An anonymous director reports

FT PORTFOLIOS CANADA CO. ANNOUNCES CASH DISTRIBUTIONS FOR ITS EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

FT Portfolios Canada Co. has declared cash distributions for its exchange-traded funds listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the month ending April 30, 2019.

The cash distributions are payable on May 7, 2019, to unitholders of record on April 30, 2019, with an ex dividend date of April 29, 2019. Details for the per-unit distribution amounts are shown in the attached table.

Fund name                                                         Fund ticker   Cash distribution amount

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)                    FUD                    $0.0600         
                                                                        FUD.A                    $0.0350             
First Trust AlphaDEX Emerging Market Dividend ETF (CAD-Hedged)            FDE                    $0.0450         
                                                                        FDE.A                    $0.0350         
First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD-Hedged)                                  FSL                    $0.0750         
                                                                        FSL.A                    $0.0700         
First Trust AlphaDEX European Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)             EUR                    $0.0700         
                                                                        EUR.A                    $0.0550         
First Trust Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged)               FSD                    $0.0900         
                                                                        FSD.A                    $0.0700         
First Trust Global Risk Managed Income Index ETF                          ETP                    $0.0600         
                                                                        ETP.A                    $0.0500         
First Trust Tactical Bond Index ETF                                       FTB                    $0.0500