April 5, 2017
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 99516111B 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 and 333-115414
First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund 811-21549 333-114131, 333-120853, 333-131771,
333-154254, 333-123460 and 333-173334
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund 811-21586 333-116023
First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund 811-21636 333-119081
First Trust Mortgage Income Fund 811-21727 333-123262
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund 811-21774 333-125751
First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II 811-21842 333-131194
First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund 811-21905 333-134540
First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial 811-22039 333-141457
Opportunities Fund
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
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III 811-22245 333-176976
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund 811-22795 333-186412
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
First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund 811-23072 333-205681
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, 2016 to October 9, 2017, for the First Trust complex of
funds referenced above. Please note that Rider 13 has been added to the Joint
Insured Fidelity Bond to increase the Limit of Liability to $32,000,000 from
$30,000,000. Rider 14 has been added to the Joint Insured Fidelity Bond to
include First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF, a series of First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund VIII. Rider 15 has been added to the new names of the
following funds: First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund changed to First
Trust Natural Gas ETF, First Trust ISE Chindia Index Fund changed to First Trust
Chindia ETF, First Trust ISE Water Index Fund changed to First Trust Water ETF,
First Trust US IPO Index Fund changed to First Trust US Equity Opportunities
ETF, First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund changed to First Trust Cloud
Computing ETF, First Trust ISE Global Engineering and Construction ETF changed
to First Trust Global Engineering and Construction ETF, First Trust ISE Global
Wind Energy Index Fund changed to First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF and First
Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF changed to First Trust Rising
Dividend Achievers ETF. 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