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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
JOBS
1951
DELISTED
51job Inc
JOBS
$450K ﹤0.01%
12,534
-806
-6% -$26.9K
CKEC
1952
DELISTED
Carmike Cinemas Inc
CKEC
$450K ﹤0.01%
20,400
-2,112
-9% -$40.8K
NAFC
1953
DELISTED
NASH FINCH CO
NAFC
$448K ﹤0.01%
+16,956
New +$424K
FSP
1954
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$44.8M
$447K ﹤0.01%
35,112
-31,438
-47% -$409K
TLK icon
1955
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$14.2B
$446K ﹤0.01%
+24,556
New +$512K
LFCR icon
1956
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$162M
$445K ﹤0.01%
36,454
+3,738
+11% +$52.2K
FCBC icon
1957
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$915M
$444K ﹤0.01%
27,135
+5,039
+23% +$80.6K
DGIT
1958
DELISTED
DIGITAL GENERATION INC COM STK (DE)
DGIT
$442K ﹤0.01%
+34,175
New +$357K
MDC
1959
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$441K ﹤0.01%
20,389
-21,516
-51% -$473K
HMIN
1960
DELISTED
HOMEINNS HOTEL GROUP SPONSORED ADR
HMIN
$437K ﹤0.01%
13,157
-846
-6% -$26K
CYOU
1961
DELISTED
Changyou.com Limited American Depositary Share
CYOU
$436K ﹤0.01%
12,266
-788
-6% -$25.3K
DFRG
1962
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
$436K ﹤0.01%
+21,622
New +$444K
GCOM
1963
DELISTED
GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS INC
GCOM
$433K ﹤0.01%
+30,939
New +$436K
ELRC
1964
DELISTED
ELECTRO RENT CORP
ELRC
$431K ﹤0.01%
23,787
-1,040
-4% -$18.6K
IBKC
1965
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$430K ﹤0.01%
8,292
+3,936
+90% +$219K
EDU icon
1966
New Oriental
EDU
$7.84B
$429K ﹤0.01%
17,234
-1,108
-6% -$25.3K
HVB
1967
DELISTED
HUDSON VY HLDG CORP
HVB
$427K ﹤0.01%
22,747
+2,178
+11% +$41.7K
AAT
1968
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.49B
$423K ﹤0.01%
13,850
-11,396
-45% -$360K
IMKTA icon
1969
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.63B
$423K ﹤0.01%
14,728
-2,720
-16% -$73.1K
MODV
1970
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
$423K ﹤0.01%
14,741
-1,716
-10% -$48.3K
HT
1971
DELISTED
Hersha Hospitality Trust Priority Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
HT
$422K ﹤0.01%
18,866
-13,864
-42% -$311K
EDR
1972
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$420K ﹤0.01%
15,376
-12,990
-46% -$368K
BKMU
1973
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
$420K ﹤0.01%
67,018
+28,272
+73% +$175K
NOK icon
1974
Nokia
NOK
$50.8B
$419K ﹤0.01%
64,308
-3,705
-5% -$17.5K
PDT
1975
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
PDT
$634M
$419K ﹤0.01%
34,979
+384
+1% +$4.83K
77 78
79
80 81

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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.