# 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](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000035456) | 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)](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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