FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

Q3 2014 13F Combination Report, Stock Holdings

Signature - Title
Kelly Dehler - Chief Compliance Officer
Location
Wheaton, IL
Holdings as of
September 30, 2014
Value $
$25.4B
Num holdings
2,217
Date filed
11/12/2014, 11:42 AM
Description
A portion of the US holdings for this investor are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s). The Form 13F report requires disclosure of the manager that files the report, the name and class of the security, the CUSIP code, the number of shares as of the end of the calendar quarter for which the report is filed, and the total market value. The market value column should not be used as a substitute for Assets Under Management (AUM), as it does not include cash held in accounts.
Previous filing
Q2 2014 - Aug 11, 2014
Next filing
Q4 2014 - Feb 13, 2015
Sym Weight Trade Impact Company Class Shares Change Activity Value Change $ Value $ * Price $ Shares Principal
Filing 2014 Q3 compared to 2014 Q2 by default.
* Reported Price is the price of the security as of the portfolio date. This value is significant in that it is the last known price at which the security was still held.
An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name Title City, State Date
Kathleen W. Brown Chief Compliance Officer Wheaton, Illinois 11/12/2014

List of Other Managers Reporting for FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP:

Name Holdings Value Location File Number
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC $195B London, United Kingdom 028-10904
JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd $17.9B Montreal, Quebec, Canada 028-06075
CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC $7.48B St. Louis, MO 028-13334
Vest Financial, LLC $5.18B Mclean, VA 028-20621
Energy Income Partners, LLC $4.66B Westport, CT 028-12170
CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC $2.91B Berywn, PA 028-16224
First Trust Capital Management L.P. $1.5B Chicago, IL 028-17430
SSI INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC $1.36B Los Angeles, CA 028-04720