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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
ARB
2401
DELISTED
ARBITRON INC (NEW)
ARB
– –
-5,127
Closed -$238K
CNH
2402
DELISTED
CNH GLOBAL N.V. (NEW)
CNH
– –
-78,147
Closed -$3.26M
SFD
2403
DELISTED
SMITHFIELD FOODS,INC
SFD
– –
-976,285
Closed -$32M
IN
2404
DELISTED
INTERMEC, INC.
IN
– –
-42,178
Closed -$415K
BMC
2405
DELISTED
BMC SOFTWARE, INC
BMC
– –
-175,252
Closed -$7.91M
BKI
2406
DELISTED
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGY INC
BKI
– –
-40,354
Closed -$1.5M
AM
2407
DELISTED
AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP CL A
AM
– –
-70,244
Closed -$1.28M
APA.PRD
2408
DELISTED
APACHE CORP DEP SHS REPSTG 1/20TH PFD CONV (DE)
APA.PRD
– –
-71,651
Closed -$3.42M
GDI
2409
DELISTED
GARDNER DENVER,INC
GDI
– –
-45,369
Closed -$3.41M
TRLG
2410
DELISTED
TRUE RELIGION APPAREL INC
TRLG
– –
-36,989
Closed -$1.17M
FFCH
2411
DELISTED
FIRST FINANCIAL HLDGS INC
FFCH
– –
-20,873
Closed -$443K
PWER
2412
DELISTED
POWER-ONE INC COM STK NEW (DE)
PWER
– –
-215,738
Closed -$1.36M
NMD
2413
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNICIPAL HIGH INCM OPPORT FUND 2 COM
NMD
– –
-82,928
Closed -$1.01M
NTSP
2414
DELISTED
NETSPEND HLDGS INC COM STK
NTSP
– –
-11,847
Closed -$189K
LUFK
2415
DELISTED
LUFKIN IND INC
LUFK
– –
-6,245
Closed -$552K
FBC
2416
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
– –
-24,747
Closed -$345K
EMKR
2417
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
– –
-3,172
Closed -$114K
RAS
2418
DELISTED
RAIT Financial Trust
RAS
– –
-88,271
Closed -$664K
ALC
2419
DELISTED
ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS INC NEW CL A COM STK (NV)
ALC
– –
-24,869
Closed -$297K
AMNB
2420
DELISTED
American National Bankshares Inc
AMNB
– –
-9,921
Closed -$231K
VEDL
2421
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
– –
-317,024
Closed -$3.09M
BKK
2422
DELISTED
Blackrock Municipal 2020 Term Trust
BKK
– –
-28,241
Closed -$457K
REN
2423
DELISTED
Resolute Energy Corporaton
REN
– –
-15,521
Closed -$619K
JMBA
2424
DELISTED
Jamba, Inc.
JMBA
– –
-21,060
Closed -$314K
OKSB
2425
DELISTED
Southwest Bancorp Inc/OK
OKSB
– –
-26,245
Closed -$346K
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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.