First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announces the declaration of the regular monthly and quarterly distributions for 69 of 79 exchange-traded funds advised by FTA.

The following dates apply to today’s distribution declarations:

Expected Ex-Dividend Date: December 18, 2013
Record Date: December 20, 2013
Payable Date: December 31, 2013
Ordinary Short-
Income Term
Per Share Capital

Ticker

Exchange

Fund Name

Frequency

Amount

Gain

ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III

FPE NYSE Arca First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF Monthly $0.1193

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV

EMLP NYSE Arca First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund Quarterly $0.2082
HYLS NASDAQ First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF Monthly $0.2400
FTSL NASDAQ First Trust Senior Loan Fund Monthly $0.1550

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund V

FMF NYSE Arca First Trust Morningstar Managed Futures Strategy Fund Quarterly $1.2058

INDEX EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

FDM NYSE Arca First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap IndexSM Fund Quarterly $0.1051
FDL NYSE Arca First Trust Morningstar Dividend LeadersSM Index Fund Quarterly $0.1959
FPX NYSE Arca First Trust US IPO Index Fund Quarterly $0.0806
FTCS NASDAQ First Trust Capital Strength ETF Quarterly $0.1319
FVI NYSE Arca First Trust Value Line® Equity Allocation Index Fund Quarterly $0.0703
FVD NYSE Arca First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.1255
FRI NYSE Arca First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund Quarterly $0.1845
FIW NYSE Arca First Trust ISE Water Index Fund Quarterly $0.0382
FCG NYSE Arca First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund Quarterly $0.0015
FVL NYSE Arca First Trust Value Line® 100 Exchange-Traded Fund Quarterly $0.0299
QQEW NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted IndexSM Fund Quarterly $0.0831
QTEC NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector IndexSM Fund Quarterly $0.0836
QQXT NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector IndexSM Fund Quarterly $0.0475
QCLN NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund Quarterly $0.0103
QABA NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund Quarterly $0.1254
VIXH NYSE Arca First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund Quarterly $0.0847

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II

FDD NYSE Arca First Trust STOXX® European Select Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.0983
FFR NYSE Arca First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Markets Real Estate Index Fund Quarterly $0.4050
FGD NYSE Arca First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.2965
FAN NYSE Arca First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy Index Fund Quarterly $0.0190
FLM NYSE Arca First Trust ISE Global Engineering and Construction Index Fund Quarterly $0.1933
GRID NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Gird Infrastructure Index Fund Quarterly $0.0800
BICK NASDAQ First Trust BICK Index Fund Quarterly $0.0976
CU NASDAQ First Trust ISE Global Copper Index Fund Quarterly $0.0339
PLTM NASDAQ First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund Quarterly $0.1860
FONE NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund Quarterly $0.0543
CARZ NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund Quarterly $0.0650

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI

MDIV NASDAQ Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund Monthly $0.1853
TDIV NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.1500
YDIV NASDAQ International Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund Monthly $0.3167 $0.2278

First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX® Fund

FEX NYSE Arca First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1164
FNX NYSE Arca First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0868
FYX NYSE Arca First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0644
FTA NYSE Arca First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1834
FTC NYSE Arca First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0464
FAB NYSE Arca First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1454
FAD NYSE Arca First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0246
FXD NYSE Arca First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0451
FXG NYSE Arca First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1060
FXN NYSE Arca First Trust Energy AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0555
FXO NYSE Arca First Trust Financials AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0955
FXR NYSE Arca First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0607
FXZ NYSE Arca First Trust Materials AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0827
FXU NYSE Arca First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1710
FXL NYSE Arca First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0215
FNK NYSE Arca First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0740
FYC NYSE Arca First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0064
FYT NYSE Arca First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0647
FMK NYSE Arca First Trust Mega Cap AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0564

First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX® Fund II

FEM NYSE Arca First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0425
FBZ NYSE Arca First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0660
FCA NYSE Arca First Trust China AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0382
FDT NYSE Arca First Trust Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.3087
FEP NYSE Arca First Trust Europe AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0679
FJP NYSE Arca First Trust Japan AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1008
FLN NYSE Arca First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0173
FPA NYSE Arca First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1766
FKO NYSE Arca First Trust South Korea AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0933
FCAN NYSE Arca First Trust Canada AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.2461
FAUS NYSE Arca First Trust Australia AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1151
FKU NYSE Arca First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.2155
FHK NYSE Arca First Trust Hong Kong AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1099
FDTS NYSE Arca First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.2125
FEMS NYSE Arca First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1477

First Trust Advisors L.P., the Funds’ investment advisor, along with its affiliate, First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held companies which provide a variety of investment services, including asset management and financial advisory services, with collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $82 billion as of November 30, 2013, through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.

You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a Fund before investing. Prospectuses for the Funds contain this and other important information and are available free of charge by calling toll-free at 1-800-621-1675 or visiting www.ftportfolios.com. A prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Past performance is no assurance of future results. Principal Risk Factors: A Fund’s shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in a Fund. An investment in a Fund involves risk similar to those of investing in any fund of equity securities traded on exchanges. The risks of investing in each Fund are spelled out in its prospectus, shareholder report, and other regulatory filings.

You should anticipate that the value of an Index Fund’s shares will decline, more or less, in correlation with any decline in the value of the index. An Index Fund’s return may not match the return of the index. Unlike a Fund, the indices do not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore do not incur the expenses incurred by a Fund.

An actively managed ETF is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed portfolio. In managing such a Fund’s investment portfolio, the portfolio managers will apply investment techniques and risk analyses that may not have the desired result. There can be no guarantee that a Fund will meet its investment objective.

Investors buying or selling Fund shares on the secondary market may incur brokerage commissions. Investors who sell Fund shares may receive less than the share’s net asset value. Unlike shares of open-end mutual funds, investors are generally not able to purchase Fund shares directly from the Fund and individual shares are not redeemable. However, specified large blocks of shares called “creation units” can be purchased from, or redeemed to, the Fund.

Contacts:

First Trust Advisors L.P.
Press Inquiries: Jane Doyle, 630-765-8775
Broker Inquiries: Sales Team, 866-848-9727
Analyst Inquiries: Stan Ueland, 630-517-7633

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