FGD First Trust DJ Global Select Dividend Index Fund

NEW YORK, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today announced that it has launched trading in the First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (AMEX:FGD) by First Trust Advisors L.P. (First Trust). "The First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund provides investors with an exciting new opportunity for global equity exposure," said Scott Ebner, Senior Vice President of the Amex ETF Marketplace. "The Amex takes great pride in welcoming First Trust's 29th ETF listing to the Exchange." FGD seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index which is a dividend weighted index of 100 stocks selected from the Dow Jones World Index and includes high-dividend yielding companies covering approximately 95% of the underlying market capitalization of countries determined by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Dan Waldron, SVP and Head of ETFs at First Trust said, "We are extremely pleased to continue our long-time relationship with the leading index provider, Dow Jones Indexes. What's more, we're excited to provide our advisor clients with a new fund offering investors an attractive way to gain global exposure with dividend-paying stocks." The specialist for the FGD is Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. About the American Stock Exchange The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS(SM). In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 376 ETFs to date. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please visit http://www.amex.com/. About First Trust Advisors L.P. and First Trust Portfolios L.P. First Trust Advisors L.P. and its affiliate, First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held investment services companies which were established in 1991 and operate nationwide and also in Canada and Europe. The firms provide a variety of investment services, including asset management, financial advisory services, and municipal and corporate investment banking. The firms currently have assets under management or supervision of over $30 billion through closed-end funds, unit investment trusts, open-end funds, separate managed accounts and exchange-traded funds. You should consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. Call 800-621-1675 to request a prospectus, which contains this and other information about the fund. Read it carefully before you invest or send money. Like all investment company securities, the shares of the fund are not insured by the FDIC or any other government agency, are not issued or guaranteed by any bank, and may lose value. DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Bari Trontz of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-8964, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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