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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
TBNK
2051
DELISTED
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
TBNK
$346K ﹤0.01%
+15,767
New +$354K
FBRC
2052
DELISTED
FBR & Co. Common Stock
FBRC
$346K ﹤0.01%
+12,890
New +$362K
GPOR
2053
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$344K ﹤0.01%
5,352
-8,270
-61% -$462K
AMRC icon
2054
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.15B
$342K ﹤0.01%
+34,152
New +$309K
CIG icon
2055
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$6.09B
$342K ﹤0.01%
101,551
+12,406
+14% +$42.1K
STAG icon
2056
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.86B
$342K ﹤0.01%
16,999
-14,575
-46% -$298K
CY
2057
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$341K ﹤0.01%
36,508
+4,044
+12% +$47.2K
AHT
2058
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$21M
$340K ﹤0.01%
44
-39
-47% -$290K
SIGI icon
2059
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$5.74B
$340K ﹤0.01%
+13,877
New +$338K
CSR
2060
Centerspace
CSR
$936M
$339K ﹤0.01%
4,113
-3,408
-45% -$291K
FC icon
2061
Franklin Covey
FC
$233M
$339K ﹤0.01%
+18,911
New +$303K
RBCN
2062
DELISTED
Rubicon Technology, Inc.
RBCN
$339K ﹤0.01%
+2,799
New +$284K
CATM
2063
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$339K ﹤0.01%
9,125
+1,576
+21% +$53.1K
SSD icon
2064
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.98B
$338K ﹤0.01%
+10,367
New +$329K
RNDY
2065
DELISTED
ROUNDYS INC COM STK
RNDY
$338K ﹤0.01%
39,302
+4,207
+12% +$37.6K
ARMH
2066
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$338K ﹤0.01%
+7,023
New +$297K
HPP
2067
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$834M
$336K ﹤0.01%
2,466
-2,120
-46% -$309K
IART icon
2068
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.54B
$335K ﹤0.01%
20,367
+5,304
+35% +$85.1K
KAMN
2069
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$334K ﹤0.01%
+8,823
New +$327K
AMRI
2070
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
$334K ﹤0.01%
25,902
-17,043
-40% -$210K
HWCC
2071
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$332K ﹤0.01%
24,698
+4,133
+20% +$56.8K
MXWL
2072
DELISTED
Maxwell Technologies Inc
MXWL
$331K ﹤0.01%
36,525
+1,869
+5% +$16.2K
FMBI
2073
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$330K ﹤0.01%
21,881
+10,866
+99% +$165K
HUBG icon
2074
HUB Group
HUBG
$3.01B
$329K ﹤0.01%
16,748
-26,374
-61% -$501K
MRH
2075
DELISTED
MONTPELIER RE HOLDINGS LTD
MRH
$329K ﹤0.01%
12,623
+2,124
+20% +$55.1K
81 82
83
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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.