FT Portfolios Canada Co. Announces Distribution for Its Exchange Traded and US Sectors Funds

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Dec. 18, 2015) - First Trust AlphaDEX (TM) U.S. Dividend Plus ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX:FUD) (TSX:FUD.A), First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX:FSL) (TSX:FSL.A), First Trust AlphaDEX (TM) European Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX:EUR) (TSX:EUR.A), First Trust Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (TSX:FHY) (TSX:FHY.A), First Trust Global Risk Managed Income Index ETF (TSX:ETP) (TSX:ETP.A), First Trust AlphaDEX (TM) U.S. Financial Sector Index ETF (TSX:FHF), First Trust AlphaDEX (TM) U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Index ETF (TSX:FHD), First Trust AlphaDEX (TM) U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Index ETF (TSX:FHC), First Trust AlphaDEX (TM) U.S. Technology Sector Index ETF (TSX:FHQ), First Trust Tactical Bond Index ETF (TSX:FTB).

FT Portfolios Canada Co. ("First Trust") is pleased to announce cash and reinvested distributions for its Exchange Traded Funds (the "ETFs") listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the period ending December 31, 2015. Reinvested distributions generally represent realized capital gains and other income or special distributions received by the ETFs over and above cash distributions paid out during the year and are paid to unitholders, as required, to ensure the ETFs are not liable for ordinary income tax.

The cash distributions are payable on January 8, 2016 to Unitholders of record on December 31, 2015 with an ex-dividend date of December 29, 2015. Details for the per unit distribution amounts are shown below: