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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
HOLX
2276
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
– –
-24,465
Closed -$472K
HOV icon
2277
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$785M
– –
-5,126
Closed -$719K
HZO icon
2278
MarineMax
HZO
$800M
– –
-30,457
Closed -$345K
IDT icon
2279
IDT Corp
IDT
$1.6B
– –
-33,326
Closed -$372K
IRM icon
2280
Iron Mountain
IRM
$38.2B
– –
-21,761
Closed -$535K
JAKK icon
2281
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$280M
– –
-4,603
Closed -$518K
JBSS icon
2282
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$949M
– –
-10,259
Closed -$207K
JPI
2283
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred Securities & Income Opportunities Fund
JPI
– –
-11,405
Closed -$277K
KRO icon
2284
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$761M
– –
-448,951
Closed -$7.29M
KTOS icon
2285
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$8.88B
– –
-65,781
Closed -$426K
LAZ icon
2286
Lazard
LAZ
$4.37B
– –
-39,298
Closed -$1.26M
LDOS icon
2287
Leidos
LDOS
$14.1B
– –
-483,461
Closed -$16.6M
LNG icon
2288
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$56.5B
– –
-37,320
Closed -$1.04M
LNW
2289
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
– –
-63,623
Closed -$716K
MAR icon
2290
Marriott International
MAR
$98.7B
– –
-17,334
Closed -$700K
MGM icon
2291
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11.7B
– –
-29,587
Closed -$437K
CALY
2292
Callaway Golf Company
CALY
$3.26B
– –
-89,694
Closed -$590K
MPWR icon
2293
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$65.5B
– –
-14,551
Closed -$351K
MRCY icon
2294
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$6.2B
– –
-73,378
Closed -$677K
MSM icon
2295
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$7.02B
– –
-26,689
Closed -$2.07M
MTZ icon
2296
MasTec
MTZ
$26.7B
– –
-18,282
Closed -$601K
NATR icon
2297
Nature's Sunshine
NATR
$359M
– –
-11,617
Closed -$190K
NRK icon
2298
Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NRK
$900M
– –
-26,772
Closed -$356K
OCFC icon
2299
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.7B
– –
-23,759
Closed -$369K
OFG icon
2300
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.21B
– –
-57,569
Closed -$1.04M
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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.