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FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

WHEATON, ILCRD #107027SEC #801-39950As of 2026-04-30

AUM Over Time

Discretionary
Non-Discretionary

At a Glance

Total AUM$309.24B
Discretionary$232.69B75% of AUM
Non-Discretionary$76.55B
Client Accounts6,316
Avg Account Size$49.0M
Employees542
Peak AUM$309.24BMar 2026
AUM CAGR+13.3% /yrover 25 yrs · 71 filings

AUM by Client Type

Total AUM

$309.2B

Firm Change Matrix

MetricLatest1Y3Y CAGR5Y CAGRTrend
Firm Scale
Total AUM$309.2B+20.6%+17.0%+12.3%
Discretionary AUM$232.7B+22.5%+18.8%+14.3%
Non-Disc. AUM$76.6B+15.2%+12.3%+7.3%
Total Accounts6k+25.5%+25.4%+13.6%
Avg Account Size$49M3.9%6.7%1.1%
Employees542+4.2%5.1%0.6%
AUM / Employee$571M+15.7%+23.3%+13.0%
Client AUM Segments
Wealth AUM$5.0B+79.5%+124.0%+55.4%
Institutional AUM$1.7B+65.0%+495.0%+127.9%
Fund / Pooled AUM$302.6B+19.8%+16.3%+11.9%
Client Count Segments
HNW Clients93421.0%8.4%7.8%
Institutional170+15.6%+270.5%+93.1%
Pooled / Fund2k+3.8%+1.7%+1.5%
Individuals3k+48.7%+922.6%—

Key Metrics

Total AUM$309.24B
Discretionary$232.69B
Employees542
Client Accounts6316

Contact & Location

Address

120 E. LIBERTY DRIVE
WHEATON IL 60187

Phone

630-765-8000

Filing History

71 ADV Part 1 submissions

Fee Structure

% of AUMPerformance Fees

Advisory Services

Portfolio Mgmt (Individuals)Portfolio Mgmt (Pooled)Portfolio Mgmt (Institutional)Pension ConsultingPublicationsSecurity Ratings
Growth

AUM Growth Rate (Annualized YoY %)

Firm Profile

Normalized 0–100 scores across six dimensions.

Discretionary vs Non-Discretionary

Discretionary

$232.7B

75.2% of AUM

Non-Discretionary

$76.6B

24.8% of AUM

Disc. mix ▲ 1.2pp vs 1 year ago

Discretionary
Non-Discretionary

Average Account Size

AUM per Employee

Non-US Client AUM

Headcount Over Time

Total Employees
Advisory Staff
Clients

Client Account Growth

Total Accounts
Discretionary
Non-Discretionary

Clients by Type (Latest)

Client Type Mix Over Time

High Net Worth
Individuals
Pooled Vehicles
Corporations
Risk & Structure

Regulatory Disclosures

✓ Clean RecordNo regulatory disclosures

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