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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
SWI
2376
DELISTED
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
– –
-61,046
Closed -$2.37M
OVTI
2377
DELISTED
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
OVTI
– –
-32,079
Closed -$598K
UTIW
2378
DELISTED
UTI WORLDWIDE INC
UTIW
– –
-78,533
Closed -$1.29M
WPP
2379
DELISTED
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
WPP
– –
-58,595
Closed -$668K
ISSI
2380
DELISTED
INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTN INC
ISSI
– –
-35,478
Closed -$389K
OMG
2381
DELISTED
OM GROUP INC.
OMG
– –
-19,377
Closed -$599K
EROC
2382
DELISTED
EAGLE ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. COM UNITS RPTNG LTD PRTNR
EROC
– –
-543,109
Closed -$4.27M
THOR
2383
DELISTED
THORATEC CORPORATION
THOR
– –
-114,292
Closed -$3.58M
OWW
2384
DELISTED
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC
OWW
– –
-27,942
Closed -$224K
QLTY
2385
DELISTED
QUALITY DISTR INC FLA
QLTY
– –
-26,891
Closed -$238K
GTI
2386
DELISTED
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
GTI
– –
-400,043
Closed -$2.91M
IGTE
2387
DELISTED
IGATE CORPORATION
IGTE
– –
-33,192
Closed -$545K
PTP
2388
DELISTED
PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HLDGS LTD
PTP
– –
-4,874
Closed -$279K
BIRT
2389
DELISTED
Actuate Corp
BIRT
– –
-59,690
Closed -$396K
SWS
2390
DELISTED
SWS GROUP INC
SWS
– –
-154,849
Closed -$844K
VVTV
2391
DELISTED
VALUEVISION MEDIA INC
VVTV
– –
-95,316
Closed -$487K
KIOR
2392
DELISTED
KIOR, INC CLASS A COM STK
KIOR
– –
-63,839
Closed -$365K
ZIGO
2393
DELISTED
ZYGO CORP
ZIGO
– –
-23,367
Closed -$370K
MCBI
2394
DELISTED
METROCORP BANCSHARES INC
MCBI
– –
-21,028
Closed -$205K
STP
2395
DELISTED
SUNTECH POWER HOLDINGS CO., LTD
STP
– –
-158,024
Closed -$163K
LSE
2396
DELISTED
CAPLEASE, INC
LSE
– –
-178,557
Closed -$1.51M
BKR
2397
DELISTED
BAKER MICHAEL CORP
BKR
– –
-10,735
Closed -$291K
RUE
2398
DELISTED
RUE21 INC COM STK (DE)
RUE
– –
-7,053
Closed -$293K
CXPO
2399
DELISTED
Crimson Exploration Inc. New Common Stock
CXPO
– –
-27,060
Closed -$76K
ONXX
2400
DELISTED
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
ONXX
– –
-47,393
Closed -$4.12M
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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.