Full text of FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS L.P.'s X-17A-5 filed 2026-02-23 (period 2025-12-31). Broker-dealer annual report from SEC EDGAR — readable, searchable, and available as markdown for AI agents.
{0}------------------------------------------------ # First Trust Portfolios L.P. (SEC I.D. No. 8-43843) Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2025, and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm # **PUBLIC** Filed pursuant to Rule 17a-5(e)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a **PUBLIC DOCUMENT**. {1}------------------------------------------------ #### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0123 Expires: Nov. 30, 2026 Estimated average burden hours per response: 12 # ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART III | 8-43843 | | | | | |-----------------|--|--|--|--| | SEC FILE NUMBER | | | | | | | | | | | | | FACING PAGE | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|-----------------|--------------------------------------------| | Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | | | | | | AND ENDING 12/31/25<br>FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING 01/01/25<br>MM/DD/YY | | | | MM/DD/YY | | | A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | NAME OF FIRM: First Trust Portfolios L.P. | | | | | | TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes):<br>Broker-dealer<br>Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer | _ Security-based swap dealer __ Major security-based swap participant | | | | | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) | | | | | | 120 E. Liberty Drive, Suite 400 | | | | | | | (No. and Street) | | | | | Wheaton | | | 60187 | | | (City) | (State) | | (Zip Code) | | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | | | James M. Dykas | (630) 517-7665 | | | jdykas@ftadvisors.com | | (Name) | (Area Code - Telephone Number) | | (Email Address) | | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing * | | | | | | Deloitte & Touche LLP | | | | | | | (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | | | 111 S. Wacker Drive | Chicago | | = | | | (Address) | (City) | | (State) | (Zip Code) | | 10/20/2003 | | 34 | | | | (Date of Registration with PCAOB)(if applicable) | | | | (PCAOB Registration Number, if applicable) | | * Claims for overnment that the annual roporte be covered by the reports of an indopendent public | FOR OFFICIAL USE ONL…Read the full text as markdown