# First Trust/Dow Jones Dividend & Income Allocation Portfolio — new fund registration

FIRST TRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2014-03-24. Featured series: First Trust/Dow Jones Dividend & Income Allocation Portfolio.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: FIRST TRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
- CIK: 0001537395
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2014-03-24
- State of incorporation: MA
- Accession: 0001445546-14-001764
- Reported net assets: $726.4M

## Series & classes (1)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [First Trust/Dow Jones Dividend & Income Allocation Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000036417) | First Trust/Dow Jones Dividend & Income Allocation Portfolio | — | — |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.25%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.18%
- Management fee: 0.60%
- Net expense ratio: 1.18%
- Other expenses: 0.33%

## Investment objective

The First Trust/Dow Jones Dividend & Income Allocation Portfolio (the "Fund" ) seeks to provide total return by allocating among dividend-paying stocks and investment grade bonds.

## Advisers

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

## Other filings by this registrant (14)

- [485APOS — 2023-02-07 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-23-001048)
- [485APOS — 2023-02-07 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-23-001046)
- [485APOS — 2020-01-31 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-20-000579)
- [485APOS — 2020-01-31 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-20-000578)
- [485APOS — 2015-07-16 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-15-003445)
- [485APOS — 2014-04-23](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-14-002136)
- [485APOS — 2014-04-14](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-14-002044)
- [485APOS — 2014-03-26](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-14-001850)
- [485APOS — 2014-01-08 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-14-000097)
- [N-1A/A — 2012-04-26](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-12-001914)
- [N-1A/A — 2012-04-23](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-12-001877)
- [N-1A/A — 2012-04-13](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001445546-12-001792)

## More

- [Registrant profile: FIRST TRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/1537395)
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