GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fd

First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announces the declaration of the regular monthly and quarterly distributions for 78 of 90 exchange-traded funds advised by FTA.

The following dates apply to today’s distribution declarations:

      Expected Ex-Dividend Date:     September 23, 2014 Record Date: September 25, 2014 Payable Date: September 30, 2014        

Ordinary

Income

Per Share

Ticker

Exchange

Fund Name

Frequency

Amount

ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III FPE NYSE Arca First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF Monthly $0.1137 FMB NASDAQ First Trust Managed Municipal ETF Monthly $0.1150 FTLS NYSE Arca First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF Quarterly $0.0162   First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV EMLP NYSE Arca First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund Quarterly $0.2312 HYLS NASDAQ First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF Monthly $0.2300 FTSL NASDAQ First Trust Senior Loan Fund Monthly $0.1450 FDIV NASDAQ First Trust Strategic Income ETF Monthly $0.1321 FTSM NASDAQ First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF Monthly $0.00875   First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI FTHI NASDAQ First Trust High Income ETF Monthly $0.0857 FTLB NASDAQ First Trust Low Beta Income ETF Monthly $0.0681   INDEX EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund FDM

NYSE Arca

First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund Quarterly $0.0429 FDL NYSE Arca First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund Quarterly $0.2024 FPX NYSE Arca First Trust US IPO Index Fund Quarterly $0.0860 FTCS NASDAQ First Trust Capital Strength ETF Quarterly $0.1422 FVI NYSE Arca First Trust Value Line® Equity Allocation Index Fund Quarterly $0.0841 FVD NYSE Arca First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.1175 FRI NYSE Arca First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund Quarterly $0.0907 FIW NYSE Arca First Trust ISE Water Index Fund Quarterly $0.0547 FCG NYSE Arca First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund Quarterly $0.0041 FNI NYSE Arca First Trust ISE Chindia Index Fund Quarterly $0.0869 FVL NYSE Arca First Trust Value Line® 100 Exchange-Traded Fund Quarterly $0.0290 QQEW NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund Quarterly $0.0249 QTEC NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund Quarterly $0.0588 QCLN NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund Quarterly $0.0384 QABA NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund Quarterly $0.1099 VIXH NYSE Arca First Trust CBOE® S&P 500® VIX® Tail Hedge Fund Quarterly $0.0811   First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II FDD NYSE Arca First Trust STOXX® European Select Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.1003 FFR NYSE Arca First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Markets Real Estate Index Fund Quarterly $0.2629 FGD NYSE Arca First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.2507 FAN NYSE Arca First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy Index Fund Quarterly $0.0282 FLM NYSE Arca First Trust ISE Global Engineering and Construction Index Fund Quarterly $0.1468 GRID NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund Quarterly $0.0654 BICK NASDAQ First Trust BICK Index Fund Quarterly $0.1432 CU NASDAQ First Trust ISE Global Copper Index Fund Quarterly $0.2155 FONE NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund Quarterly $0.1746 CARZ NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund Quarterly $0.0122 SKYY NASDAQ First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund Quarterly $0.0064   First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI MDIV NASDAQ Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund Monthly $0.1035 TDIV NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund Quarterly $0.1491 YDIV NASDAQ International Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund Monthly $0.0508 RDVY NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Quarterly $0.1007 AIRR NASDAQ First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF Quarterly $0.0072 FV NASDAQ First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF Quarterly $0.0030 QINC NASDAQ First Trust RBA Quality Income ETF Quarterly $0.1330   First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX® Fund FEX NYSE Arca First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1271 FNX NYSE Arca First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0991 FYX NYSE Arca First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0563 FTA NYSE Arca First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1967 FTC NYSE Arca First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0502 FAB NYSE Arca First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1657 FAD NYSE Arca First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0335 FXD NYSE Arca First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0404 FXG NYSE Arca First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0972 FXN NYSE Arca First Trust Energy AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1156 FXO NYSE Arca First Trust Financials AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0794 FXR NYSE Arca First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0361 FXZ NYSE Arca First Trust Materials AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1147 FXU NYSE Arca First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1922 FXL NYSE Arca First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0387 FNY NYSE Arca First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0185 FNK NYSE Arca First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0993 FYT NYSE Arca First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0615 FMK NYSE Arca First Trust Mega Cap AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0873   First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX® Fund II FBZ NYSE Arca First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1015 FDT NYSE Arca First Trust Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0322 FEM NYSE Arca First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.3213 FEP NYSE Arca First Trust Europe AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0836 FGM NYSE Arca First Trust Germany AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0259 FLN NYSE Arca First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1177 FPA NYSE Arca First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0519 FCA NYSE Arca First Trust China AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.2760 FCAN NYSE Arca First Trust Canada AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0867 FAUS NYSE Arca First Trust Australia AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.5027 FKU NYSE Arca First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.2364 FHK NYSE Arca First Trust Hong Kong AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1886 FDTS NYSE Arca First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.0410 FEMS NYSE Arca First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.4244 FTW NYSE Arca First Trust Taiwan AlphaDEX® Fund Quarterly $0.1891  

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 $101 billion as of August 31, 2014, through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.

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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. The risks of investing in each Fund are spelled out in its prospectus, shareholder report, and other regulatory filings.

A Fund that is concentrated in securities of companies in a certain sector or industry involves additional risks, including limited diversification. A Fund which invests in foreign securities may be subject to additional risks not associated with domestic securities. Such risks may be heightened in the case of securities of emerging markets countries. 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.

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 will apply investment techniques and risk analyses that may not have the desired result. There can be no guarantee that a Fund will meet its investment objective. Preferred Securities are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and income risk. Credit Risk may be heightened if a Fund invests in “high yield” or “junk” debt. The First Trust Senior Loan Fund is subject to credit risk, currency risk, high yield securities risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk and senior loans risk. The First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF is subject to convertible bonds risk, credit risk, distressed securities risk, high yield securities risk, interest rate risk, loans risk, prepayment risk and short sale risk. The First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF is subject to financial company risk, high yield securities risk, income risk, preferred securities risk and REIT risk. The First Trust High Income ETF is subject to cash transaction risk, depositary receipts risk, derivatives risk, market risk, new fund risk, diversification risk, and non-U.S. securities risk. The First Trust Low Beta Income ETF is subject to cash transaction risk, depositary receipts risk, derivatives risk, market risk, new fund risk, non-diversification risk and non-U.S. securities risk. The First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund is subject to concentration risk, currency risk, depositary receipts risk, derivatives risk, energy infrastructure company risk, geographic risk, interest rate risk, MLP risk, non-diversification risk, and non-U.S. securities risk. The First Trust Managed Municipal ETF is subject to alternative minimum tax risk, call risk, cash transaction risk, credit risk, high yield securities risk, income risk, municipal lease obligation risk, non-diversification risk, political and economic risk, tax risk, and zero coupon bonds risk. The First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF is subject to risk associated with investing in mortgage-related and other asset back securities, interest rate risk, prepayment risk, credit risk, call risk, cash transaction risk, fixed income securities risk, floating rate loan risk, income risk, investment company risk, new fund risk, non-U.S. securities risk, and volatility risk. The First Trust Strategic Income ETF is subject to covered call risk, credit risk, currency risk, depositary receipts risk, derivatives risk, energy infrastructure companies risk, equity securities risk, financial companies risk, fixed income risk, high yield securities risk, illiquid securities risk, income risk, interest rate risk, investment companies risk, MLP risk, mortgage securities risk, emerging markets risk, preferred securities risk, senior loan risk, and smaller companies risk.

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.

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