First Trust Cross-Lists Five Additional ETFs in Mexico

First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust”), a global ETF provider and asset manager, today announced that it has cross-listed five additional exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Mexican stock exchange, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV). First Trust first entered the Mexican market in 2011. The additional listings bring the total number of Mexican listed First Trust ETFs to 37. “We continue to see a growing number of Mexican investors utilize ETFs to meet their investment needs, and through investments like our newly listed ETFs, we hope to help our clients navigate these difficult markets,” said Codie Sanchez Baker, First Trust Latin America Investment Distribution. “Given the demand and our positive outlook for Mexico, we have increased coverage and resources to the region substantially, and plan to further our focus on Mexico in 2015.”

J.P. Morgan sponsors the cross-listing of First Trust’s ETFs and services the ETFs by handling corporate actions, disseminating information and working with investors in Mexico.

“We are delighted to provide Mexican investors additional choices to invest more broadly and diversify risk. We believe the key features provided by our ETFs, such as transparency, style consistency and differentiated market exposures, make them attractive to investors,” said Dan Lindquist, Managing Director of First Trust. “Mexico presents a significant opportunity for First Trust. As demand for ETFs in Mexico continues to grow, we plan to be there to meet that demand.”

The five additional ETFs are:

First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (Ticker Symbol: TDIV)
Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund (Ticker Symbol: MDIV)
First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund (Ticker Symbol: QTEC)
First Trust US IPO Index Fund (Ticker Symbol: FPX)
First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund (Ticker Symbol: FVD)

For more information about First Trust, please contact Ryan Issakainen of First Trust at (630) 765-8689 or RIssakainen@FTAdvisors.com.

About First Trust

First Trust Advisors L.P., 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 $105 billion as of November 30, 2014 through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts. First Trust is based in Wheaton, Illinois. For more information, visit http://www.ftportfolios.com.

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TDIV and FPX are classified as “non-diversified” and may invest a relatively high percentage of their assets in a limited number of issuers. As a result, the funds may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or regulatory occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, experience increased volatility and be highly concentrated in certain issuers.

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The securities have not been and will not be registered with the National Securities Registry maintained by the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission, and may not be offered or sold publicly in Mexico. The securities may be offered, on a private basis, to Mexican institutional and accredited investors.

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