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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 03-31-2023
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP
Address: 120 East Liberty Drive
Suite 400
Wheaton, IL  60187
Form 13F File Number: 028-06487
CRD Number (if applicable):
SEC File Number (if applicable):

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 form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Kelly Dehler
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 630-765-8388
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Kelly Dehler WheatonIL 05-15-2023
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
X 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Name Form 13F File No. CRD No. (if applicable) SEC File No. (if applicable) CIK
MACKAY SHIELDS LLC 028-00046 000107717   0000061227
SSI INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 028-04720 000104889   0000938487
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 028-10904     0001274173
Energy Income Partners, LLC 028-12170 000140799   0001388814
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 028-13120     0001418333
CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 028-13334 000146019   0001442056
CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC 028-16224 000170335   0001616525
First Trust Capital Management L.P. 028-17430 000317825   0001604488
CBOE Vest Financial, LLC 028-20621 000165976   0001709632
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 3
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 2,640
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 86,598,106,885
(round to nearest dollar)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Name Form 13F File No. CRD No. (if applicable) SEC File No. (if applicable) CIK
1 RiverFront Investment Group, LLC 028-13577 000146221   0001469751
2 Horizon Investments, LLC 028-15165 000109552   0001560717
3 STONEBRIDGE ADVISORS LLC 028-22691 000134017   0001367441