# First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund — new fund registration

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2009-05-15. Featured series: First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND
- CIK: 0001329377
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2009-05-15
- Accession: 0001445546-09-001201
- Reported net assets: $72.8M

## Series & classes (1)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000026211) | First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund | QABA | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.63%
- Management fee: 0.40%
- Net expense ratio: 0.60%
- Other expenses: 0.23%

## Investment objective

The First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (the Fund ) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq OMX ABA Community Bank TM Index (the Index ).

## Advisers

- [First Trust Advisors L.P. (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/107027)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2026-06-11 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-26-004348)
- [485APOS — 2026-04-14 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-26-002716)
- [485APOS — 2026-01-29 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-26-000667)
- [485APOS — 2025-12-16 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-25-008205)
- [485APOS — 2025-12-03 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-25-007960)
- [485APOS — 2025-11-19 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-25-007577)
- [485APOS — 2025-09-29 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-25-006463)
- [485APOS — 2025-09-23](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-25-006411)
- [485APOS — 2025-07-15 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-25-004750)
- [485APOS — 2025-04-07 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-25-002464)
- [485APOS — 2025-04-04 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-25-002455)
- [485APOS — 2024-12-04 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-24-008236)

## More

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