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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
ETP
2351
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
– –
-88,990
Closed -$2.85M
HCOM
2352
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
– –
-9,259
Closed -$233K
MON
2353
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
– –
-51,063
Closed -$5.04M
STB
2354
DELISTED
Student Transportation Inc
STB
– –
-84,828
Closed -$518K
APLP
2355
DELISTED
Archrock Partners, L.P. Common Units representing Limited Partner Interests
APLP
– –
-136,914
Closed -$4.13M
LNCE
2356
DELISTED
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
– –
-9,510
Closed -$270K
LVNTA
2357
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
– –
-426,862
Closed -$8.92M
FIG
2358
DELISTED
Fortress Investment Group Llc
FIG
– –
-70,211
Closed -$461K
RT
2359
DELISTED
Ruby Tuesday Georgia
RT
– –
-169,967
Closed -$1.57M
SCLN
2360
DELISTED
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals Inc
SCLN
– –
-63,375
Closed -$314K
GSOL
2361
DELISTED
Global Sources Ltd
GSOL
– –
-24,738
Closed -$166K
LMIA
2362
DELISTED
LMI Aerospace Inc
LMIA
– –
-12,807
Closed -$240K
EXAR
2363
DELISTED
Exar Corporation
EXAR
– –
-19,743
Closed -$213K
AEPI
2364
DELISTED
AEP Industries Inc
AEPI
– –
-5,169
Closed -$385K
NRF
2365
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
– –
-211,641
Closed -$3.78M
SAAS
2366
DELISTED
inContact, Inc.
SAAS
– –
-63,290
Closed -$520K
COB
2367
DELISTED
CommunityOne Bancorp
COB
– –
-12,890
Closed -$105K
PTX
2368
DELISTED
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
PTX
– –
-1,471
Closed -$53K
SKUL
2369
DELISTED
SKULLCANDY INC
SKUL
– –
-19,227
Closed -$105K
CKP
2370
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
– –
-49,390
Closed -$701K
GSIG
2371
DELISTED
GSI GROUP INC COM STK (CDA)
GSIG
– –
-37,252
Closed -$300K
ARO
2372
DELISTED
Aeropostale Inc
ARO
– –
-158,257
Closed -$2.18M
AFFX
2373
DELISTED
Affymetrix Inc
AFFX
– –
-6,474,412
Closed -$28.7M
GLPW
2374
DELISTED
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC COMMON NEW
GLPW
– –
-21,236
Closed -$342K
RJET
2375
DELISTED
REPUBLIC AWYS HLDGS INC
RJET
– –
-50,644
Closed -$574K
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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.