First Trust CBOE VIX Tail Hedge Index Fund — new fund registration

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2011-10-17. Featured series: First Trust CBOE VIX Tail Hedge Index Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND
CIK: 0001329377
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2011-10-17
Accession: 0001445546-11-003878
Reported net assets: $4.0M

Series & classes (1)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
First Trust CBOE VIX Tail Hedge Index Fund	First Trust CBOE VIX Tail Hedge Index Fund	—	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

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

Investment objective

The First Trust Dorsey Wright Peoples Portfolio ETF (the Fund ) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an index called the Nasdaq Dorsey Wright People's Portfolio Index TM (the Index ).

Advisers

First Trust Advisors L.P. (Advisor)