First Trust ETFs Rated 4 or 5 Stars by Morningstar

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The following First Trust ETFs have received a four or five star Morningstar Rating^TM based on risk adjusted returns. ETFs are rated from one to five stars, with the best performers receiving five stars and the worst performers receiving a single star. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. Morningstar Ratings are as of 2/28/2021.

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		Morningstar Ratings				Fund Category	Number of funds in Category
Fund Name	Ticker	Overall Rating	3 yr. Rating	5 yr. Rating	10 yr. Rating		3 yr.	5 yr.	10 yr.
First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF	FAAR			N/A	N/A	Commodities Broad Basket	97	85	48
First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETF	EDOW			N/A	N/A	Large Value	1,132	1,007	720
First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund	FDM					Small Value	392	362	259
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX® Fund	FXO					Financial	93	84	71
First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF	FPXI				N/A	Foreign Large Growth	391	319	229
First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF	FTLS				N/A	Long-Short Equity	182	149	48
First Trust Managed Municipal ETF	FMB				N/A	Muni National Interm	250	223	165
First Trust Materials AlphaDEX® Fund	FXZ					Natural Resources	104	97	86
First Trust Municipal CEF Income Opportunity ETF	MCEF			N/A	N/A	Muni National Long	139	123	99
First Trust Municipal High Income ETF	FMHI			N/A	N/A	High Yield Muni	179	152	100
First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF	FTXN			N/A	N/A	Equity Energy	75	68	54
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund	QQEW					Large Growth	1,191	1,068	784
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund	EMLP				N/A	Energy Limited Partnership	89	75	18
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF	FPE				N/A	Preferred Stock	49	41	23
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance® ETF	AIRR				N/A	Industrials	39	33	29
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	RDVY				N/A	Large Value	1,132	1,007	720
First Trust Senior Loan Fund	FTSL				N/A	Bank Loan	232	208	98
First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	SDVY			N/A	N/A	Mid-Cap Value	395	344	247
First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	FIXD			N/A	N/A	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	538	458	341
First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF	FPX					Large Growth	1,191	1,068	784
First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund	FVD					Large Value	1,132	1,007	720
First Trust Water ETF	FIW					Natural Resources	104	97	86
US Equity Dividend Select ETF	RNDV			N/A	N/A	Large Value	1,132	1,007	720

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.

The Morningstar Rating^TM for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The Morningstar Rating does not include any adjustment for sales loads. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods.

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