First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions For Exchange-Traded Funds

First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announces the declaration of the regular quarterly and semi-annual distributions for 36 of 43 exchange-traded funds advised by FTA.

The following dates apply to today’s distribution declarations:
Expected Ex-Dividend Date		June 22, 2010
Record Date		June 24, 2010
Payable Date		June 30, 2010

								Per
								Share
Ticker		Exchange		Fund Name		Frequency		Amount
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
FDM		NYSE Arca		First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index SM Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.02680
FDL		NYSE Arca		First Trust Morningstar ® Dividend Leaders SM Index Fund		Quarterly		$	0.16560
FPX		NYSE Arca		First Trust US IPO Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.07020
FDV		NYSE Arca		First Trust Strategic Value Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.19720
FVI		NYSE Arca		First Trust Value Line ® Equity Allocation Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.14860
FVD		NYSE Arca		First Trust Value Line ® Dividend Index Fund		Quarterly		$	0.10390
FRI		NYSE Arca		First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.10000
FIW		NYSE Arca		First Trust ISE Water Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.09450
FCG		NYSE Arca		First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.04460
FNI		NYSE Arca		First Trust ISE Chindia Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.11900
QQEW		NASDAQ		First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index SM Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.04000
QTEC		NASDAQ		First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index SM Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.02140
QQXT		NASDAQ		First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index SM Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.04510
QABA		NASDAQ		First Trust NASDAQ ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.14290
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II
FDD		NYSE Arca		First Trust Dow Jones STOXX ® European Select Dividend Index Fund		Quarterly		$	0.29660
FFR		NYSE Arca		First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Markets Real Estate Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.37730
FGD		NYSE Arca		First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund		Quarterly		$	0.34340
FAN		NYSE Arca		First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.09240
FLM		NYSE Arca		First Trust ISE Global Engineering and Construction Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.44400
GRID		NASDAQ		First Trust NASDAQ ® Clean Edge ® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.10760
BICK		NASDAQ		First Trust BICK Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.07740
CU		NASDAQ		First Trust ISE Global Copper Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.05820
PLTM		NASDAQ		First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.07570
First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX ® Fund
FEX		NYSE Arca		First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.10250
FNX		NYSE Arca		First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.06650
FYX		NYSE Arca		First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.03850
FTA		NYSE Arca		First Trust Large Cap Value Opportunities AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.17670
FTC		NYSE Arca		First Trust Large Cap Growth Opportunities AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.04140
FAB		NYSE Arca		First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.15900
FXD		NYSE Arca		First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.03600
FXG		NYSE Arca		First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.09240
FXN		NYSE Arca		First Trust Energy AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.03330
FXO		NYSE Arca		First Trust Financials AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.06900
FXR		NYSE Arca		First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.04870
FXZ		NYSE Arca		First Trust Materials AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.08220
FXU		NYSE Arca		First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ® Fund		Semi-Annually		$	0.23310

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, financial advisory services, and municipal and corporate investment banking, with collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $29 billion as of May 31, 2010 through closed-end funds, unit investment trusts, mutual funds, separate managed accounts and exchange-traded funds.