First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund |
Ticker Symbol: |
FTGS |
Exchange: |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) |
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Management Fees |
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
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Other Expenses(1)
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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1 Year |
3 Years |
$ |
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First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund |
FUND NAME |
TICKER SYMBOL |
EXCHANGE |
First Trust Growth Strength ETF |
FTGS |
Nasdaq |
Name and
Year of Birth |
Position
and Offices
with Trust |
Term of
Office and
Year First
Elected or
Appointed |
Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years |
Number of
Portfolios
in the First
Trust Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee |
Other
Trusteeships or
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
During the
Past 5 Years |
TRUSTEE WHO IS AN INTERESTED PERSON OF THE TRUST | |||||
James A. Bowen (1)
1955 |
Chairman of the
Board and Trustee |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Chief Executive Officer, First Trust
Advisors L.P. and First Trust Portfolios
L.P.; Chairman of the Board of Directors,
BondWave LLC (Software Development
Company) and Stonebridge Advisors LLC
(Investment Advisor) |
224 Portfolios |
None |
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES | |||||
Richard E. Erickson
1951 |
Trustee |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Physician, Edward-Elmhurst Medical
Group; Physician and Officer, Wheaton
Orthopedics (1990 to 2021) |
224 Portfolios |
None |
Thomas R. Kadlec
1957 |
Trustee |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Retired; President, ADM Investor
Services, Inc. (Futures Commission
Merchant) (2010 to July 2022) |
224 Portfolios |
Director, National
Futures
Association;
formerly, Director
of ADM Investor
Services, Inc.,
ADM Investor
Services
International,
ADMIS Hong Kong
Ltd., ADMIS
Singapore Ltd. and
Futures Industry
Association |
Denise M. Keefe
1964 |
Trustee |
•Indefinite term
•Since 2021 |
Executive Vice President, Advocate
Aurora Health and President, Advocate
Aurora Continuing Health Division
(Integrated Healthcare System) |
224 Portfolios |
Director and Board
Chair of Advocate
Home Health
Services, Advocate
Home Care
Products and
Advocate Hospice;
Director and Board
Chair of Aurora At
Home (since
2018); Director of
Advocate
Physician Partners
Accountable Care
Organization;
Director and Board
Chair of RML Long
Term Acute Care
Hospitals; and
Director of Senior
Helpers (since
2021) |
Robert F. Keith
1956 |
Trustee |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
President, Hibs Enterprises (Financial and
Management Consulting) |
224 Portfolios |
Formerly, Director
of Trust Company
of Illinois |
Niel B. Nielson
1954 |
Trustee |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Senior Advisor (2018 to present),
Managing Director and Chief Operating
Officer (2015 to 2018), Pelita Harapan
Educational Foundation (Educational
Products and Services) |
224 Portfolios |
None |
Name and
Year of Birth |
Position and
Offices with Trust |
Term of Office and
Length of Service |
Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years |
OFFICERS OF THE TRUST | |||
James M. Dykas
1966 |
President and Chief
Executive Officer |
•Indefinite term
•Since 2016 |
Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, First
Trust Advisors L.P. and First Trust Portfolios L.P.;
Chief Financial Officer, BondWave LLC (Software
Development Company) and Stonebridge Advisors
LLC (Investment Advisor) |
W. Scott Jardine
1960 |
Secretary and Chief Legal
Officer |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
General Counsel, First Trust Advisors L.P. and First
Trust Portfolios L.P.; Secretary and General Counsel,
BondWave LLC; and Secretary, Stonebridge Advisors
LLC |
Daniel J. Lindquist
1970 |
Vice President |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Managing Director, First Trust Advisors L.P. and First
Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Kristi A. Maher
1966 |
Chief Compliance Officer
and Assistant Secretary |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Deputy General Counsel, First Trust Advisors L.P.
and First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Donald P. Swade
1972 |
Treasurer, Chief Financial
Officer and Chief
Accounting Officer |
•Indefinite term
•Since 2016 |
Senior Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Roger F. Testin
1966 |
Vice President |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Senior Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Stan Ueland
1970 |
Vice President |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Senior Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Name of Trustee |
Estimated Compensation from
the Fund (1)
|
Total Compensation from
the First Trust Fund Complex (2)
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Richard E. Erickson |
$1,428 |
$509,393 |
Thomas R. Kadlec |
$1,428 |
$509,393 |
Denise M. Keefe (3)
|
$1,414 |
$125,813 |
Robert F. Keith |
$1,421 |
$499,393 |
Niel B. Nielson |
$1,435 |
$519,393 |
Trustee |
Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in the Fund
(Number of Shares
Held) |
Aggregate Dollar
Range of Equity
Securities in All
Registered Investment
Companies Overseen
by Trustee in the First
Trust Fund Complex |
Interested Trustee | ||
James A. Bowen |
None |
Over $100,000 |
Independent Trustees | ||
Richard E. Erickson |
None |
Over $100,000 |
Thomas R. Kadlec |
None |
Over $100,000 |
Denise M. Keefe(1)
|
None |
None |
Robert F. Keith |
None |
Over $100,000 |
Niel B. Nielson |
None |
Over $100,000 |
Name |
Position with
First Trust |
Length of Service
with First Trust |
Principal Occupation During Past Five Years |
Daniel J. Lindquist |
Chairman of the
Investment Committee
and Managing Director |
Since 2004 |
Managing Director, First Trust Advisors L.P.
and First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Jon C. Erickson |
Senior Vice President |
Since 1994 |
Senior Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
David G. McGarel |
Chief Operating Officer,
Chief Investment Officer
and Managing Director |
Since 1997 |
Chief Operating Officer (2016 to present),
Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director,
First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Roger F. Testin |
Senior Vice President |
Since 2001 |
Senior Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Stan Ueland |
Senior Vice President |
Since 2005 |
Senior Vice President, First Trust
Advisors L.P. and First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Chris A. Peterson |
Senior Vice President |
Since 2000 |
Senior Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Erik Russo |
Vice President |
Since 2010 |
Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Investment Committee Member |
Registered
Investment Companies
Number of Accounts
($ Assets) |
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
Number of Accounts
($ Assets) |
Other Accounts
Number of Accounts
($ Assets) |
Dan Lindquist |
118 ($74,984,858,387) |
44 ($1,623,140,919) |
1,403 ($457,523,214) |
David McGarel |
119 ($74,987,668,768) |
44 ($1,623,140,919) |
1,403 ($457,523,214) |
Jon Erickson |
116 ($74,923,011,108) |
44 ($1,623,140,919) |
1,403 ($457,523,214) |
Roger Testin |
116 ($74,923,011,108) |
44 ($1,623,140,919) |
1,403 ($457,523,214) |
Stan Ueland |
110 ($73,948,276,768) |
37 ($1,516,622,671) |
N/A |
Chris Peterson |
119 ($74,987,668,768) |
44 ($1,623,140,919) |
1,403 ($457,523,214) |
Erik Russo |
110 ($73,948,276,768) |
37 ($1,516,622,671) |
N/A |