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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

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
BCV
2151
Bancroft Fund
BCV
$136M
$247K ﹤0.01%
13,805
-8,444
-38% -$150K
OUTR
2152
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$246K ﹤0.01%
4,911
-5,849
-54% -$344K
ETD icon
2153
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$581M
$244K ﹤0.01%
8,745
-16,444
-65% -$468K
LMNX
2154
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$244K ﹤0.01%
+12,220
New +$260K
EXLS icon
2155
EXL Service
EXLS
$4.23B
$243K ﹤0.01%
42,600
-52,345
-55% -$299K
WSBC icon
2156
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.95B
$243K ﹤0.01%
+8,167
New +$238K
TRS icon
2157
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.43B
$242K ﹤0.01%
8,137
-101
-1% -$3.01K
VIVO
2158
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$242K ﹤0.01%
+10,236
New +$239K
ALX
2159
Alexander's
ALX
$1.4B
$239K ﹤0.01%
836
-702
-46% -$205K
EMD
2160
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
EMD
$609M
$237K ﹤0.01%
13,238
-7,285
-35% -$128K
BFS
2161
Saul Centers
BFS
$875M
$236K ﹤0.01%
5,094
-4,468
-47% -$204K
SBY
2162
DELISTED
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.
SBY
$235K ﹤0.01%
+15,008
New +$242K
CG icon
2163
Carlyle Group
CG
$16.3B
$233K ﹤0.01%
+9,042
New +$240K
JPS
2164
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
$233K ﹤0.01%
28,518
-34,043
-54% -$281K
TIS
2165
DELISTED
Orchids Paper Products, Inc.
TIS
$233K ﹤0.01%
+8,427
New +$232K
KS
2166
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
$233K ﹤0.01%
10,892
-23,850
-69% -$520K
ADUS icon
2167
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.14B
$231K ﹤0.01%
+7,962
New +$179K
BANF icon
2168
BancFirst
BANF
$3.92B
$231K ﹤0.01%
+8,526
New +$223K
NXQ
2169
DELISTED
NUVEEN ELECT TAX-FREE INC 2
NXQ
$231K ﹤0.01%
18,444
-15,515
-46% -$192K
INN
2170
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$761M
$230K ﹤0.01%
25,077
-100,634
-80% -$974K
EXL
2171
DELISTED
EXCEL TRUST , INC COM STK
EXL
$229K ﹤0.01%
19,101
-16,429
-46% -$207K
NIM icon
2172
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund
NIM
$117M
$228K ﹤0.01%
23,449
-16,799
-42% -$162K
MKSI icon
2173
MKS Inc
MKSI
$22.2B
$227K ﹤0.01%
8,546
-6,975
-45% -$186K
TLT icon
2174
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$42.1B
$226K ﹤0.01%
2,127
-33,639
-94% -$3.56M
NATH icon
2175
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$402M
$224K ﹤0.01%
+4,237
New +$233K

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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.