Small Cap US Equity Select ETF (RNSC)

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2018 Estimated Capital Gain Distributions
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Investment Objective/Strategy - The Small Cap US Equity Select ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small Cap Index (the "Index"). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. The Fund's investment advisor seeks a correlation of 0.95 or better (before fees and expenses) between the Fund's performance and the performance of the Index; a figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation. The Index is owned and is developed, maintained and sponsored by Riskalyze, Inc. (the "Index Provider").

There can be no assurance that the Fund's investment objectives will be achieved.

The Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small Cap Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index which seeks to provide a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying US small cap securities.
To be eligible for inclusion in the index, a security must meet certain criteria, including:
- being a member of the Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap Index,
- having paid a dividend in the trailing twelve months.
Sector weights are assigned that are equal to the sector weights within the Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap Index.
Securities within each sector are equally weighted.
The index is rebalanced and reconstituted on a quarterly basis.

Fund Overview

Ticker	RNSC
Fund Type	Small Cap Equity
Investment Advisor	First Trust Advisors L.P.
Investor Servicing Agent	Brown Brothers Harriman
CUSIP	33738R746
ISIN	US33738R7465
Intraday NAV	RNSCIV
Fiscal Year-End	03/31
Exchange	Nasdaq
Inception	6/20/2017
Inception Price	$19.73
Inception NAV	$19.73
Rebalance Frequency	Quarterly
Expense Ratio	0.60%

Current Fund Data (as of 11/19/2018)

Closing NAV¹	$21.19
Closing Share Price²	$21.26
Bid/Ask Midpoint	$21.23
Bid/Ask Premium	0.19%
Total Net Assets	$5,297,307
Outstanding Shares	250,002
Daily Volume	1,212
Average 30-Day Daily Volume	907
Closing Share Price 52-Week High/Low	$23.66 / $20.00
Closing NAV 52-Week High/Low	$23.57 / $20.17
Number of Holdings	341

Fund Characteristics (as of 10/31/2018)⁷

Maximum Market Cap.	$3,871
Median Market Cap.	$1,638
Minimum Market Cap.	$492
Price/Earnings	16.19
Price/Book	1.84
Price/Cash Flow	10.06
Price/Sales	0.84

Top Holdings (as of 11/19/2018)

Holding	Percent
The Ensign Group, Inc.	2.52%
National HealthCare Corporation	2.23%
Patterson Companies, Inc.	2.22%
Atrion Corporation	2.19%
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.	2.04%
Luminex Corporation	1.85%
CONMED Corporation	1.80%
Owens & Minor, Inc.	1.12%
Pitney Bowes Inc.	1.00%
InterDigital, Inc.	0.85%

Holdings are subject to change.

NAV History (Since Inception)

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Distribution Information

Dividend per Share Amt (as of 11/20/2018)³	$0.0871
30-Day SEC Yield (as of 10/31/2018)⁴	2.23%
12-Month Distribution Rate (as of 10/31/2018)⁵	2.02%
Index Yield (as of 10/31/2018)⁶	3.13%

Bid/Ask Midpoint vs. NAV (as of 9/30/2018)

Number of Days Bid/Ask Midpoint Above NAV

Quarter Ended	0-49 Basis Points	50-99 Basis Points	100-199 Basis Points	>=200 Basis Points
9/30/2018	63	0	0	0
6/30/2018	64	0	0	0
3/31/2018	58	0	0	0
12/31/2017	53	0	0	0

Number of Days Bid/Ask Midpoint Below NAV

Quarter Ended	0-49 Basis Points	50-99 Basis Points	100-199 Basis Points	>=200 Basis Points
9/30/2018	0	0	0	0
6/30/2018	0	0	0	0
3/31/2018	3	0	0	0
12/31/2017	10	0	0	0

The price used to calculate market return is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange, on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund's NAV is calculated.

Top Sector Exposure (as of 11/19/2018)

Industrials	19.03%
Health Care	16.04%
Financials	15.33%
Consumer Discretionary	11.23%
Information Technology	9.86%
Real Estate	8.30%
Energy	4.83%
Materials	4.35%
Communication Services	4.33%
Consumer Staples	3.86%
Utilities	2.84%

Month End Performance (as of 10/31/2018)

	3 Mos	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	10 Year	Since Fund Inception⁸
Fund Performance *
Net Asset Value (NAV)	-9.01%	-1.42%	1.11%	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.78%
After Tax Held	-9.16%	-1.88%	0.27%	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.03%
After Tax Sold	-5.09%	-0.79%	0.65%	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.08%
Market Price	-9.07%	-1.28%	1.35%	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.96%

Index Performance **
Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small Cap Index	-8.90%	-0.90%	1.74%	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.48%
Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap Index	-8.92%	0.41%	3.20%	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.16%
S&P SmallCap 600 Index	-9.13%	2.54%	5.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.25%

Quarter End Performance (as of 9/28/2018)

	3 Mos	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	10 Year	Since Fund Inception⁸
Fund Performance *
Net Asset Value (NAV)	2.66%	8.47%	11.73%	N/A	N/A	N/A	14.41%
After Tax Held	2.50%	7.96%	10.81%	N/A	N/A	N/A	13.55%
After Tax Sold	1.51%	4.78%	6.61%	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.61%
Market Price	2.61%	8.65%	11.97%	N/A	N/A	N/A	14.64%

Index Performance **
Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small Cap Index	2.83%	9.02%	12.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	15.20%
Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap Index	4.27%	13.13%	16.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A	19.36%
S&P SmallCap 600 Index	4.71%	14.54%	19.08%	N/A	N/A	N/A	21.00%

*Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

After Tax Held returns represent return after taxes on distributions. Assumes shares have not been sold. After Tax Sold returns represent the return after taxes on distributions and the sale of fund shares. Returns do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Market Price returns are based on the midpoint of the bid/ask spread on the stock exchange on which shares of the fund are listed for trading as of the time that the fund’s NAV is calculated. Returns are average annualized total returns, except those for periods of less than one year, which are cumulative.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

**Performance information for the Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small Cap Index is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent actual fund performance.

Indexes do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the performance shown. Indexes are unmanaged and an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap Index - The Index is a float modified market capitalization weighted index that contains the 700 securities from the small cap segment of the NASDAQ US Benchmark Index.

S&P SmallCap 600 Index - The Index is an unmanaged index of 600 stocks used to measure small cap U.S. stock market performance.

Footnotes

¹	The NAV represents the fund's net assets (assets less liabilities) divided by the fund's outstanding shares .
²	Fund shares are purchased and sold on an exchange at their share price rather than net asset value (NAV), which may cause the shares to trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).
³	Most recent distribution paid or declared to today's date. Subject to change in the future. There is no guarantee that the fund will declare dividends.
⁴	The 30-day SEC yield is calculated by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the most recent 30-day period by the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period and includes the effects of fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if applicable.
⁵	12-Month Distribution Rate is calculated by dividing the sum of the fund's trailing 12-month ordinary distributions paid or declared by the NAV price. Distribution rates may vary.
⁶	Index yield represents the weighted average trailing 12-month dividend of the constituents of the Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small Cap Index.
⁷	All market capitalization numbers are in USD$ Millions.
⁸	Inception Date is 6/20/2017

You should consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. You can download a prospectus or summary prospectus, or contact First Trust Portfolios L.P. at 1-800-621-1675 to request a prospectus or summary prospectus which contains this and other information about the fund. The prospectus or summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

ETF Characteristics

The fund lists and principally trades its shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

The fund's return may not match the return of the Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small Cap Index. Securities held by the fund will generally not be bought or sold in response to market fluctuations.

Investors buying or selling fund shares on the secondary market may incur customary brokerage commissions. Market prices may differ to some degree from the net asset value of the shares. Investors who sell fund shares may receive less than the share's net asset value. Shares may be sold throughout the day on the exchange through any brokerage account. However, unlike mutual funds, shares may only be redeemed directly from the fund by authorized participants, in very large creation/redemption units. If the fund's authorized participants are unable to proceed with creation/redemption orders and no other authorized participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, fund shares may trade at a discount to the fund's net asset value and possibly face delisting.

Risk Considerations

The fund's shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in a fund. One of the principal risks of investing in the fund is market risk. Market risk is the risk that a particular stock owned by the fund, fund shares or stocks in general may fall in value. There can be no assurance that the fund's investment objective will be achieved.

The fund may invest in securities issued by companies concentrated in a particular industry or sector, which involves additional risks, including limited diversification. The fund may invest in small capitalization and mid capitalization companies. Such companies may experience greater price volatility than larger, more established companies.

The fund currently has fewer assets than larger funds, and like other relatively new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the fund's market exposure for limited periods of time.

As the use of Internet technology has become more prevalent in the course of business, the fund has become more susceptible to potential operational risks through breaches in cyber security. Such events could cause the fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss.

The fund is classified as "non-diversified" and may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. As a result, the fund may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or regulatory occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, experience increased volatility and be highly concentrated in certain issuers.

First Trust Advisors L.P. is the adviser to the fund. First Trust Advisors L.P. is an affiliate of First Trust Portfolios L.P., the fund's distributor.

Riskalyze, Inc. (the "Licensor") and the Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small Cap Index (the "Index") are trademarks of the Licensor and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by First Trust. The Fund is based on the Licensor Index and is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Licensor, and Licensor makes no representation regarding the advisability of trading in the Fund.

Not FDIC Insured • Not Bank Guaranteed • May Lose Value