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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
NATI
2326
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
– –
-104,344
Closed -$2.92M
TEN
2327
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
– –
-14,679
Closed -$665K
CNR
2328
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
– –
-59,906
Closed -$916K
TREC
2329
DELISTED
Trecora Resources
TREC
– –
-22,202
Closed -$193K
SRGA
2330
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
– –
-2,225
Closed -$251K
BMTC
2331
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
– –
-16,274
Closed -$389K
CAI
2332
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
– –
-18,440
Closed -$435K
EGOV
2333
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
– –
-32,586
Closed -$539K
ZAGG
2334
DELISTED
ZAGG Inc Common Stock (Delaware)
ZAGG
– –
-29,583
Closed -$158K
TNAV
2335
DELISTED
Telenav Inc.
TNAV
– –
-20,519
Closed -$107K
BFO
2336
DELISTED
Blackrock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust
BFO
– –
-31,215
Closed -$492K
AKRX
2337
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
– –
-14,989
Closed -$203K
WBC
2338
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
– –
-46,394
Closed -$3.46M
INXN
2339
DELISTED
Interxion Holding N.V.
INXN
– –
-7,845
Closed -$205K
INF
2340
DELISTED
BROOKFIELD GLOBAL LISTED INFRASTRUCTURE INCOME FUND INC.
INF
– –
-30,533
Closed -$641K
HOS
2341
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
– –
-3,801
Closed -$203K
SHOS
2342
DELISTED
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.
SHOS
– –
-163,040
Closed -$7.13M
IMI
2343
DELISTED
Intermolecular, Inc.
IMI
– –
-19,733
Closed -$143K
BT
2344
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
– –
-25,254
Closed -$593K
NTRI
2345
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
– –
-36,121
Closed -$426K
ITG
2346
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
– –
-41,811
Closed -$585K
ESIO
2347
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
– –
-21,738
Closed -$234K
INTX
2348
DELISTED
Intersections, Inc.
INTX
– –
-11,358
Closed -$100K
NWY
2349
DELISTED
New York & Co Inc
NWY
– –
-111,424
Closed -$708K
SVU
2350
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
– –
-62,690
Closed -$2.73M
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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.