Nicholas Kelly Polston

Employer firm

First Trust Advisors LP CRD 107027

$309B regulatory AUM

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (investment companies)
• Portfolio management (pooled vehicles)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Selection of other advisers
• Periodicals / newsletters

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 06/2025 → 06/2026
  Morgan Stanley
  Chicago, IL
• 05/2022 → 08/2022
  Countrywide Transportation Inc. (Midfitz Inc.)
  Hinsdale, IL
• 05/2023 → 08/2023
  Countrywide Transportation Inc. (Midfitz Inc.)
  Hinsdale, IL
• 06/2024 → 08/2024
  Countrywide Transportation Inc. (Midfitz Inc.)
  Hinsdale, IL
• 05/2021 → 07/2021
  Aa Rental Center
  Melrose Park, IL
• 08/2017 → 05/2018
  Fenwick High School
  Oak Park, IL
• 05/2018 → 08/2018
  Unemployed
  Riverside, IL
• 08/2018 → 05/2019
  Fenwick High School
  Oak Park, IL
• 05/2019 → 08/2019
  Unemployed
  Riverside, IL
• 08/2019 → 05/2020
  Fenwick High School
  Riverside, IL
• 05/2020 → 08/2020
  Unemployed
  Riverside, IL
• 08/2020 → 05/2021
  Fenwick High School
  Oak Park, IL
• 05/2016 → 08/2017
  Unemployed
  Riverside, IL
• 07/2021 → 05/2022
  University Of Illinois Urbana Champaign
  Champaign, IL
• 08/2022 → 05/2023
  University Of Illinois Urbana Champaign
  Champaign, IL
• 08/2023 → 05/2024
  University Of Illinois Urbana Champaign
  Champaign, IL
• 08/2024 → 05/2025
  University Of Illinois Urbana Champaign
  Champaign, IL
• 06/2026 → Present
  First Trust Portfolios L.P.
  Wheaton, IL
• 06/2026 → Present
  First Trust Advisors L.P.
  Wheaton, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2026-02-02 → 2026-06-29
  Morgan Stanley
  Chicago, IL

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2026-01-30
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2025-07-30

Other Names

• Nick Kelly Polston
• Nicholas K Polston