<div id="readability-page-1"><article>WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (&#34;FTA&#34;) announces the declaration of distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by FTA.The following dates apply to today's distribution declarations:<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Expected Ex-Dividend Date:</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">December 29, 2025</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Record Date:</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">December 29, 2025</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Payable Date:</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">December 31, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Ticker</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Exchange</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Fund Name</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Frequency</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Ordinary Income Per Share Amount</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Long-Term Capital Gain Per Share Amount</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="1"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="1">ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="1"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="1">First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">BFAP</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">NYSE Arca</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy Floor15 ETF - April</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Annually</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">$0.2500</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">$3.1933</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">BFJL</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">NYSE Arca</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy Floor15 ETF - July</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Annually</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">$0.1473</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">$0.0965</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">BGLD</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Cboe BZX</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Annually</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">$7.5834</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">IGLD</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Cboe BZX</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF®</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Monthly</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">$0.5968</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="1"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="1">First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">FTSM</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Nasdaq</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Monthly</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">$0.2000</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td></tr></tbody></table>FTA is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund's investment advisor. FTA and its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P. (&#34;FTP&#34;), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are privately-held companies that provide a variety of investment services. FTA has collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $307 billion as of November 30, 2025 through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts. FTA is the supervisor of the First Trust unit investment trusts, while FTP is the sponsor. FTP is also a distributor of mutual fund shares and exchange-traded fund creation units. FTA and FTP are based in Wheaton, Illinois.You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a Fund before investing. Prospectuses for the Funds contain this and other important information and are available free of charge by calling toll-free at 1-800-621-1675 or visiting https://www.ftportfolios.com. A prospectus should be read carefully before investing.Principal Risk Factors: You could lose money by investing in a fund. An investment in a fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed. There can be no assurance that a fund's objective(s) will be achieved. Investors buying or selling shares on the secondary market may incur customary brokerage commissions. Please refer to each fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for additional details on a fund's risks. The order of the below risk factors does not indicate the significance of any particular risk factor.Past performance is no assurance of future results. Investment return and market value of an investment in a Fund will fluctuate. Shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.A Fund's shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in a Fund. An investment in a Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. There can be no assurance that a Fund's investment objectives will be achieved. An investment in a Fund involves risks similar to those of investing in any portfolio of equity securities traded on exchanges. The risks of investing in each Fund are spelled out in its prospectus, shareholder report, and other regulatory filings.ETF shares may only be redeemed directly from a fund by authorized participants in very large creation/redemption units. ETF shares may trade at a discount to net asset value and possibly face delisting.A fund that effects all or a portion of its creations and redemptions for cash rather than in-kind may be less tax efficient.Current market conditions risk is the risk that a particular investment, or shares of the fund in general, may fall in value due to current market conditions. For example, changes in governmental fiscal and regulatory policies, disruptions to banking and real estate markets, actual and threatened international armed conflicts and hostilities, and public health crises, among other significant events, could have a material impact on the value of the fund's investments.A fund normally distributes income it earns, so a fund may be required to reduce its distributions if it has insufficient income. Distributions in excess of a Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as a return of capital. There may be other circumstances when all or a portion of a Fund’s distribution is treated as a return of capital, for example, there are times when Fund securities are sold to cover a derivative position that generated all or a portion of the distribution that could lead to a return of capital.A fund is susceptible to operational risks through breaches in cyber security. Such events could cause a fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss.Trading FLEX Options involves risks different than, and possibly greater than, investing directly in securities. A Target Outcome fund may experience substantial downside for FLEX Option positions and certain FLEX Option positions may expire worthless. There can be no guarantee that a liquid secondary market will exist for the FLEX Options and the FLEX Options may be less liquid than exchange-traded options.In managing a fund's investment portfolio, the portfolio managers will apply investment techniques and risk analyses that may not have the desired result.Market risk is the risk that a particular security, or shares of a fund in general may fall in value. Securities are subject to market fluctuations caused by such factors as general economic conditions, political events, regulatory or market developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in securities prices. Shares of a fund could decline in value or underperform other investments as a result. In addition, local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, spread of infectious disease or other public health issues, recessions, natural disasters or other events could have significant negative impact on a fund.A fund classified as &#34;non-diversified&#34; may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. As a result, a fund may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or regulatory occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, experience increased volatility and be highly concentrated in certain issuers.A fund and a fund's advisor may seek to reduce various operational risks through controls and procedures, but it is not possible to completely protect against such risks. A fund also relies on third parties for a range of services, including custody, and any delay or failure related to those services may affect a fund's ability to achieve its objectives.A fund with significant exposure to a single asset class, country, region, industry, or sector may be more affected by an adverse economic or political development than a broadly diversified fund.Certain funds have characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and may not be appropriate for all investors.The investment strategy is designed to deliver returns that match, or for the X series are approximately twice those of, the reference asset if a fund's shares are bought on the day on which a fund enters into the Flexible Exchange Options® (&#34;FLEX Options&#34;) (i.e., the first day of a Target Outcome Period) and held until those FLEX Options expire at the end of the Target Outcome Period subject to a pre-determined upside cap, while limiting downside losses. If the Underlying ETF experiences gains during a Target Outcome Period, a fund will not participate in those gains on a one-to-one basis or beyond the cap. If an investor does not hold its fund shares for an entire Target Outcome Period, the returns realized by that investor may not match those a fund seeks to achieve. In the event an investor purchases fund shares after the first day of a Target Outcome Period or sells shares prior to the expiration of the Target Outcome Period, the value of that investor's investment in fund shares may not be buffered against a decline in the value of the reference asset and may not participate in a gain in the value of the reference asset up to the cap for the investor's investment period. A shareholder may lose their entire investment.Commodity prices can have a significant volatility and exposure to commodities can cause the value of a fund's shares to decline or fluctuate in a rapid and unpredictable manner.Certain securities are subject to call, credit, extension, income, inflation, interest rate, prepayment and zero coupon risks. These risks could result in a decline in a security's value and/or income, increased volatility as interest rates rise or fall and have an adverse impact on a fund's performance.The use of listed and OTC derivatives, including futures, options, swap agreements and forward contracts, can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the derivatives.Securities of non-U.S. issuers are subject to additional risks, including currency fluctuations, political risks, withholding, the lack of adequate financial information, and exchange control restrictions impacting non-U.S. issuers. These risks may be heightened for securities of companies located in, or with significant operations in, emerging market countries.A fund may invest in the shares of other funds, which involves additional expenses that would not be present in a direct investment in the underlying funds. In addition, a fund's investment performance and risks may be related to the investment performance and risks of the underlying funds.Subsidiary investment risk applies to a fund that invests in certain securities through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the fund that is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (&#34;Subsidiary&#34;). Changes in the laws of the U.S. and/or Cayman Islands could result in the inability of a fund to operate as intended. The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, a fund that is as an investor in the Subsidiary will not have all the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies.The Target Outcome registered trademarks are registered trademarks of Vest Financial LLC.The funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDR® Gold Trust and WGTS (together with their affiliates hereinafter referred to as the &#34;Corporations&#34;). The Corporations have not passed on the legality or suitability of, or the accuracy or adequacy of, descriptions and disclosures relating to the funds or the FLEX Options. The Corporations make no representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the advisability of investing in the funds or the FLEX Options or results to be obtained by the funds or the FLEX Options, shareholders or any other person or entity from use of the SPDR® Gold Trust. The Corporations have no liability in connection with the management, administration, marketing or trading of the funds or the FLEX Options.First Trust Advisors L.P. (FTA) is the adviser to the First Trust fund(s). FTA is an affiliate of First Trust Portfolios L.P., the distributor of the fund(s).First Trust Advisors L.P. is registered as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor and is also a member of the National Futures Association.The information presented is not intended to constitute an investment recommendation for, or advice to, any specific person. By providing this information, First Trust is not undertaking to give advice in any fiduciary capacity within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code or any other regulatory framework. 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First Trust Advisors L.P. announced distributions for its exchange-traded funds, with key dates set for December 2025. The funds include Bitcoin and Gold strategy ETFs, with varying distribution amounts. Investors are advised to consider risks and read prospectuses before investing. FTA manages approximately $307 billion in assets and provides investment services through various funds. The announcement highlights potential risks and market conditions affecting fund values.

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