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

First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announces the declaration of the regular quarterly and semi-annual distributions for 53 of 60 exchange-traded funds advised by FTA.

The following dates apply to today’s distribution declarations:

Expected Ex-Dividend Date December 21, 2011
Record Date December 23, 2011
Payable Date December 30, 2011
Per
Share

Ticker

Exchange

Fund Name

Frequency

Amount

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

FDM NYSE Arca First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap IndexSM Fund Semi-Annually $0.1065
FDL NYSE Arca First Trust Morningstar Dividend LeadersSM Index Fund Quarterly $0.1433
FPX NYSE Arca First Trust US IPO Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.1861
FDN NYSE Arca First Trust Dow Jones Internet IndexSM Fund Semi-Annually $0.0111
FDV NYSE Arca First Trust Strategic Value Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.2802
FVI NYSE Arca First Trust Value Line® Equity Allocation Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.1326
FVD NYSE Arca First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.1284
FRI NYSE Arca First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.1456
FIW NYSE Arca First Trust ISE Water Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.0637
FCG NYSE Arca First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.0255
FNI NYSE Arca First Trust ISE Chindia Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.1999
FVL NYSE Arca First Trust Value Line® 100 Exchange-Traded Fund Semi-Annually $0.0655
QQEW NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted IndexSM Fund Semi-Annually $0.0530
QQXT NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector IndexSM Fund Semi-Annually $0.0405
QABA NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.1974

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II

FDD NYSE Arca First Trust STOXX® European Select Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.0676
FFR NYSE Arca First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Markets Real Estate Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.4455
FGD NYSE Arca First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.2642
FLM NYSE Arca First Trust ISE Global Engineering and Construction Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.1828
GRID NASDAQ

First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0820
BICK NASDAQ First Trust BICK Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.1565
CU NASDAQ First Trust ISE Global Copper Index Fund Semi-Annually $1.0717
PLTM NASDAQ First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.2398
FONE NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.1078
CARZ NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.0238
SKYY NASDAQ First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund Semi-Annually $0.0136 (1)

First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX® Fund

FEX NYSE Arca First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.1799
FNX NYSE Arca First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.1092
FYX NYSE Arca First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.0444
FTA NYSE Arca First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.2232
FTC NYSE Arca First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.1216
FAB NYSE Arca First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.1896
FAD NYSE Arca First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.0725
FXD NYSE Arca First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.0930
FXG NYSE Arca First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.1238
FXN NYSE Arca First Trust Energy AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.0668
FXO NYSE Arca First Trust Financials AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.1190
FXR NYSE Arca First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.0623
FXU NYSE Arca First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.1545
FNY NYSE Arca First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.0040
FNK NYSE Arca First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.0705
FYC NYSE Arca First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.0009
FYT NYSE Arca First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.0441
FMK NYSE Arca First Trust Mega Cap AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.0856
(1) Represents a short-term capital gain distribution.
Per
Share

Ticker

Exchange

Fund Name

Frequency

Amount

First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX® Fund II

FEM NYSE Arca First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.1513
FBZ NYSE Arca First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.2872
FCA NYSE Arca First Trust China AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.0656
FDT NYSE Arca First Trust Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.1766
FEP NYSE Arca First Trust Europe AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.0156
FJP NYSE Arca First Trust Japan AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.2310
FLN NYSE Arca First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.5854
FPA NYSE Arca First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.3139
FKO NYSE Arca First Trust South Korea AlphaDEX® Fund Semi-Annually $0.5736

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, financial advisory services, and competitive municipal underwritings, with collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $46 billion as of November 30, 2011 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. A Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an index. You should anticipate that the value of a Fund’s shares will decline, more or less, in correlation with any decline in the value of the index. A Fund’s return may not match the return of the index. Unlike the Fund, the indices do not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore do not incur the expenses incurred by the Fund. A Fund may invest in small capitalization and mid capitalization companies. Such companies may experience greater price volatility than larger, more established companies. The risks of investing in each Fund are spelled out in its prospectus, shareholder report, and other regulatory filings.

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
Analyst Inquiries: Eric Anderson, 630-517-7676
Broker Inquiries: Ryan Issakainen, 630-765-8689

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