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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
NAC icon
2101
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAC
$1.83B
$301K ﹤0.01%
23,514
-1,376
-6% -$17.3K
AMH icon
2102
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12B
$300K ﹤0.01%
+18,568
New +$297K
DAR icon
2103
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.93B
$300K ﹤0.01%
+14,198
New +$289K
PLPC icon
2104
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$1.52B
$298K ﹤0.01%
+4,145
New +$293K
EPAC icon
2105
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.77B
$297K ﹤0.01%
7,640
-207
-3% -$7.52K
FPO
2106
DELISTED
First Potomac Realty Trust
FPO
$297K ﹤0.01%
23,609
-19,231
-45% -$253K
JKS
2107
JinkoSolar
JKS
$775M
$294K ﹤0.01%
+13,025
New +$193K
DTSI
2108
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$293K ﹤0.01%
+13,929
New +$304K
MKC icon
2109
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.4B
$291K ﹤0.01%
9,004
-498,040
-98% -$17.5M
WIRE
2110
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$291K ﹤0.01%
7,387
-4,453
-38% -$174K
SIR
2111
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$289K ﹤0.01%
25,487
-271
-1% -$3.08K
PCI
2112
DELISTED
PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund
PCI
$285K ﹤0.01%
12,830
-4,755
-27% -$103K
SXI icon
2113
Standex International
SXI
$3.68B
$284K ﹤0.01%
4,775
-6,531
-58% -$377K
BMRC icon
2114
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$466M
$283K ﹤0.01%
+13,606
New +$284K
EZU icon
2115
iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF
EZU
$9.41B
$283K ﹤0.01%
7,500
– –
ABG icon
2116
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.19B
$282K ﹤0.01%
5,296
-11,840
-69% -$582K
FCH
2117
DELISTED
Felcor Lodging Trust
FCH
$281K ﹤0.01%
45,685
-38,361
-46% -$230K
PLUS icon
2118
ePlus
PLUS
$2.33B
$280K ﹤0.01%
+21,676
New +$316K
TZOO icon
2119
Travelzoo
TZOO
$103M
$280K ﹤0.01%
10,575
+1,465
+16% +$42.1K
CCG
2120
DELISTED
CAMPUS CREST COMMUNITIES INC COM STK (MD)
CCG
$280K ﹤0.01%
25,923
-22,388
-46% -$249K
WRES
2121
DELISTED
WARREN RESOURCES INC
WRES
$278K ﹤0.01%
+95,444
New +$277K
UCTT
2122
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$4.16B
$271K ﹤0.01%
+39,169
New +$261K
EEM icon
2123
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28B
$269K ﹤0.01%
6,589
+517
+9% +$20.5K
MIND icon
2124
MIND Technology
MIND
$50.4M
$269K ﹤0.01%
1,760
+237
+16% +$39.9K
FCRE
2125
DELISTED
FC Global Realty Incorporated Common Stock
FCRE
$268K ﹤0.01%
3,374
+400
+13% +$31.6K
83 84
85
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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.