April 5, 2018
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Rule 17g-1 Fidelity Bond Filing Information with Respect to Joint Fidelity
Bond filing under Investment Company Act Rule 17g-1, Bond No 99516117B for
the following management investment companies:
FUND NAME FILE NO. SEC REGISTRATION NO.
Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/ 811-21496 333-112202
Utilities Dividend & Income Fund
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II 811-21539 333-113978, 333-115414, 333-184182
and 333-115878
First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund 811-21549 333-114131, 333-120853, 333-131771,
333-154254, 333-123460, 333-173334
and 333-217580
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund 811-21586 333-116023 and 333-118593
First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund 811-21636 333-119081
First Trust Mortgage Income Fund 811-21727 333-123262 and 333-170228
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund 811-21774 333-125751
First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II 811-21842 333-131194, 333-180240 and
333-132789
First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund 811-21905 333-134540
First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial 811-22039 333-141457, 333-200618, 333-143713
Opportunities Fund and 333-143268
First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX(R) Fund 811-22019 333-140895
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II 811-21944 333-143964
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund 811-22442 333-168186
First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX(R) Fund II 811-22519 333-171759
First Trust Series Fund 811-22452 333-168727
First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund 811-22528 333-172439 and 333-177037
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI 811-22717 333-182308
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV 811-22559 333-174332
First Trust Variable Insurance Trust 811-22652 333-178767
First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund 811-22738 333-183396, 333-185172
and 333-217581
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III 811-22245 333-176976
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund 811-22795 333-186412 and 333-188816
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund V 811-22709 333-181507
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII 811-22767 333-184918
First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund 811-22902 333-191808, 333-194835
and 333-212884
First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund 811-23072 333-205681 and 333-207118
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII 811-23147 333-210186
First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund 811-23199 333-214125
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Dear Sir or Madam:
Enclosed for filing, pursuant to Rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, please find a copy of the Joint Insured Fidelity Bond for
the period October 9, 2017 to October 9, 2018, for the First Trust complex of
funds referenced above. Please note that Rider 14 has been added to the Joint
Insured Fidelity Bond to include First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction &
Process ETF, a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI and First Trust
Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF, a series of First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund VI. Please note for the Commission's records, the
following:
(i) The Joint Insured Fidelity Bond;
(ii) a Certificate of Assistant Secretary containing the form of
resolutions of the Board of Trustees approving the amount, type, form and
coverage of the Fidelity Bond, the amount of the single insured bond which
the registrant would have provided had it not been named as an insured
under the Fidelity Bond, and a statement as to the period for which
premiums have been paid; and
(iii) a copy of the Blanket Bond Insurance Agreement.
Very truly yours,
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS L.P.
/s/ Kristi A. Maher
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Deputy General Counsel
Enclosures