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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
OSPN icon
2301
OneSpan
OSPN
$562M
– –
-36,873
Closed -$306K
PCH
2302
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
– –
-36,367
Closed -$1.47M
PEBO icon
2303
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.45B
– –
-14,240
Closed -$273K
PPC icon
2304
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$6.82B
– –
-77,008
Closed -$1.15M
RAIL icon
2305
FreightCar America
RAIL
$275M
– –
-15,172
Closed -$258K
RELL icon
2306
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$261M
– –
-14,952
Closed -$176K
SAIA icon
2307
Saia
SAIA
$11.3B
– –
-30,364
Closed -$910K
SCS
2308
DELISTED
Steelcase
SCS
– –
-27,021
Closed -$394K
SHYF
2309
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
– –
-39,596
Closed -$242K
SID icon
2310
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.43B
– –
-60,964
Closed -$169K
SLV icon
2311
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$28.1B
– –
-19,583
Closed -$371K
SPXC icon
2312
SPX Corp
SPXC
$11B
– –
-87,580
Closed -$1.59M
SXC icon
2313
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$757M
– –
-25,389
Closed -$356K
TK icon
2314
Teekay
TK
$975M
– –
-32,145
Closed -$1.31M
TMUS icon
2315
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$193B
– –
-735,454
Closed -$18.2M
TNL icon
2316
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.54B
– –
-346,428
Closed -$8.95M
TOWN icon
2317
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.35B
– –
-43,934
Closed -$647K
TRMB icon
2318
Trimble
TRMB
$12.3B
– –
-38,028
Closed -$988K
TRNO icon
2319
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.68B
– –
-10,780
Closed -$200K
UMH
2320
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.32B
– –
-10,306
Closed -$106K
VATE icon
2321
INNOVATE Corp
VATE
$114M
– –
-1,461
Closed -$174K
WD icon
2322
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.65B
– –
-21,618
Closed -$378K
WSR
2323
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
– –
-10,979
Closed -$173K
LGTY
2324
DELISTED
Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
LGTY
– –
-30,240
Closed -$263K
USAP
2325
DELISTED
Universal Stainless & Alloy
USAP
– –
-8,797
Closed -$259K
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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.