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First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announces the declaration of the regular monthly and quarterly distributions for 60 of 75 exchange-traded funds advised by FTA.

The following dates apply to today’s distribution declarations:

            Expected Ex-Dividend Date:         March 21, 2013 Record Date: March 25, 2013 Payable Date: March 28, 2013               Ordinary Income Per Share

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ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

 

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III

FPE NYSE Arca First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF Monthly $0.0858  

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV

EMLP NYSE Arca First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund Quarterly $0.1721    

INDEX EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

 

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

FDM NYSE Arca First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap IndexSM Fund Quarterly $0.0321 FDL NYSE Arca First Trust Morningstar Dividend LeadersSM Index Fund Quarterly $0.1806 FPX NYSE Arca First Trust US IPO Index Fund Quarterly $0.0262 FDV NYSE Arca First Trust Strategic Value Index Fund Quarterly $0.0778 FVI NYSE Arca First Trust Value Line® Equity Allocation Index Fund Quarterly $0.0483 FVD NYSE Arca First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.1067 FRI NYSE Arca First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund Quarterly $0.0711 FIW NYSE Arca First Trust ISE Water Index Fund Quarterly $0.0237 FCG NYSE Arca First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund Quarterly $0.0210 QQEW NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted IndexSM Fund Quarterly $0.0199 QTEC NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector IndexSM Fund Quarterly $0.0383 QCLN NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund Quarterly $0.0111 QABA NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund Quarterly $0.0503 VIXH NYSE Arca First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund Quarterly $0.0679  

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II

FDD NYSE Arca First Trust STOXX® European Select Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.0316 FFR NYSE Arca First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Markets Real Estate Index Fund Quarterly $0.1109 FGD NYSE Arca First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.1106 FAN NYSE Arca First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy Index Fund Quarterly $0.0050 GRID NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund Quarterly $0.0163 BICK NASDAQ First Trust BICK Index Fund Quarterly $0.0768 CU NASDAQ First Trust ISE Global Copper Index Fund Quarterly $0.0462 PLTM NASDAQ First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund Quarterly $0.0050 FONE NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund Quarterly $0.0220  

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI

MDIV NASDAQ Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund Monthly $0.0756 TDIV NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.2197  

First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX® Fund

FEX NYSE Arca First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0804 FNX NYSE Arca First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0544 FYX NYSE Arca First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0225 FTA NYSE Arca First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1072 FTC NYSE Arca First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0431 FAB NYSE Arca First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0833 FAD NYSE Arca First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0219 FXD NYSE Arca First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0125 FXG NYSE Arca First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0489 FXN NYSE Arca First Trust Energy AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0494 FXO NYSE Arca First Trust Financials AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0539 FXZ NYSE Arca First Trust Materials AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0476 FXU NYSE Arca First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1213 FXL NYSE Arca First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0098 FNK NYSE Arca First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0397 FYT NYSE Arca First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0077 FMK NYSE Arca First Trust Mega Cap AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0556  

First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX® Fund II

FEM NYSE Arca First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0591 FBZ NYSE Arca First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0762 FDT NYSE Arca First Trust Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0768 FEP NYSE Arca First Trust Europe AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1010 FJP NYSE Arca First Trust Japan AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0182 FLN NYSE Arca First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1263 FPA NYSE Arca First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1871 FKO NYSE Arca First Trust South Korea AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0629 FGM NYSE Arca First Trust Germany AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0091 FCAN NYSE Arca First Trust Canada AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0693 FAUS NYSE Arca First Trust Australia AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.3376 FKU NYSE Arca First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0778 FHK NYSE Arca First Trust Hong Kong AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0778 FSZ NYSE Arca First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0088 FDTS NYSE Arca First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0991 FEMS NYSE Arca First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0893  

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 $69 billion as of February 28, 2013, through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.

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