This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

Current firm class

asset managerderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Jun 17, 2002earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

24derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

17derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Jun 17, 2002

First registration

May 19, 2005

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

3232864

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:35ff6df3-1a85-664b-6563-c2fa4caec24f

First observed

May 19, 2005

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.