0001445546-12-000842.txt : 20120214 0001445546-12-000842.hdr.sgml : 20120214 20120214160034 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001445546-12-000842 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120214 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001125816 IRS NUMBER: 363788904 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-06487 FILM NUMBER: 12609468 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12O EAST LIBERTY DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: WHEATON STATE: IL ZIP: 60187 BUSINESS PHONE: 630-765-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12O EAST LIBERTY DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: WHEATON STATE: IL ZIP: 60187 13F-HR/A 1 cvrpg.txt FORM 13F-HR, 4TH QUARTER 2011 FILING, FIRST TRUST ADVISORS UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2011 Check here if Amendment [X]; Amendment Number: 2 This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [X] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: First Trust Advisors L.P. Address: 120 East Liberty Drive Wheaton, Illinois 60187 13F File Number: 028-06487 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this submission. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Kathleen W. Brown Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 630.517.7591 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Kathleen W. Brown __________________________________________________________________ Kathleen W. Brown Wheaton, Illinois February 14, 2012 Certain reportable securities were not listed in original filing. Report Type (Check only one.): [ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [X] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: 028-13120 Macquarie Group Limited 028-04701 Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 028-13334 Confluence Investment Management LLC 028-12170 Energy Income Partners, LLC 028-06462 Chartwell Investment Partners 028-14439 Aviance Capital Management, LLC 028-00046 MacKay Shields LLC 028-13826 Brookfield Investment Management Inc. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 130 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 418,614(000) ----------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: --
Voting Voting Voting Value Auth- Auth- Auth- Title X Sum Of Investment Other ority ority rity Name of Issuer of Class CUSIP 1000 Shares Discretion Managers Sole Shared None -------------- -------- --------- ------ ------ ---------- -------- ------ ------ ---- AAON INC COM PAR $0.004 000360206 408 19915 Sole None 19915 0 0 AAR CORP COM 000361105 541 28210 Sole None 28210 0 0 AFLAC INC COM 001055102 1276 29489 Sole None 29489 0 0 AGCO CORP COM 001084102 3074 71549 Sole None 71498 0 51 AGL RES INC COM 001204106 6144 145379 Sole None 145379 0 0 AVX CORP NEW COM 002444107 4590 359688 Sole None 359688 0 0 AZZ INC COM 002474104 709 15592 Sole None 15592 0 0 ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO COM CL A 002896207 6383 130687 Sole None 130687 0 0 ACADIA RLTY TR COM SH BEN INT 004239109 1136 56390 Sole None 56390 0 0 ACI WORLDWIDE INC COM 004498101 775 27055 Sole None 27055 0 0 ACME PACKET INC COM 004764106 1985 64227 Sole None 64227 0 0 ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 277 22682 Sole None 22682 0 0 ADVANCED ENERGY 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