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First Trust Announces Name Changes for First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund and First Trust NASDAQ CEA Cybersecurity ETF

NXTG, CIBR | December 18, 2015

First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust”) announced today that two First Trust Index ETFs are changing their names effective Monday, December 21, 2015. First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund (“Smartphone Fund”) (NASDAQ: FONE) is changing its name to First Trust NASDAQ Smartphone Index Fund, and First Trust NASDAQ CEA Cybersecurity ETF (“Cybersecurity Fund”) (NASDAQ: CIBR) is changing its name to First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF. The Funds’ ticker symbols and CUSIPS are not changing.

The Smartphone Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the NASDAQ OMX CEA Smartphone Index. Because Consumer Electronics Association is changing its name to Consumer Technology Association, effective December 21, 2015, the name of the index is changing to NASDAQ CTA Smartphone Index. The Cybersecurity Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund’s fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Nasdaq CEA Cybersecurity Index. Similarly, the name of the index is changing to NASDAQ CTA Cybersecurity Index.

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 $113 billion as of November 30, 2015, through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.

You should consider each Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. You can download a prospectus or contact First Trust Advisors L.P. to request a prospectus, which contains other information about the Funds. Read it carefully before you invest. The risks of investing in each Fund are spelled out in its prospectus, shareholder reports and other regulatory filings.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the laws of such state or jurisdiction.