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 53 of 60 exchange-traded funds advised by FTA.

The following dates apply to today’s distribution declarations:

				Expected Ex-Dividend Date			December 21, 2011
				Record Date			December 23, 2011
				Payable Date			December 30, 2011

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

$0.1065

FDL

NYSE Arca

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders SM Index Fund

Quarterly

$0.1433

FPX

NYSE Arca

First Trust US IPO Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1861

FDN

NYSE Arca

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index SM Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0111

FDV

NYSE Arca

First Trust Strategic Value Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.2802

FVI

NYSE Arca

First Trust Value Line ® Equity Allocation Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1326

FVD

NYSE Arca

First Trust Value Line ® Dividend Index Fund

Quarterly

$0.1284

FRI

NYSE Arca

First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1456

FIW

NYSE Arca

First Trust ISE Water Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0637

FCG

NYSE Arca

First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0255

FNI

NYSE Arca

First Trust ISE Chindia Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1999

FVL

NYSE Arca

First Trust Value Line ® 100 Exchange-Traded Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0655

QQEW

NASDAQ

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index SM Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0530

QQXT

NASDAQ

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

Semi-Annually

$0.0405

QABA

NASDAQ

First Trust NASDAQ ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1974

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II

FDD

NYSE Arca

First Trust STOXX ® European Select Dividend Index Fund

Quarterly

$0.0676

FFR

NYSE Arca

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

Semi-Annually

$0.4455

FGD

NYSE Arca

First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund

Quarterly

$0.2642

FLM

NYSE Arca

First Trust ISE Global Engineering and Construction Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1828

GRID

NASDAQ

First Trust NASDAQ ® Clean Edge ® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0820

BICK

NASDAQ

First Trust BICK Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1565

CU

NASDAQ

First Trust ISE Global Copper Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$1.0717

PLTM

NASDAQ

First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.2398

FONE

NASDAQ

First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1078

CARZ

NASDAQ

First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0238

SKYY

NASDAQ

First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0136 (1)

First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX ® Fund

FEX

NYSE Arca

First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1799

FNX

NYSE Arca

First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1092

FYX

NYSE Arca

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0444

FTA

NYSE Arca

First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.2232

FTC

NYSE Arca

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1216

FAB

NYSE Arca

First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1896

FAD

NYSE Arca

First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0725

FXD

NYSE Arca

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0930

FXG

NYSE Arca

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1238

FXN

NYSE Arca

First Trust Energy AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0668

FXO

NYSE Arca

First Trust Financials AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1190

FXR

NYSE Arca

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0623

FXU

NYSE Arca

First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1545

FNY

NYSE Arca

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0040

FNK

NYSE Arca

First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0705

FYC

NYSE Arca

First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0009

FYT

NYSE Arca

First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0441

FMK

NYSE Arca

First Trust Mega Cap AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0856

(1) Represents a short-term capital gain distribution.

Per

Share

Ticker

Exchange

Fund Name

Frequency

Amount

First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX ® Fund II

FEM

NYSE Arca

First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1513

FBZ

NYSE Arca

First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.2872

FCA

NYSE Arca

First Trust China AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0656

FDT

NYSE Arca

First Trust Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.1766

FEP

NYSE Arca

First Trust Europe AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.0156

FJP

NYSE Arca

First Trust Japan AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.2310

FLN

NYSE Arca

First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.5854

FPA

NYSE Arca

First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.3139

FKO

NYSE Arca

First Trust South Korea AlphaDEX ® Fund

Semi-Annually

$0.5736

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 competitive municipal underwritings, with collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $46 billion as of November 30, 2011 through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.

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