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  "crd_number": 169173,
  "slug": "first-trust-global-portfolios-ltd-london-169173",
  "primary_business_name": "FIRST TRUST GLOBAL PORTFOLIOS LTD.",
  "legal_name": "FIRST TRUST GLOBAL PORTFOLIOS LIMITED",
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  "state": null,
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  "registration_type": "sec",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 2,
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  "websites": [
    "https://ftglobalportfolios.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/first-trust-global-portfolios"
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/169173",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.C(2)",
      "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.E(2)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "LONDON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-trust-global-portfolios-ltd-london-169173",
  "display_name": "First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd.",
  "summary": "First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 2014, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. (CRD 169173): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)",
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. located?",
      "a": "First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd.'s principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 169173."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. manage?",
      "a": "First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. reports $338,803,966 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd.: Regulatory assets under management: $326,484,649 in the October 2021 data and $338,803,966 in the October 2026 data, up 4%. Total employees: 35 in October 2021 and 34 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2); investment companies (1)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. use?",
      "a": "First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Caceis Bank as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation) and 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/169173"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd.'s recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 6. Regulatory assets under management went from $211,161,520 to $338,803,966 (+60%). Added an office in Dublin."
    }
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2022-03-31"
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      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2023-09-26"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2024-03-27"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-03-28"
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    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
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  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
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      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 6.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $211,161,520 to $338,803,966 (+60%).",
        "Added an office in Dublin."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 2 yes answers, previously 1 (now yes: 11.C(2)).",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    }
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      "name": "Caceis Bank",
      "name_as_filed": "CACEIS BANK",
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  "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.",
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  "clients": [
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
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    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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