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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
CIR
2126
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$267K ﹤0.01%
4,302
-1,349
-24% -$77.5K
BBD icon
2127
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$38.1B
$265K ﹤0.01%
48,730
+2,002
+4% +$9.86K
VSEC icon
2128
VSE Corp
VSEC
$5.48B
$265K ﹤0.01%
+11,308
New +$258K
CCIX
2129
DELISTED
COLEMAN CABLE IN COM
CCIX
$265K ﹤0.01%
+12,546
New +$255K
CENX icon
2130
Century Aluminum
CENX
$4.57B
$264K ﹤0.01%
+32,861
New +$291K
TESS
2131
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
$263K ﹤0.01%
+7,812
New +$245K
KRG icon
2132
Kite Realty
KRG
$5.95B
$262K ﹤0.01%
11,042
-33,933
-75% -$797K
CLS icon
2133
Celestica
CLS
$35.1B
$261K ﹤0.01%
23,638
-3,022
-11% -$31.5K
VLGEA icon
2134
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$631M
$260K ﹤0.01%
6,848
-287
-4% -$10.4K
AMSC icon
2135
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.48B
$258K ﹤0.01%
11,039
-2,286
-17% -$57.9K
IPXL
2136
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
$258K ﹤0.01%
+12,625
New +$261K
MFL
2137
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND
MFL
$257K ﹤0.01%
19,633
-800
-4% -$10.2K
ENTR
2138
DELISTED
ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM STK (DE)
ENTR
$257K ﹤0.01%
+58,984
New +$246K
RTEC
2139
DELISTED
Rudolph Technologies Inc
RTEC
$256K ﹤0.01%
22,488
-18,719
-45% -$215K
FCE.A
2140
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$256K ﹤0.01%
13,528
-92
-0.7% -$1.67K
EMBJ
2141
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$11.6B
$254K ﹤0.01%
7,817
+642
+9% +$22.3K
ITUB icon
2142
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$91.3B
$253K ﹤0.01%
49,230
+1,857
+4% +$8.71K
RVLT
2143
DELISTED
Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. - Class A
RVLT
$253K ﹤0.01%
+9,922
New +$360K
PPBI
2144
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$252K ﹤0.01%
+18,788
New +$244K
PNK
2145
DELISTED
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
PNK
$252K ﹤0.01%
10,073
-16,551
-62% -$371K
TY icon
2146
TRI-Continental Corp
TY
$1.86B
$251K ﹤0.01%
+13,717
New +$253K
HAE icon
2147
Haemonetics
HAE
$3.58B
$250K ﹤0.01%
6,264
+1,115
+22% +$46.8K
AX icon
2148
Axos Financial
AX
$5.45B
$249K ﹤0.01%
15,376
-50,552
-77% -$753K
BHL
2149
DELISTED
Blackrock Defined Opp Crt Tr
BHL
$249K ﹤0.01%
17,835
-10,843
-38% -$149K
UCB
2150
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.22B
$248K ﹤0.01%
+16,566
New +$241K
84 85
86
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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.