First Trust/Confluence Small Cap Value Fund (FOVAX)
Distribution History
Month Ex-Dividend Date Record Date Payable Date Distribution
Amount 		Distribution Type1
December 12/21/2017 12/21/2017 12/21/2017 $1.441100 Long Term Capital Gains
December 12/21/2017 12/21/2017 12/21/2017 $0.493800 Short Term Capital Gains

The distribution history represents dividends that were paid by the Fund and is not a guarantee of the Fund's future dividend-paying ability. Dividend and capital gains distributions generally will be reinvested in additional common shares of the Fund pursuant to the Fund's Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan, unless a shareholder elects in writing to receive distributions in cash.

Footnotes

1 Ordinary distributions may include realized short-term capital gains and/or returns of capital. Final determination of the source and tax status of all distributions paid in the current year are to be made after year-end.