FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

Q3 2014 13F Combination Report, Stock Holdings

Signature - Title
Kathleen W. Brown - Chief Compliance Officer
Location
Wheaton, IL
Holdings as of
30 Sep 2014
Value $
$25,424,011,000
Num holdings
2,217
Filing time
12 Nov 2014, 11:42:46 UTC
Form type
13F-HR
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). Top holdings included META, AMZN, GILD, INTC, and T.
Previous filing
Q2 2014 - 11 Aug 2014
Next filing
Q4 2014 - 13 Feb 2015
Sym Weight Trade Impact Company Class Share Change Activity Value Change $ Value $ * Price $ Shares Principal
Filing 2014 Q3 compared to 2014 Q2 by default. Changes are calculated vs the previous SEC filing.
* 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 12 Nov 2014

List of Other Managers Reporting for FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP:

Name Holdings Value Location File Number
MACKAY SHIELDS LLC $2,857,443,441 New York, NY 028-00046
CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS/PA $4,922,311,000 Berwyn, PA 028-06462
ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC/UK $29,978,783,000 Aberdeen, United Kingdom 028-04701
Brookfield Public Securities Group LLC New York, NY 028-13826
Energy Income Partners, LLC $5,521,226,254 Westport, CT 028-12170
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD $22,834,962,789 Sydney, Nsw 2000 028-13120
CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC $6,673,836,873 St. Louis, MO 028-13334