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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
EXPO icon
2026
Exponent
EXPO
$2.98B
$371K ﹤0.01%
20,640
+2,824
+16% +$47.1K
BBRG
2027
DELISTED
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Inc.
BBRG
$371K ﹤0.01%
24,564
+2,083
+9% +$34K
NNBR icon
2028
NN Inc
NNBR
$272M
$370K ﹤0.01%
23,780
+1,934
+9% +$26K
SDRL
2029
DELISTED
Seadrill Limited Common Stock
SDRL
$369K ﹤0.01%
+31
New +$366K
HGG
2030
DELISTED
hhgregg Inc.
HGG
$369K ﹤0.01%
+20,615
New +$355K
IVC
2031
DELISTED
Invacare Corporation
IVC
$367K ﹤0.01%
21,236
-15,513
-42% -$246K
HOT
2032
DELISTED
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
$366K ﹤0.01%
5,502
-42,744
-89% -$2.83M
DTLK
2033
DELISTED
Datalink Corp
DTLK
$364K ﹤0.01%
+26,893
New +$341K
WDFC icon
2034
WD-40
WDFC
$3.1B
$363K ﹤0.01%
5,597
+1,813
+48% +$108K
WSTC
2035
DELISTED
West Corporation
WSTC
$363K ﹤0.01%
16,387
+6,819
+71% +$156K
CLVS
2036
DELISTED
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
CLVS
$360K ﹤0.01%
5,917
+2,528
+75% +$179K
EVER
2037
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
$360K ﹤0.01%
24,027
+10,011
+71% +$154K
DWSN
2038
DELISTED
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO
DWSN
$360K ﹤0.01%
+11,087
New +$407K
CNXN icon
2039
PC Connection
CNXN
$2.05B
$359K ﹤0.01%
+23,771
New +$379K
DXLG icon
2040
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$34.7M
$359K ﹤0.01%
55,539
+2,754
+5% +$17.7K
ROIC
2041
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$359K ﹤0.01%
25,981
-18,082
-41% -$246K
TGH
2042
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$359K ﹤0.01%
9,470
+590
+7% +$21.1K
SANM icon
2043
Sanmina
SANM
$11.2B
$355K ﹤0.01%
20,289
-40,518
-67% -$663K
HF
2044
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$355K ﹤0.01%
15,101
-73,286
-83% -$1.5M
VASC
2045
DELISTED
Vascular Solutions Inc
VASC
$353K ﹤0.01%
21,034
+2,913
+16% +$47.2K
MUC icon
2046
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
MUC
$1B
$351K ﹤0.01%
25,816
-1,150
-4% -$15.4K
FOR icon
2047
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.44B
$349K ﹤0.01%
+16,233
New +$343K
TMS
2048
DELISTED
TMS INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A COM STK
TMS
$349K ﹤0.01%
20,017
+1,681
+9% +$27.7K
CCC
2049
DELISTED
Calgon Carbon Corp
CCC
$347K ﹤0.01%
18,283
-16,211
-47% -$290K
SWFT
2050
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
$347K ﹤0.01%
+17,188
New +$313K
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.