April 10, 2014
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Rule 17g-1 Fidelity Bond Filing Information with Respect to Joint Fidelity
Bond filing under Investment Company Act Rule 17g-1, Bond No 99516111B for the
following management investment companies (Investment Company Act of 1940 File
Number/ SEC Registration Number): First Defined Portfolio Fund, LLC (File No.
811-09235/ SEC Registration No. 333-72447); Macquarie/First Trust Global
Infrastructure/ Utilities Dividend & Income Fund (File No. 811-21496/ SEC
Registration No. 333-112202); First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
(File No. 811-21539/ SEC Registration Nos. 333-113978 and 333-115414); First
Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund (File No. 811-21549/ SEC Registration No.
333-114131, 333-120853, 333-131771, 333-154254, 333-123460 and 333-173334);
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (File No. 811-21586/ SEC Registration
No. 333-116023); First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund (File No.
811-21636/ SEC Registration No. 333-119081); First Trust Mortgage Income Fund
(File No. 811-21727/ SEC Registration No. 333-123262 ); First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund (File No. 811-21774/ SEC Registration No. 333-125751);
First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II (File No. 811-21842/ SEC Registration
No. 333-131194); First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund (File No.
811-21905/ SEC Registration No. 333-134540); First Trust Specialty Finance and
Financial Opportunities Fund (File No. 811-22039/ SEC Registration No.
333-141457); First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX(R) Fund (File No. 811-22019 /
SEC Registration No. 333-140895); First Trust Dividend and Income Fund (File No.
811-22080/ SEC Registration No. 333-143792); First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II
(File No. 811-21944/ SEC Registration No. 333-143964); First Trust High Income
Long/Short Fund (File No. 811-22442/ SEC Registration No. 333-168186); First
Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX(R) Fund II (File No. 811-22519/ SEC Registration
No. 333-171759); First Trust Series Fund (File No. 811-22452/ SEC Registration
No. 333-168727); First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund (File No. 811-22528/ SEC
Registration No. 333-172439 and 333-177037); First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI
(File No. 811-22717/ SEC Registration No. 333-182308); First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund IV (File No. 811-22559/ SEC Registration No: 333-174332);
First Trust Variable Insurance Trust (File No. 811-22652/ SEC Registration No.
333-178767); First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund (File No. 811-22738/ SEC
Registration No. 333-183396); First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III (File No.
811-22245/ SEC Registration No: 333-176976), First Trust Intermediate Duration
Preferred & Income Fund (File No. 811-22795/ SEC Registration No: 333-186412)
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund V (File No. 811-22709/ SEC Registration No:
333-181507), First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII (File No. 811-22767/ SEC
Registration No.: 333-184918) and First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy
Fund (file No. 811-22902/ SEC Registration No.: 333-191808).
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Dear Sir or Madam:
Enclosed for filing, pursuant to Rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, please find a copy of the Joint Insured Fidelity Bond for
the period October 9, 2013 through October 9, 2014, for the First Trust complex
of funds referenced above. Please note that Rider 10 has been added to the Joint
Insured Fidelity Bond to include First Trust High Income ETF, First Trust Low
Beta Income ETF, First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, First Trust
Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF, First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF
and First Trust RBA Quality Income ETF, each a series of First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund VI, and First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund.
Please note that Rider 11 has been added to the Joint Insured Fidelity Bond to
increase the Limit of Liability to $27,000,000 from $25,000,000. Please note for
the Commission's records, the following:
(i) The Joint Insured Fidelity Bond;
(ii) a Certificate of Assistant Secretary containing the form of
resolutions of the Board of Trustees approving the amount, type, form and
coverage of the Fidelity Bond, the amount of the single insured bond which
the registrant would have provided had it not been named as an insured
under the Fidelity Bond, and a statement as to the period for which
premiums have been paid; and
(iii) a copy of the Blanket Bond Insurance Agreement.
Very truly yours,
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS L.P.
/s/ Kristi A. Maher
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Deputy General Counsel
Enclosures