K
AEGR
1923
DELISTED
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals
AEGR
$487K ﹤0.01%
5,682
+2,377
+72% +$201K
CZR
1924
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$487K ﹤0.01%
24,768
+10,396
+72% +$196K
CTWS
1925
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
$486K ﹤0.01%
+15,120
New +$460K
75 76
77
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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.