First Trust Dorsey Wright Tactical Core Portfolio — new fund registration

FIRST TRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2015-07-16. Featured series: First Trust Dorsey Wright Tactical Core Portfolio.

Registration

Registrant / trust: FIRST TRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
CIK: 0001537395
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2015-07-16
State of incorporation: MA
Accession: 0001445546-15-003445
Reported net assets: $52.9M

Series & classes (2)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
First Trust Dorsey Wright Tactical Core Portfolio	Class I	—	Yes
First Trust Dorsey Wright Tactical Core Portfolio	Class II	—	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.25%
Gross expense ratio: 1.75%
Management fee: 0.35%
Net expense ratio: 1.28%
Other expenses: 0.58%

Investment objective

The First Trust Dorsey Wright Tactical Core Portfolio (the " Fund" ) seeks to provide total return.

Advisers

First Trust Advisors L.P. (Advisor)