First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of
distributions for 128 exchange-traded funds (each a “Fund,”
collectively, the “Funds”) advised by FTA.
The following dates apply to today's distribution
declarations:
Expected Ex-Dividend Date:
December 18, 2018 Record Date: December 19, 2018 Payable
Date: December 31, 2018
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ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III FCAL Nasdaq First Trust
California Municipal High Income ETF Monthly $0.1250 FEMB Nasdaq
First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF Monthly
$0.1500 FMB Nasdaq First Trust Managed Municipal ETF Monthly
$0.1175 FMHI Nasdaq First Trust Municipal High Income ETF Monthly
$0.1500 FPE NYSE Arca First Trust Preferred Securities and Income
ETF Monthly $0.1064 FPEI NYSE Arca First Trust Institutional
Preferred Securities and Income ETF Monthly $0.1046 FSMB NYSE Arca
First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF Monthly $0.0388
FTLS NYSE Arca First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF Quarterly $0.1161
FUMB NYSE Arca First Trust Ultra Short Duration Municipal ETF
Monthly $0.0310 HDMV NYSE Arca First Trust Horizon Managed
Volatility Developed International ETF Quarterly $0.1313 HUSV NYSE
Arca First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETF Quarterly
$0.1367 RFAP Nasdaq First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Asia Pacific ETF
Quarterly $0.4446 RFDI Nasdaq First Trust RiverFront Dynamic
Developed International ETF Quarterly $0.2390 RFEM Nasdaq First
Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF Quarterly $0.2852
RFEU Nasdaq First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Europe ETF Quarterly
$0.0776
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV EMLP NYSE Arca First
Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund Quarterly $0.2910
FCVT Nasdaq First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF
Monthly $0.0516 FDIV Nasdaq First Trust Strategic Income ETF
Monthly $0.1900 FTSL Nasdaq First Trust Senior Loan Fund Monthly
$0.1850 FTSM Nasdaq First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF Monthly
$0.1240 HYLS Nasdaq First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF Monthly
$0.2200 LMBS Nasdaq First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF
Monthly $0.0684 $0.0491 PRME NYSE Arca First Trust Heitman Global
Prime Real Estate ETF Quarterly $0.2133
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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund V FMF NYSE Arca First Trust
Morningstar Managed Futures Strategy Fund Quarterly $0.6876
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI FTHI Nasdaq First Trust
BuyWrite Income ETF Monthly $0.0800 FTLB Nasdaq First Trust Hedged
BuyWrite Income ETF Monthly $0.0550
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII FAAR Nasdaq First Trust
Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF Quarterly $0.1407 FTGC
Nasdaq First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
Quarterly $0.1344
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII ERM NYSE Arca
EquityCompass Risk Manager ETF Quarterly $0.1933 $0.0032 FIXD
Nasdaq First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF Monthly
$0.1250 TERM NYSE Arca EquityCompass Tactical Risk Manager ETF
Quarterly $0.1228 UCON NYSE Arca First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus
Bond ETF Monthly $0.0457 $0.0164 $0.0218
INDEX EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund DWPP Nasdaq First Trust
Dorsey Wright People's Portfolio ETF Quarterly $0.1279 EDOW NYSE
Arca First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETF Quarterly $0.0877 FCG NYSE
Arca First Trust Natural Gas ETF Quarterly $0.0218 FCTR Cboe BZX
First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF Quarterly $0.0927 FDL
NYSE Arca First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund
Quarterly $0.3522 FDM NYSE Arca First Trust Dow Jones Select
MicroCap Index Fund Quarterly $0.2349 FIW NYSE Arca First Trust
Water ETF Quarterly $0.1066 FNI NYSE Arca First Trust Chindia ETF
Quarterly $0.1564 FPX NYSE Arca First Trust US Equity Opportunities
ETF Quarterly $0.1558 FRI NYSE Arca First Trust S&P REIT Index
Fund Quarterly $0.3015 FTCS Nasdaq First Trust Capital Strength ETF
Quarterly $0.2294 FVD NYSE Arca First Trust Value Line
®
Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.2351 FVL NYSE Arca First Trust
Value Line
® 100 Exchange-Traded Fund Quarterly $0.0483 QABA
Nasdaq First Trust NASDAQ
® ABA Community Bank Index Fund
Quarterly $0.3523 QCLN Nasdaq First Trust NASDAQ
® Clean
Edge
® Green Energy Index Fund Quarterly $0.0831 QQEW Nasdaq
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund Quarterly $0.1232
QQXT Nasdaq First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
Quarterly $0.0837 QTEC Nasdaq First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology
Sector Index Fund Quarterly $0.1998 TUSA Nasdaq First Trust Total
US Market AlphaDEX
® ETF Quarterly $0.1179
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II BICK Nasdaq First Trust
BICK Index Fund Quarterly $0.2030 CARZ Nasdaq First Trust NASDAQ
Global Auto Index Fund Quarterly $0.2435 CIBR Nasdaq First Trust
Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF Quarterly $0.0394 FAN NYSE Arca First
Trust Global Wind Energy ETF Quarterly $0.0572
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FDD NYSE Arca First Trust STOXX
® European Select
Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.0549 FFR NYSE Arca First Trust
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Markets Real Estate Index Fund Quarterly
$0.6410 FGD NYSE Arca First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend
Index Fund Quarterly $0.4144 FLM NYSE Arca First Trust Global
Engineering and Construction ETF Quarterly $0.1216 FONE Nasdaq
First Trust Nasdaq Smartphone Index Fund Quarterly $0.0578 FPXI
Nasdaq First Trust International IPO ETF Quarterly $0.1011 FTAG
Nasdaq First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF Quarterly $0.1699
FTRI Nasdaq First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF
Quarterly $0.1325 GRID Nasdaq First Trust NASDAQ
® Clean
Edge
® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund Quarterly $0.0075
SKYY Nasdaq First Trust Cloud Computing ETF Quarterly $0.0436
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI AIRR Nasdaq First Trust
RBA American Industrial Renaissance
® ETF Quarterly $0.0474
DDIV Nasdaq First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF
Quarterly $0.2449 DVLU Nasdaq First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum
& Value ETF Quarterly $0.0870 DVOL Nasdaq First Trust Dorsey
Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF Quarterly $0.0697 FID
Nasdaq First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF
Quarterly $0.2230 FTXD Nasdaq First Trust Nasdaq Retail ETF
Quarterly $0.0695 FTXG Nasdaq First Trust Nasdaq Food &
Beverage ETF Quarterly $0.0974 FTXH Nasdaq First Trust Nasdaq
Pharmaceuticals ETF Quarterly $0.0367 FTXL Nasdaq First Trust
Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Quarterly $0.0513 FTXN Nasdaq First Trust
Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF Quarterly $0.1426 FTXO Nasdaq First Trust
Nasdaq Bank ETF Quarterly $0.4775 FTXR Nasdaq First Trust Nasdaq
Transportation ETF Quarterly $0.1118 FV Nasdaq First Trust Dorsey
Wright Focus 5 ETF Quarterly $0.0008 FVC Nasdaq First Trust Dorsey
Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF Quarterly $0.0038 IFV Nasdaq First Trust
Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Quarterly $0.0826 LEGR
Nasdaq First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF
Quarterly $0.1011 MDIV Nasdaq Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index
Fund Monthly $0.0971 RDVY Nasdaq First Trust Rising Dividend
Achievers ETF Quarterly $0.1617 RNDM Nasdaq Developed International
Equity Select ETF Quarterly $0.2408 RNDV Nasdaq US Equity Dividend
Select ETF Quarterly $0.2193 RNEM Nasdaq Emerging Markets Equity
Select ETF Quarterly $0.1231 RNLC Nasdaq Large Cap US Equity Select
ETF Quarterly $0.1286 RNMC Nasdaq Mid Cap US Equity Select ETF
Quarterly $0.1181 RNSC Nasdaq Small Cap US Equity Select ETF
Quarterly $0.1548 ROBT Nasdaq First Trust Nasdaq Artificial
Intelligence and Robotics ETF Quarterly $0.0053 SDVY Nasdaq First
Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Quarterly $0.1023
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TDIV Nasdaq First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund
Quarterly $0.3120
First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX® Fund FAB
Nasdaq First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly
$0.3536 FAD Nasdaq First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX
®
Fund Quarterly $0.0653 FEX Nasdaq First Trust Large Cap Core
AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.2560 FMK Nasdaq First Trust Mega
Cap AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.1211 FNK Nasdaq First Trust
Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.2165 FNX Nasdaq
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.2641
FNY Nasdaq First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX
® Fund
Quarterly $0.0207 FTA Nasdaq First Trust Large Cap Value
AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.3612 FTC Nasdaq First Trust
Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.0697 FXD NYSE
Arca First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX
® Fund
Quarterly $0.1401 FXG NYSE Arca First Trust Consumer Staples
AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.1584 FXL NYSE Arca First Trust
Technology AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.0688 FXN NYSE Arca
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.0658 FXO NYSE
Arca First Trust Financials AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.2989
FXR NYSE Arca First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables
AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.1938 FXU NYSE Arca First Trust
Utilities AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.2326 FXZ NYSE Arca
First Trust Materials AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.1736 FYC
Nasdaq First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly
$0.0127 FYT Nasdaq First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX
®
Fund Quarterly $0.2220 FYX Nasdaq First Trust Small Cap Core
AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.2367
First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX® Fund II
FAUS NYSE Arca First Trust Australia AlphaDEX
® Fund
Quarterly $0.1111 FBZ Nasdaq First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX
®
Fund Quarterly $0.1837 $0.0583 FCA Nasdaq First Trust China
AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.1017 FCAN Nasdaq First Trust
Canada AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.1011 FDT Nasdaq First
Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly
$0.2544 FDTS Nasdaq First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap
AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.2175 FEM Nasdaq First Trust
Emerging Markets AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.0684 FEMS
Nasdaq First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX
® Fund
Quarterly $0.4149 FEP Nasdaq First Trust Europe AlphaDEX
®
Fund Quarterly $0.0416 FEUZ Nasdaq First Trust Eurozone
AlphaDEX
® ETF Quarterly $0.0262 FHK Nasdaq First Trust Hong
Kong AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.3135 FJP Nasdaq First Trust
Japan AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.3384 FKO Nasdaq First
Trust South Korea AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.3541 FKU
Nasdaq First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly
$0.2687 FLN Nasdaq First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX
® Fund
Quarterly $0.2000 FPA Nasdaq First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan
AlphaDEX
® Fund Quarterly $0.1885
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the Funds' investment advisor. FTA and its affiliate First Trust
Portfolios L.P. ("FTP"), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are
privately-held companies that provide a variety of investment
services. FTA has collective assets under management or supervision
of approximately $124 billion as of November 30, 2018 through unit
investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual
funds and separate managed accounts. FTA is the supervisor of the
First Trust unit investment trusts, while FTP is the sponsor. FTP
is also a distributor of mutual fund shares and exchange-traded
fund creation units. FTA and FTP are based in Wheaton,
Illinois.
You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges
and expenses of a Fund before investing. Prospectuses for the Funds
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carefully before investing.
Past performance is no assurance of future results. Investment
return and market value of an investment in a Fund will fluctuate.
Shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original
cost.
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 is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental
agency. There can be no assurance that a Fund's investment
objectives will be achieved. An investment in a Fund involves risks
similar to those of investing in any portfolio 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.
An Index ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally
to the price and yield of an index. 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.
Investors buying or selling Fund shares on the secondary market
may incur customary brokerage commissions. Investors who sell Fund
shares may receive less than the share's net asset value. Shares
may be sold throughout the day on the exchange through any
brokerage account. However, unlike mutual funds, shares may only be
redeemed directly from a Fund by authorized participants, in very
large creation/redemption units. If a Fund's authorized
participants are unable to proceed with creation/redemption orders
and no other authorized participant is able to step forward to
create or redeem, Fund shares may trade at a discount to a Fund's
net asset value and possibly face delisting.
One of the principal risks of investing in a Fund is market
risk. Market risk is the risk that a particular security owned by a
Fund, Fund shares or securities in general may fall in value.
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, management teams,
advisor or sub-advisor, will apply investment techniques and risk
analyses that may not have the desired result.
A Fund that is concentrated in securities of companies in a
certain sector or industry involves additional risks, including
limited diversification. An investment in a Fund concentrated in a
single country or region may be subject to greater risks of adverse
events and may experience greater volatility than a Fund that is
more broadly diversified geographically.
Certain Funds may invest in small-capitalization and
mid-capitalization companies. Such companies may experience greater
price volatility than larger, more established companies.
There is no guarantee that the issuers of the securities in any
Fund will declare dividends in the future or that, if declared,
they will either remain at current levels or increase over
time.
An investment in a Fund containing securities of non-U.S.
issuers is subject to additional risks, including currency
fluctuations, political risks, withholding, the lack of adequate
financial information, and exchange control restrictions impacting
non-U.S. issuers. These risks may be heightened for securities of
companies located in, or with significant operations in, emerging
market countries. A Fund may invest in depositary receipts which
may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary
trading market.
Investments in sovereign bonds involve special risks because the
governmental authority that controls the repayment of the debt may
be unwilling or unable to repay the principal and/or interest when
due. In times of economic uncertainty, the prices of these
securities may be more volatile than those of corporate debt
obligations or of other government debt obligations.
A Fund that invests in the European region is subject to certain
risks because member states in the European Union no longer control
their own monetary policies, money supply and official interest
rates for the Euro. Rather, such control is exercised by the
European Central Bank.
Certain securities held by certain of the Funds are subject to
credit risk, call risk, income risk, inflation risk, interest rate
risk, prepayment risk, and zero coupon risk. Credit risk is the
risk that an issuer of a security will be unable or unwilling to
make dividend, interest and/or principal payments when due and that
the value of a security may decline as a result. Credit risk is
heightened for floating-rate loans and high-yield securities. Call
risk is the risk that if an issuer calls higher-yielding debt
instruments held by a Fund, performance could be adversely
impacted. Income risk is the risk that income from a Fund's
fixed-income investments could decline during periods of falling
interest rates. Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets
or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation
decreases the value of money. Interest rate risk is the risk that
the value of the fixed-income securities in a Fund will decline
because of rising market interest rates. Prepayment risk is the
risk that during periods of falling interest rates, an issuer may
exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation earlier than
expected. This may result in a decline in a Fund's income. Zero
coupon risk is the risk that zero coupon bonds may be highly
volatile as interest rates rise or fall.
Senior floating-rate loans are usually rated below investment
grade but may also be unrated. As a result, the risks associated
with these loans are similar to the risks of high-yield fixed
income instruments. High-yield securities, or "junk" bonds, are
subject to greater market fluctuations and risk of loss than
securities with higher ratings, and therefore, may be highly
speculative. These securities are issued by companies that may have
limited operating history, narrowly focused operations, and/or
other impediments to the timely payment of periodic interest and
principal at maturity. The market for high-yield securities is
smaller and less liquid than that for investment grade
securities.
Income from municipal bonds held by a Fund could be declared
taxable because of, among other things, unfavorable changes in tax
laws, adverse interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service or
state tax authorities, or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer.
Income from municipal bonds held by a Fund may be subject to the
federal alternative minimum income tax.
Convertible securities have characteristics of both equity and
debt securities and, as a result, are exposed to certain additional
risks. The values of certain synthetic convertible securities will
respond differently to market fluctuations than a traditional
convertible security because such synthetic convertibles are
composed of two or more separate securities or instruments, each
with its own market value. A Fund is subject to the credit risk
associated with the counterparty creating the synthetic convertible
instrument. Synthetic convertible securities may also be subject to
the risks associated with derivatives.
Exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”) are senior, unsecured,
unsubordinated debt securities whose returns are linked to the
performance of a particular market benchmark or strategy minus
applicable fees. The value of an ETN may be influenced by various
factors.
Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and real estate
operating companies (“REOCs”) are subject to certain risks,
including changes in the real estate market, vacancy rates and
competition, volatile interest rates and economic recession.
Master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) are subject to certain
risks, including price and supply fluctuations caused by
international politics, energy conservation, taxes, price controls,
and other regulatory policies of various governments. In addition,
there is the risk that an MLP could be taxed as a corporation,
resulting in decreased returns from such MLP.
Blockchain technology is an entirely new and relatively untested
technology and may never be implemented to a scale that provides
identifiable economic benefit to the companies included in a
blockchain index. Blockchain systems could be vulnerable to fraud.
There is little regulation of blockchain technology and because
blockchain technology systems may operate across many national
boundaries and regulatory jurisdictions, it is possible that it may
be subject to widespread and inconsistent regulation. The values of
the companies included in a blockchain index may not be a
reflection of their connection to blockchain technology, but may be
based on other business operations. Currently, blockchain
technology is primarily used for the recording of transactions in
digital currency, which are extremely speculative, unregulated and
volatile. Because digital assets registered in a blockchain do not
have a standardized exchange, like a stock market, there is less
liquidity for such assets and greater possibility of fraud or
manipulation.
A Fund may invest in robotics and artificial intelligence
companies, which may have limited product lines, markets, financial
resources or personnel and are subject to the risks of changes in
business cycles, world economic growth, technological progress, and
government regulation. These companies are also heavily dependent
on intellectual property rights, and challenges to or
misappropriation of such rights could have a material adverse
effect on such companies. Securities of robotics and artificial
intelligence companies tend to be more volatile than securities of
companies that rely less heavily on technology. Robotics and
artificial intelligence companies typically engage in significant
amounts of spending on research and development, and rapid changes
to the field could have a material adverse effect on a company's
operating results.
The use of futures, options, and other derivatives can lead to
losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the
underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain
features of the derivatives. These risks are heightened when a
Fund's portfolio managers use derivatives to enhance a Fund's
return or as a substitute for a position or security, rather than
solely to hedge (or offset) the risk of a position or security held
by a Fund.
The stocks of companies that have recently conducted an initial
public offering have exhibited above-average price appreciation in
connection with the initial public offering prior to inclusion in a
Fund, which may not continue, and these investments may be subject
to additional risks, price volatility and speculative trading.
A Fund may effect a portion of creations and redemptions for
cash, rather than in-kind securities. As a result, an investment in
a Fund may be less tax-efficient than an investment in an
exchange-traded fund that effects its creations and redemptions for
in-kind securities.
Commodity futures contracts traded on non-U.S. exchanges or with
non-U.S. counterparties present risks because they may not be
subject to the same degree of regulation as their U.S.
counterparts.
A Fund's investment in repurchase agreements may be subject to
market and credit risk with respect to the collateral securing the
repurchase agreements.
Alternative investments may employ complex strategies, have
unique investment and risk characteristics and may not be suitable
for all investors.
Certain Funds may invest in other investment companies,
including closed-end funds (“CEFs”), ETFs and affiliated ETFs,
which involves additional expenses that would not be present in a
direct investment in the underlying funds. In addition, a Fund's
investment performance and risks may be related to the investment
and performance of the underlying funds.
A Fund may invest in U.S. government obligations. U.S. Treasury
obligations are backed by the "full faith and credit" of the U.S.
government. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and
U.S. government sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
Short selling creates special risks which could result in
increased volatility of returns. In times of unusual or adverse
market, economic, regulatory or political conditions, a Fund may
not be able, fully or partially, to implement its short selling
strategy.
Certain Funds may invest in distressed securities, and many
distressed securities are illiquid or trade in low volumes and thus
may be more difficult to value. Illiquid securities involve the
risk that the securities will not be able to be sold at the time
desired by the Fund or at prices approximately the value at which
the Fund is carrying the securities on its books.
Because the shares of CEFs cannot be redeemed upon demand,
shares of many CEFs will trade on exchanges at market prices rather
than net asset value, which may cause the shares to trade at a
price greater than the net asset value (“NAV”) (premium) or less
than NAV (discount). There can be no assurance that the market
discount on shares of any CEF purchased by a Fund will ever
decrease or that when a Fund seeks to sell shares of a CEF, it can
receive the NAV for those shares. A Fund may also be exposed to
higher volatility in the market due to indirect use of leverage
through its investment in CEFs. CEFs may issue senior securities in
an attempt to enhance returns.
Information technology companies and cybersecurity companies are
generally subject to the risks of rapidly changing technologies,
short product life cycles, fierce competition, aggressive pricing
and reduced profit margins, loss of patent, copyright and trademark
protections, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards
and frequent new product introductions. Cybersecurity companies may
also be smaller and less experienced companies, with limited
product lines, markets, qualified personnel or financial
resources.
Certain Funds have fewer assets than larger, more established
funds, and like other relatively new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact such Funds' market exposure for limited periods
of time.
"AlphaDEX®" is a registered trademark of First Trust Portfolios
L.P. First Trust Portfolios L.P. has obtained a patent for the
AlphaDEX® stock selection methodology from the United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
Nasdaq®, NASDAQ-100®, NASDAQ-100 Index®, NASDAQ-100 Technology
Sector IndexSM, NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector IndexSM, NASDAQ-100 Equal
Weighted IndexSM, NASDAQ OMX Global Auto IndexSM and Nasdaq CTA
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics IndexSM, are trademarks of
Nasdaq, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the
"Corporations") and are licensed for use by FTA. The Funds have not
been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or
suitability. The Funds are not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted
by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND
BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNDS.
Nasdaq® and Clean Edge® are the registered trademarks (the
"Marks") of Nasdaq, Inc. ("Nasdaq") and Clean Edge, Inc. ("Clean
Edge") respectively. Nasdaq and Clean Edge are, collectively with
their affiliates, the "Corporations". The Marks are licensed for
use by FTA. The Funds have not been passed on by the Corporations
as to its legality or suitability. The Funds are not issued,
endorsed, sold or promoted by the Corporations. The Funds should
not be construed in any way as investment advice by the
Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO
LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNDS.
Nasdaq® and NASDAQ OMX® ABA Community Bank IndexSM are
trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. and American Bankers Association,
(Nasdaq and ABA, collectively with their affiliates, are referred
to as the "Corporations") and are licensed for use by FTA. The
Funds have not been passed on by the Corporations as to its
legality or suitability. The Funds are not issued, endorsed, sold,
or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO
WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND.
Nasdaq®, Consumer Technology Association, Nasdaq CTA
Cybersecurity IndexSM and Nasdaq CTA Smartphone IndexSM are
trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. and Consumer Technology Association,
(which with its affiliates is referred to as the "Corporations")
and are licensed for use by FTA. The Funds have not been passed on
by the Corporations as to its legality or suitability. The Funds
are not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted by the Corporations.
THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH
RESPECT TO THE FUNDS.
Nasdaq®, NASDAQ Technology Dividend IndexSM, NASDAQ US
Multi-Asset Diversified Income IndexSM and NASDAQ US Rising
Dividend Achievers IndexSM are registered trademarks and service
marks of Nasdaq, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as
the "Corporations") and are licensed for use by FTA. The Funds have
not been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or
suitability. The Funds are not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted
by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND
BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNDS.
The Capital Strength IndexTM is the trademark (the "Mark") of
Nasdaq. The Mark is licensed for use by First Trust Portfolios L.P.
The Funds have not been passed on by Nasdaq as to its legality or
suitability. The Fund is not issued, endorsed, sold or promoted by
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