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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
ACH
1976
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Ltd
ACH
$419K ﹤0.01%
45,444
-2,921
-6% -$24.7K
ANEN
1977
DELISTED
ANAREN INC
ANEN
$419K ﹤0.01%
16,422
+1,238
+8% +$30.2K
PGTI
1978
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$418K ﹤0.01%
+42,209
New +$426K
BOOM icon
1979
DMC Global
BOOM
$121M
$417K ﹤0.01%
17,989
+1,588
+10% +$32.4K
ISIL
1980
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
$416K ﹤0.01%
37,079
-6,339
-15% -$63.5K
KBR icon
1981
KBR
KBR
$4.68B
$415K ﹤0.01%
12,713
+125
+1% +$3.96K
EXPR
1982
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
$415K ﹤0.01%
879
+350
+66% +$155K
SMMU icon
1983
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
SMMU
$1.14B
$413K ﹤0.01%
+8,260
New +$414K
ECHO
1984
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$413K ﹤0.01%
+19,726
New +$416K
SYA
1985
DELISTED
SYMETRA FINANCIAL CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SYA
$412K ﹤0.01%
23,098
+9,463
+69% +$169K
MHF
1986
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund
MHF
$151M
$410K ﹤0.01%
60,257
-1,969
-3% -$13.4K
PHLT
1987
DELISTED
Performant Healthcare Inc
PHLT
$410K ﹤0.01%
+37,637
New +$411K
CBZ icon
1988
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.29B
$409K ﹤0.01%
54,985
-8,801
-14% -$63.2K
KDP icon
1989
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$40.4B
$407K ﹤0.01%
9,087
+832
+10% +$38.3K
PATK icon
1990
Patrick Industries
PATK
$2.8B
$407K ﹤0.01%
+45,728
New +$347K
LFC
1991
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
$407K ﹤0.01%
31,419
-2,019
-6% -$25.3K
SNEX icon
1992
StoneX
SNEX
$8.83B
$406K ﹤0.01%
+100,607
New +$381K
SOL
1993
DELISTED
Emeren Group
SOL
$406K ﹤0.01%
16,267
-4,286
-21% -$87.9K
MR
1994
DELISTED
MINDRAY MED INTL LTD SPONSORED ADR REPSTG CL A
MR
$405K ﹤0.01%
10,425
-529
-5% -$21.3K
CGO
1995
Calamos Global Total Return Fund
CGO
$125M
$404K ﹤0.01%
30,036
+1,554
+5% +$21.1K
BQY
1996
DELISTED
BLACKROCK DIVIDEND INCOME TR COM SHS
BQY
$404K ﹤0.01%
32,402
+11,639
+56% +$146K
IQNT
1997
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
$402K ﹤0.01%
+41,654
New +$332K
MTBL
1998
DELISTED
Moatable, Inc. American Depositary Share (each representing forty-five (45) Class A Ordinary Shares)
MTBL
$399K ﹤0.01%
78,995
-5,079
-6% -$26.1K
COKE icon
1999
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$12.3B
$398K ﹤0.01%
+63,680
New +$405K
CGNX icon
2000
Cognex
CGNX
$10.3B
$397K ﹤0.01%
+25,356
New +$355K
78 79
80
81 82

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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.