GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fd

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 IndexSM Fund Semi-Annually $0.1065 FDL NYSE Arca First Trust Morningstar Dividend LeadersSM 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 IndexSM 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 IndexSM Fund Semi-Annually $0.0530 QQXT NASDAQ First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector IndexSM 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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