FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

Q4 2014 13F Combination Report, Stock Holdings

Signature - Title
Kelly Dehler - Chief Compliance Officer
Location
Wheaton, IL
Holdings as of
December 31, 2014
Value $
$29.6B
Num holdings
2,244
Date filed
2/13/2015, 10:07 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
Q3 2014 - Nov 12, 2014
Next filing
Q1 2015 - May 4, 2015
Sym Weight Trade Impact Company Class Shares Change Activity Value Change $ Value $ * Price $ Shares Principal
Filing 2014 Q4 compared to 2014 Q3 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 2/13/2015

List of Other Managers Reporting for FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP:

Name Holdings Value Location File Number
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC $187B London, United Kingdom 028-10904
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD $87.2B Sydney, Nsw 2000, Australia 028-13120
JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd $16.5B 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 $4.49B Westport, CT 028-12170
MACKAY SHIELDS LLC $3.65B New York, NY 028-00046
CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC $2.91B Berywn, PA 028-16224
SSI INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC $1.3B Los Angeles, CA 028-04720
First Trust Capital Management L.P. $1.1B Chicago, IL 028-17430