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First Trust Advisors LP

RIA Wheaton, IL CRD 107027 Last verified October 2026

Overview

First Trust Advisors LP is an SEC registered investment adviser based in Wheaton, IL, registered since 1991. It reports $309B in assets under management across 6,316 accounts, with 542 employees. It has 608 investment adviser representatives.

Reported AUM
$309B
Discretionary
75%
Accounts
6,316
Average account
$49M
Employees
542
Advisory reps
608
Registered since
1991
Jurisdictions
51

As reported in the firm's April 2026 filing.

Contact

1 phone number on file

Practice

Services
  • Individuals or Small Business
  • Management for Investment Companies
  • Periodicals or Newsletters
  • Portfolio Management for Businesses or Institutional Clients
  • Selection of Other Advisors
Client types
  • Charities and Non-Profits
  • Corporations/Businesses
  • High Net Worth Individuals
  • Individuals
  • Investment Companies
  • Pooled Investment Vehicles
Fee structure
Other Fees, Percentage of Assets and Performance-Based Fees. Sponsors a wrap fee program.

Executive officers 3 of 8

5 more executive officers, with direct contact details

Advisory reps 3 of 608

605 more advisory reps, with emails, phones and branch locations

Location

Headquarters
120 E Liberty Dr Ste 400
Wheaton, IL 60187
County
DuPage
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Region
Midwest

Registrations

  • SEC registered
  • Registered in 51 jurisdictions
  • Website: ftsma.com

Every state, with registration dates

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