An anonymous director reports

FT PORTFOLIOS CANADA CO. ANNOUNCES A MONTHLY CASH DISTRIBUTION 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 Oct. 31, 2014. The distributions are payable on Nov. 7, 2014, to unitholders of record on Oct. 31, 2014, with an ex dividend date of Oct. 29, 2014.

Details for the monthly per-unit distribution amounts for October, 2014, are indicated in the table.

                                                                        Cash
                                                                distribution
Fund name                                         Fund ticker         amount

First Trust AlphaDEX Canadian Dividend Plus
ETF                                                       FDY        $0.0700
                                                        FDY.A        $0.0510
First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Dividend Plus ETF
(CAD-Hedged)                                              FUD        $0.0642
                                                        FUD.A        $0.0420
First Trust AlphaDEX Emerging Market
Dividend ETF (CAD-Hedged)                                 FDE        $0.0400
                                                        FDE.A        $0.0236
First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD-Hedged)                  FSL        $0.0700
                                                        FSL.A        $0.0606
First Trust AlphaDEX European Dividend
Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)                                    EUR        $0.0600
                                                        EUR.A        $0.0418
First Trust Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF            FHY        $0.0825
                                                        FHY.A        $0.0735
First Trust Global Risk Managed Income Index
ETF                                                       ETP        $0.0666
                                                        ETP.A        $0.0480