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 38 of 43 exchange-traded funds advised by FTA.

The following dates apply to today’s distribution declarations:

				Expected Ex-Dividend Date				December 21, 2010
				Record Date				December 23, 2010
				Payable Date				December 31, 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

$

0.05630

FDL

NYSE Arca

First Trust Morningstar ® Dividend Leaders SM Index Fund

Quarterly

$

0.14120

FPX

NYSE Arca

First Trust US IPO Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.15290

FDN

NYSE Arca

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index SM Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.03870

FDV

NYSE Arca

First Trust Strategic Value Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.20040

FVI

NYSE Arca

First Trust Value Line ® Equity Allocation Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.14560

FVD

NYSE Arca

First Trust Value Line ® Dividend Index Fund

Quarterly

$

0.12460

FRI

NYSE Arca

First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.19910

FIW

NYSE Arca

First Trust ISE Water Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.04740

FCG

NYSE Arca

First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.00410

FNI

NYSE Arca

First Trust ISE Chindia Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.05270

QQEW

NASDAQ

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index SM Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.08290

QTEC

NASDAQ

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index SM Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.07910

QQXT

NASDAQ

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index SM Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.11240

QABA

NASDAQ

First Trust NASDAQ ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.16270

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II

FDD

NYSE Arca

First Trust STOXX ® European Select Dividend Index Fund

Quarterly

$

0.07140

FFR

NYSE Arca

First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Markets Real Estate Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.97860

FGD

NYSE Arca

First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund

Quarterly

$

0.21500

FLM

NYSE Arca

First Trust ISE Global Engineering and Construction Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.13500

BICK

NASDAQ

First Trust BICK Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.04290

CU

NASDAQ

First Trust ISE Global Copper Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.29140

PLTM

NASDAQ

First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.04100

First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX ® Fund

FEX

NYSE Arca

First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.14310

FNX

NYSE Arca

First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.07890

FYX

NYSE Arca

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.07770

FTA

NYSE Arca

First Trust Large Cap Value Opportunities AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.15870

FTC

NYSE Arca

First Trust Large Cap Growth Opportunities AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.11090

FAB

NYSE Arca

First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.18350

FAD

NYSE Arca

First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.08900

FXD

NYSE Arca

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.05200

FXG

NYSE Arca

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.12740

FXN

NYSE Arca

First Trust Energy AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.08250

FXO

NYSE Arca

First Trust Financials AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.11640

FXR

NYSE Arca

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.05300

FXZ

NYSE Arca

First Trust Materials AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.30000

FXU

NYSE Arca

First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.21050

FXH

NYSE Arca

First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.02920

FXL

NYSE Arca

First Trust Technology AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$

0.00600

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 $39 billion as of November 30, 2010 through closed-end funds, unit investment trusts, mutual funds, separate managed accounts and exchange-traded funds.

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