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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
MRLN
2076
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$328K ﹤0.01%
+13,145
New +$317K
ASEI
2077
DELISTED
AMER SCIENCE & ENGR INC.
ASEI
$328K ﹤0.01%
+5,444
New +$322K
SYMM
2078
DELISTED
SYMMETRICOM INC
SYMM
$327K ﹤0.01%
67,918
-75,596
-53% -$367K
AREX
2079
DELISTED
Approach Resources Inc.
AREX
$326K ﹤0.01%
+12,412
New +$314K
FWLT
2080
DELISTED
FOSTER WHEELER AG (SWITZERLAND)
FWLT
$324K ﹤0.01%
12,302
+122
+1% +$2.85K
BDC icon
2081
Belden
BDC
$4B
$323K ﹤0.01%
5,044
-3,624
-42% -$212K
CECO icon
2082
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$4.42B
$320K ﹤0.01%
+22,692
New +$297K
LOGM
2083
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$320K ﹤0.01%
+10,297
New +$304K
CTG
2084
DELISTED
Computer Task Group, Inc.
CTG
$318K ﹤0.01%
19,699
+1,649
+9% +$32.3K
BCS.PR.CL
2085
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BANK PLC ADR SER 2 REPSTG PREF SHS SER 2 (UK)
BCS.PR.CL
$318K ﹤0.01%
13,013
-1,246
-9% -$30.6K
CHD icon
2086
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$316K ﹤0.01%
10,524
-522,366
-98% -$16.1M
UVE icon
2087
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.16B
$316K ﹤0.01%
+44,814
New +$346K
GMED icon
2088
Globus Medical
GMED
$10.4B
$315K ﹤0.01%
18,013
+7,481
+71% +$129K
RM icon
2089
Regional Management Corp
RM
$384M
$314K ﹤0.01%
+9,878
New +$280K
MN
2090
DELISTED
MANNING & NAPIER, INC.
MN
$313K ﹤0.01%
18,771
+1,632
+10% +$27.3K
MUA icon
2091
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
MUA
$527M
$312K ﹤0.01%
26,182
-16,569
-39% -$197K
BGG
2092
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
$310K ﹤0.01%
+15,403
New +$311K
FCEL icon
2093
FuelCell Energy
FCEL
$1.7B
$306K ﹤0.01%
55
+3
+6% +$16.3K
LION
2094
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
$306K ﹤0.01%
+20,118
New +$290K
LOPE icon
2095
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.71B
$304K ﹤0.01%
7,561
-91
-1% -$3.25K
FPT
2096
DELISTED
Federated Premier Intermediate M
FPT
$304K ﹤0.01%
24,249
-1,077
-4% -$13.3K
BRC icon
2097
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.45B
$303K ﹤0.01%
9,922
+2,759
+39% +$90.7K
SHY icon
2098
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHY
$25.4B
$303K ﹤0.01%
3,592
-181
-5% -$15.3K
ALR
2099
DELISTED
AlerisLife Inc
ALR
$302K ﹤0.01%
+5,849
New +$324K
AEC
2100
DELISTED
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORP
AEC
$302K ﹤0.01%
20,263
-17,408
-46% -$265K
82 83
84
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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.