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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
BAGL
2201
DELISTED
EINSTEIN NOAH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC CMN STK (DELAWARE)
BAGL
$182K ﹤0.01%
+10,533
New +$174K
CPWR
2202
DELISTED
COMPUWARE CORP
CPWR
$177K ﹤0.01%
16,472
-230,483
-93% -$2.43M
ALU
2203
DELISTED
Alcatel-Lucent
ALU
$173K ﹤0.01%
51,069
-33,512
-40% -$85.6K
MTS
2204
DELISTED
MONTGOMERY STR INCOME SECS
MTS
$172K ﹤0.01%
10,931
-6,145
-36% -$96.7K
HYV
2205
DELISTED
BALCKROCK CORP HG YLD FD V INC
HYV
$168K ﹤0.01%
13,867
-8,790
-39% -$105K
BAK icon
2206
Braskem
BAK
$980M
$164K ﹤0.01%
+10,263
New +$157K
FLWS icon
2207
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$245M
$160K ﹤0.01%
+32,520
New +$199K
MMT
2208
Aberdeen Multi-Market Income Fund
MMT
$237M
$156K ﹤0.01%
23,628
-6,601
-22% -$42.7K
SIMO icon
2209
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.19B
$153K ﹤0.01%
+11,689
New +$132K
PLM
2210
DELISTED
PolyMet Mining Corp.
PLM
$153K ﹤0.01%
19,308
+4,010
+26% +$32.1K
UMC icon
2211
United Microelectronic
UMC
$48.9B
$148K ﹤0.01%
71,714
+7,892
+12% +$16.5K
ADNC
2212
DELISTED
AUDIENCE INC COM STK (DE)
ADNC
$146K ﹤0.01%
+12,979
New +$150K
TWGP
2213
DELISTED
TOWER GROUP INTL LTD COM STK (BERMUDA)
TWGP
$145K ﹤0.01%
20,766
+4,544
+28% +$76.1K
ELP
2214
DELISTED
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)
ELP
$141K ﹤0.01%
+25,200
New +$130K
GMAN
2215
DELISTED
Gordmans Stores, Inc.
GMAN
$138K ﹤0.01%
12,297
+1,132
+10% +$15.7K
TQNT
2216
DELISTED
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC
TQNT
$135K ﹤0.01%
16,631
-96,600
-85% -$738K
FUR
2217
DELISTED
WINTHROP REALTY TRUST SHS BENE INT (NEW)
FUR
$133K ﹤0.01%
11,925
-9,868
-45% -$122K
NNC
2218
DELISTED
Nuveen North Carolina Quality Municipal Income Fund
NNC
$130K ﹤0.01%
+10,595
New +$130K
BODY
2219
DELISTED
BODY CENTRAL CORP COM STK
BODY
$130K ﹤0.01%
+21,325
New +$189K
TLAB
2220
DELISTED
TELLABS INC
TLAB
$128K ﹤0.01%
56,487
-56,335
-50% -$128K
SKH
2221
DELISTED
SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC. CLASS A COM STK
SKH
$122K ﹤0.01%
28,089
+2,337
+9% +$12.7K
MNR
2222
DELISTED
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp
MNR
$122K ﹤0.01%
13,460
-13,592
-50% -$129K
CMK
2223
DELISTED
MFS HIGH INCOME MUNI TR I
CMK
$116K ﹤0.01%
14,545
-8,202
-36% -$66.1K
CPSS icon
2224
Consumer Portfolio Services
CPSS
$205M
$113K ﹤0.01%
+19,037
New +$121K
CRTX
2225
DELISTED
CORNERSTONE THERAPEUTICS INC
CRTX
$108K ﹤0.01%
+11,456
New +$103K
87 88
89
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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.