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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
BTA
2001
DELISTED
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
BTA
$396K ﹤0.01%
37,376
-1,606
-4% -$16.7K
LDL
2002
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$396K ﹤0.01%
23,061
-25,446
-52% -$406K
SKX
2003
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
$395K ﹤0.01%
+38,106
New +$362K
HSII
2004
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$393K ﹤0.01%
+20,624
New +$333K
REMY
2005
DELISTED
REMY INTL INC NEW COMMON
REMY
$393K ﹤0.01%
+19,394
New +$388K
DCO icon
2006
Ducommun
DCO
$2.68B
$392K ﹤0.01%
+13,673
New +$349K
TNC icon
2007
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.5B
$392K ﹤0.01%
6,317
+1,369
+28% +$74.1K
BJRI icon
2008
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.41B
$391K ﹤0.01%
13,625
+6,408
+89% +$217K
GIFI
2009
DELISTED
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
$390K ﹤0.01%
15,926
+4,522
+40% +$106K
BALL icon
2010
Ball Corp
BALL
$17B
$389K ﹤0.01%
17,346
-84,698
-83% -$1.9M
AB icon
2011
AllianceBernstein
AB
$3.47B
$388K ﹤0.01%
19,546
-480
-2% -$9.93K
CLUB
2012
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
$388K ﹤0.01%
29,865
+2,287
+8% +$27.4K
GAME
2013
DELISTED
SHANDA GAMES LTD SPON ADR REPSTG CL A (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
GAME
$385K ﹤0.01%
98,540
-6,335
-6% -$27.6K
DHIL
2014
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
$384K ﹤0.01%
3,591
+270
+8% +$28.3K
FIRE
2015
DELISTED
SOURCEFIRE INC COM STK
FIRE
$380K ﹤0.01%
5,008
-10,602
-68% -$758K
PFC
2016
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
$379K ﹤0.01%
+32,376
New +$421K
NSP icon
2017
Insperity
NSP
$1.85B
$378K ﹤0.01%
20,130
+3,192
+19% +$53.9K
ASIA
2018
DELISTED
ASIAINFO-LINKAGE INC COM STK (DE)
ASIA
$378K ﹤0.01%
32,762
-2,106
-6% -$24.4K
ANIK icon
2019
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$199M
$377K ﹤0.01%
15,801
+1,320
+9% +$29.6K
HSTM icon
2020
HealthStream
HSTM
$793M
$377K ﹤0.01%
+9,947
New +$324K
RPT
2021
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
$377K ﹤0.01%
24,445
-20,164
-45% -$310K
CASY icon
2022
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$31.9B
$376K ﹤0.01%
5,118
+949
+23% +$64.4K
LFVN icon
2023
LifeVantage
LFVN
$82.4M
$372K ﹤0.01%
+22,328
New +$386K
OIA icon
2024
Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust
OIA
$295M
$372K ﹤0.01%
58,838
-12,113
-17% -$75.5K
METR
2025
DELISTED
METRO BANCORP, INC COMMON STOCK
METR
$372K ﹤0.01%
+17,722
New +$377K
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.