Rule
497(k)
File No. 333-182308
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First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund VI
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SUMMARY PROSPECTUS
First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF
(formerly Small Cap US Equity Select ETF)
(formerly Small Cap US Equity Select ETF)
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Ticker Symbol:
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FSGS
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Exchange:
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Nasdaq, Inc.
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Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s statutory prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the statement of additional information and most recent reports to shareholders, online at http://www.ftportfolios.com/retail/ETF/ETFfundnews.aspx?Ticker=FSGS. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) 621-1675 or by sending an e-mail request
to info@ftportfolios.com. The Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated December 3, 2024, are all incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
December 3, 2024
Investment Objective
The First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before
the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called The SMID Growth Strength Index (the “Index”).
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold and
sell shares of the Fund. Investors may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which
are not reflected in the table and example below.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
(fees paid directly from your investment)
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
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None
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Management Fees
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0.60%
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
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0.00%
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Other Expenses
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0.00%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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0.60%
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Example
The example below is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other funds.
The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated
and then hold or sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain at current levels. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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$61
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$192
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$335
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$750
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes
when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 52% of the average value of its portfolio. Due to changes in the Fund's Principal Investment Strategies on December 3, 2024, the Fund may experience higher
levels of portfolio turnover in the current fiscal year than in previous years.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings
for investment purposes) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate,
before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. The Index is owned and is developed, maintained and sponsored by Nasdaq,
Inc. (the “Index Provider”). The Index Provider may, from time to time, exercise reasonable discretion as it deems appropriate in
order to ensure the Index integrity.
According to the Index Provider, the Index seeks to provide exposure to well capitalized
small and mid-sized companies with strong market positions. The Index seeks to screen for companies with strong balance sheets,
a high degree of liquidity, the ability to generate earnings growth, and a record of financial strength and profit growth (as described
below).
According to the Index Provider, to be eligible for inclusion in the Index, a security
must be a constituent of the Nasdaq US Small Cap Index or the Nasdaq US Mid Cap Index. In addition, in order to be eligible for inclusion
in the Index, a security must meet the size, float and liquidity requirements of the Index, as well as the following criteria:
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Have at least $100 million USD in cash or short-term investments, after removing restricted
cash;
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Have a long-term debt to market cap ratio less than 30%;
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Have positive shareholder equity;
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Have positive revenue and cashflow;
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Have a return on equity greater than 10%
According to the Index Provider, security selection for the Index will be conducted
based on a ranking system of the eligible securities until 100 securities are selected for inclusion. All selected securities are equally
weighted. See "Additional Information on the Fund's Investment Objectives and Strategies - The SMID Growth Strength Index" for further
information regarding the selection process.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets
(plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in small and/or mid-capitalization growth securities. The Fund defines "small and/or
mid-capitalization growth securities" as those selected for inclusion in the Index pursuant to the Index methodology.
The Index is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly and the Fund will make corresponding
changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The Index’s quarterly rebalance and reconstitution schedule may cause the Fund to experience a higher rate of portfolio turnover. The Fund will be concentrated (i.e., invest more than 25% of Fund assets) in an industry or a group of industries to the extent that the Index is so concentrated. As of November 26, 2024, the Index
had significant exposure to industrials companies, although this may change from time to time. As a result, the Fund may have significant investments in a given jurisdiction, investment
sector or industry or group of industries that it may not have had as of November
26, 2024. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a given jurisdiction, investment sector or industry or group
of industries, the Fund may be exposed to the risks associated with that jurisdiction, investment sector or industry or group of industries.
Principal Risks
You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the 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 the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved. The order of the below risk factors does not indicate
the significance of any particular risk factor.
AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT CONCENTRATION RISK. Only an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. A limited number of institutions act as authorized
participants for the Fund. To the extent that these institutions exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation and/or
redemption orders and no other authorized participant steps forward to create or redeem, the Fund’s shares may trade at a premium or discount (the difference between the market price of the Fund's shares and the Fund's net asset value) and possibly face delisting and
the bid/ask spread (the difference between the price that someone is willing to pay for shares of the Fund at a specific point in
time versus the price at which someone is willing to sell) on the Fund’s shares may widen.
CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS RISK. 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. As a means to fight
inflation, which remains at elevated levels, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks have raised interest rates; however, the
Federal Reserve has recently lowered interest rates and may continue to do so. U.S. regulators have proposed several changes to market
and issuer regulations which would directly impact the Fund, and any regulatory changes could adversely impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment strategies or make certain investments. Recent and potential future bank failures could result in disruption
to the broader banking industry or markets generally and reduce confidence in financial institutions and the economy as a whole, which
may also heighten market volatility and reduce liquidity. Additionally, challenges in commercial real estate markets, including rising
interest rates, declining valuations and increasing vacancies, could have a broader impact on financial markets. The ongoing adversarial
political climate in the United States, as well as political and diplomatic events both domestic and abroad, have and may continue to
have an adverse impact the U.S. regulatory landscape, markets and investor behavior, which could have a negative impact on the Fund’s investments and operations. The change in administration resulting from the 2024 United States national elections could result
in significant impacts to international trade relations, tax and immigration policies, and other aspects of the national and international
political and financial landscape, which could affect, among other things, inflation and the securities markets generally.
Other unexpected political, regulatory and diplomatic events within the U.S. and abroad may affect investor and consumer confidence and
may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy. For example, ongoing armed conflicts between Russia and Ukraine in
Europe and among Israel, Iran, Hamas and other militant groups in the Middle East, have caused and could continue to cause
significant market disruptions and volatility within the markets in Russia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. The hostilities
and sanctions resulting from those hostilities have and could continue to have a significant impact on certain Fund investments as well
as Fund performance and liquidity. The economies of the United States and its trading partners, as well as the financial markets generally,
may be adversely impacted by trade disputes and other matters. For example, the United States has imposed trade barriers and restrictions
on China. In addition, the Chinese government is engaged in a longstanding dispute with Taiwan, continually threatening
an invasion. If the political climate between the United States and China does not improve or continues to deteriorate, if China
were to attempt invading Taiwan, or if other geopolitical conflicts develop or worsen, economies, markets and individual securities
may be adversely affected, and the value of the Fund’s assets may go down. A public health crisis and the ensuing policies enacted by governments and central banks may cause significant volatility and uncertainty in global financial markets, negatively impacting
global growth prospects. As the COVID-19 global pandemic illustrated, such events may affect certain geographic regions, countries,
sectors and industries more significantly than others. Advancements in technology may also adversely impact markets and the overall performance
of the Fund. For instance, the economy may be significantly impacted by the advanced development and increased regulation
of artificial intelligence. Additionally, cyber security breaches of both government and non-government entities could have negative
impacts on infrastructure and the ability of such entities, including the Fund, to operate properly. These events, and any other
future events, may adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments and could result in disruptions in the trading markets.
CYBER SECURITY RISK. The Fund is susceptible to operational risks through breaches in cyber security.
A breach in cyber security refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund to lose
proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Fund to incur regulatory
penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cyber security breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks through efforts to make network services unavailable to
intended users. In addition, cyber security breaches of the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests or the Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, custodian, or sub-advisor, as applicable, can also subject the Fund to many
of the same risks associated with direct cyber security breaches. Although the Fund has established risk management systems designed to reduce
the risks associated with cyber security, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund
does not directly control the cyber security systems of issuers or third-party service providers.
EQUITY SECURITIES RISK. The value of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate with changes in the value of the equity securities in which it invests. Equity securities prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes in investors’ perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer or the general condition of the relevant equity market, such as market volatility,
or when political or economic events affecting an issuer occur. Common stock prices may be particularly sensitive to rising interest
rates, as the cost of capital rises and borrowing costs increase. Equity securities may decline significantly in price over short or
extended periods of time, and such declines may occur in the equity market as a whole, or they may occur in only a particular country, company,
industry or sector of the market.
GROWTH STOCKS INVESTMENT RISK. Stocks exhibiting growth characteristics tend to be more volatile than certain other
types of stocks and their prices usually fluctuate more dramatically than the overall stock
market. A stock with growth characteristics can have sharp price declines due to decreases in current or expected earnings and may lack
dividend payments that can help cushion its share price during declining markets.
INDEX CONCENTRATION RISK. The Fund will be concentrated in an industry or a group of industries to the extent
that the Index is so concentrated. To the extent that the Fund invests a significant percentage of its
assets in a single asset class or the securities of issuers within the same country, state, region, industry or sector, an adverse economic,
business or political development may affect the value of the Fund’s investments more than if the Fund were more broadly diversified. A significant exposure makes the Fund more susceptible to any single occurrence and may subject the Fund to greater market risk
than a fund that is more broadly diversified. There may be instances in which the Index, for a variety of reasons including changes
in the prices of individual securities held by the Fund, has a larger exposure to a small number of stocks or a single stock relative
to the rest of the stocks in the Index. Under such circumstances, the Fund will not deviate from the Index except in rare circumstances or in an immaterial way and therefore the Fund’s returns would be more greatly influenced by the returns of the stock(s) with the larger
exposure.
INDEX OR MODEL CONSTITUENT RISK. The Fund may be a constituent of one or more indices or ETF models. As a result,
the Fund may be included in one or more index-tracking exchange-traded funds or mutual funds.
Being a component security of such a vehicle could greatly affect the trading activity involving the Fund’s shares, the size of the Fund and the market volatility of the Fund. Inclusion in an index could increase demand for the Fund and removal from an index could result
in outsized selling activity in a relatively short period of time. As a result, the Fund’s net asset value could be negatively impacted and the Fund’s market price may be below the Fund’s net asset value during certain periods. In addition, index rebalances may potentially result in increased trading activity in the Fund's shares.
INDEX PROVIDER RISK. There is no assurance that the Index Provider, or any agents that act on its behalf,
will compile the Index accurately, or that the Index will be determined, maintained, constructed, reconstituted,
rebalanced, composed, calculated or disseminated accurately. The Index Provider and its agents do not provide any representation
or warranty in relation to the quality, accuracy or completeness of data in the Index, and do not guarantee that the Index
will be calculated in accordance with its stated methodology. The Advisor’s mandate as described in this prospectus is to manage the Fund consistently with the Index provided by the Index Provider. The Advisor relies upon the Index provider and its agents to accurately
compile, maintain, construct, reconstitute, rebalance, compose, calculate and disseminate the Index accurately. Therefore, losses
or costs associated with any Index Provider or agent errors generally will be borne by the Fund and its shareholders. To correct
any such error, the Index Provider or its agents may carry out an unscheduled rebalance of the Index or other modification of Index constituents
or weightings. When the Fund in turn rebalances its portfolio, any transaction costs and market exposure arising from such
portfolio rebalancing will be borne by the Fund and its shareholders. Unscheduled rebalances also expose the Fund to additional tracking
error risk. Errors in respect of the quality, accuracy and completeness of the data used to compile the Index may occur from time
to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, particularly where the Index
is less commonly used as a benchmark by funds or advisors. For example, during a period where the Index contains incorrect constituents,
the Fund tracking the Index would have market exposure to such constituents and would be underexposed to the Index’s other constituents. Such errors may negatively impact the Fund and its shareholders. The Index Provider and its agents rely on various sources
of information to assess the criteria of issuers included in the Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and
estimates. Neither the Fund nor the Advisor can offer assurances that the Index’s calculation methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included issuers. Unusual market conditions or issuer-specific events may cause the Index Provider
to postpone a scheduled rebalance, exclude or substitute a security in the Index or undertake other measures which could cause
the Index to vary from its normal or expected composition. The postponement of a scheduled rebalance in a time of market volatility
could mean that constituents that would
otherwise be removed at rebalance due to changes in market capitalizations, issuer
credit ratings, or other reasons may remain, causing the performance and constituents of the Index to vary from those expected under normal
conditions. Apart from scheduled rebalances, the Index Provider or its agents may carry out additional ad hoc rebalances to the
Index due to unusual market conditions or in order, for example, to correct an error in the selection of index constituents.
INDUSTRIALS COMPANIES RISK. Industrials companies convert unfinished goods into finished durables used to manufacture
other goods or provide services. Examples of industrials companies include companies involved
in the production of electrical equipment and components, industrial products, manufactured housing and telecommunications equipment,
as well as defense and aerospace companies. General risks of industrials companies include the general state of the
economy, exchange rates, commodity prices, intense competition, consolidation, domestic and international politics, government regulation,
import controls, excess capacity, consumer demand and spending trends. In addition, industrials companies may also be significantly
affected by overall capital spending levels, economic cycles, rapid technological changes, delays in modernization, labor relations,
environmental liabilities, governmental and product liability and e-commerce initiatives.
INFLATION RISK. Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will
be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the present value of the Fund’s assets and distributions may decline.
MARKET CAPITALIZATION DEVIATION RISK. There can be no assurance that the securities held by the Fund will stay within the
Fund’s intended market capitalization range between Index rebalancings. As a result, the Fund may be exposed to additional risk or investors may not be given the opportunity to invest fully in a certain market capitalization
range.
MARKET MAKER RISK. The Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including the potential lack of an
active market for Fund shares due to a limited number of market markers. Decisions by market makers or authorized
participants to reduce their role or step away from these activities in times of market stress could inhibit the effectiveness of
the arbitrage process in maintaining the relationship between the underlying values of the Fund’s portfolio securities and the Fund’s market price. The Fund may rely on a small number of third-party market makers to provide a market for the purchase and sale of shares.
Any trading halt or other problem relating to the trading activity of these market makers could result in a dramatic change in the spread between the Fund’s net asset value and the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the Exchange, which could result in a decrease in value of the Fund’s shares. This reduced effectiveness could result in Fund shares trading at a discount to net asset
value and also in greater than normal intraday bid-ask spreads for Fund shares.
MARKET RISK. Market risk is the risk that a particular investment, or shares of the Fund in general,
may fall in value. Securities are subject to market fluctuations caused by real or perceived adverse economic, political,
and regulatory factors or market developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in securities prices. Shares of the
Fund could decline in value or underperform other investments. In addition, local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism,
market manipulation, government defaults, government shutdowns, regulatory actions, political changes, diplomatic developments,
the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures, spread of infectious diseases or other public health issues, recessions,
natural disasters, or other events could have a significant negative impact on the Fund and its investments. Any of such circumstances could have
a materially negative impact on the value of the Fund’s shares, the liquidity of an investment, and may result in increased market volatility. During any such events, the Fund’s shares may trade at increased premiums or discounts to their net asset value, the bid/ask spread on the Fund’s shares may widen and the returns on investment may fluctuate.
MID CAPITALIZATION COMPANIES RISK. Mid capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse general market or
economic developments and thus may experience greater price volatility than more established
large capitalization companies. Securities of mid capitalization companies may also be less liquid than securities of large capitalization
companies and may have more limited trading volumes. Accordingly, such companies are generally subject to greater market risk
than larger, more established companies.
NON-CORRELATION RISK. The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Index for a number of reasons. The Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and may incur costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s portfolio holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the Index. In addition, the Fund’s portfolio holdings may not exactly replicate the securities included in the Index or the ratios between the securities included in
the Index. Additionally, in order to comply with its investment strategies and policies, the Fund portfolio may deviate from the composition
of the Index. Accordingly, the Fund's return may underperform the return of the Index.
OPERATIONAL RISK. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including,
but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for
a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Fund's investment advisor seek to reduce these operational risks
through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.
PASSIVE INVESTMENT RISK. The Fund is not actively managed. The Fund invests in securities included in or representative
of the Index regardless of investment merit. The Fund generally will not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets. In the event
that the Index is no longer calculated, the Index license is terminated or the identity
or character of the Index is materially changed, the Fund will seek to engage a replacement index.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RISK. High portfolio turnover may result in the Fund paying higher levels of transaction
costs and may generate greater tax liabilities for shareholders. Portfolio turnover risk may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than expected.
PREMIUM/DISCOUNT RISK. The market price of the Fund’s shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in the Fund’s net asset value as well as the relative supply of and demand for shares on the Exchange. The Fund’s investment advisor cannot predict whether shares will trade below, at or above their net asset value because the shares
trade on the Exchange at market prices and not at net asset value. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that
supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for shares will be closely related, but not identical, to the same
forces influencing the prices of the holdings of the Fund trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time. However, given that
shares can only be purchased and redeemed in Creation Units, and only to and from broker-dealers and large institutional investors that
have entered into participation agreements (unlike shares of closed-end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from,
and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset value), the Fund’s investment advisor believes that large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of shares should not be sustained. During stressed market conditions, the market for the Fund’s shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the market for the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which could in turn lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and their net asset value and the bid/ask spread on the Fund’s shares may widen.
SMALL CAPITALIZATION COMPANIES RISK. Small capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse general market or
economic developments, and their securities may be less liquid and may experience
greater price volatility than large and mid capitalization companies as a result of several factors, including limited trading
volumes, fewer products or financial resources, management inexperience and less publicly available information. Accordingly, such
companies are generally subject to greater market risk than large and mid capitalization companies.
TRADING ISSUES RISK. Trading in Fund shares on the Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or
for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in
Fund shares on the Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to the Exchange’s “circuit breaker” rules. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue
to be met or will remain unchanged. The Fund may have difficulty maintaining its listing on the Exchange in the event the Fund’s assets are small, the Fund does not have enough shareholders, or if the Fund is unable to proceed with creation and/or redemption
orders.
Annual Total Return
The bar chart and table below illustrate the annual calendar year returns of the Fund
based on net asset value as well as the average annual Fund and Index returns. The bar chart and table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns based on net asset value compared to those of the Index, a broad-based market index and two market indices.
The Fund’s performance information is accessible on the Fund’s website at http://www.ftportfolios.com.
On December 3, 2024, the Fund’s underlying index changed from the Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small CapTM Index to The SMID Growth Strength Index. Therefore, any Fund performance and historical returns shown below
that incorporate Fund performance prior to December 3, 2024 reflect performance of the Fund based on the Nasdaq Riskalyze US
Small CapTM Index and are not necessarily indicative of the performance that the Fund, based on The SMID Growth Strength Index,
would have generated.
First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF
Calendar Year Total Returns as of 12/31 (1)
Calendar Year Total Returns as of 12/31 (1)
(1)
The Fund's calendar year-to-date total return based on net asset value for the period
12/31/23 to 09/30/24 was 6.61%.
During the periods shown in the chart above:
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Return
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Period Ended
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Best Quarter
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32.04%
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December 31, 2020
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Worst Quarter
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-32.76%
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March 31, 2020
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Year-to-Date
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6.61%
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September 30, 2024
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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local tax. Returns after taxes on distributions reflect the taxed return on the payment of dividends
and capital gains. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of shares assume you sold your shares
at period end, and, therefore, are also adjusted for any capital gains or losses incurred. Returns for an index do not include expenses,
which are deducted from Fund returns, or taxes.
Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may
differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as
individual retirement accounts (IRAs) or employee-sponsored retirement plans.
Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2023
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1 Year
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5 Years
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Since
Inception
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Inception
Date
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Return Before Taxes
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15.84%
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10.92%
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7.90%
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6/20/2017
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Return After Taxes on Distributions
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14.71%
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10.09%
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7.08%
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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9.34%
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8.27%
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5.86%
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The SMID Growth Strength Index(1),(2) (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes)
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small CapTM Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes)
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16.70%
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11.68%
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8.62%
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Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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25.96%
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15.16%
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12.24%
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(1)
On December 3, 2024, the Fund’s underlying index changed from the Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small CapTM Index to The SMID Growth Strength Index. Therefore, any Fund performance and historical returns shown above that incorporate
Fund performance prior to December 3, 2024 reflect performance of the Fund based on the Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small CapTM Index and are not necessarily indicative of the performance that the Fund, based on The SMID Growth Strength Index, would have generated.
(2)
Performance data is not available for all the periods shown in the table for the index
because performance data does not exist for some of the entire periods.
Management
Investment Advisor
First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust” or the “Advisor”)
Portfolio Managers
The Fund’s portfolio is managed by a team (the “Investment Committee”) consisting of:
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Daniel J. Lindquist, Chairman of the Investment Committee and Managing Director of
First Trust
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David G. McGarel, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director
of First Trust
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Jon C. Erickson, Senior Vice President of First Trust
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Roger F. Testin, Senior Vice President of First Trust
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Stan Ueland, Senior Vice President of First Trust
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Chris A. Peterson, Senior Vice President of First Trust
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Erik Russo, Vice President of First Trust
The Investment Committee members are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day
management of the Fund. Each Investment Committee member has served as a part of the portfolio management team
of the Fund since 2017, except for Erik Russo, who has served as a part of the portfolio management team since 2020.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value, only in large blocks of shares called “Creation Units.” Individual shares of the Fund may only be purchased and sold on the secondary market
through a broker-dealer. Since shares of the
Fund trade on securities exchanges in the secondary market at their market price rather than their net asset value, the Fund’s shares may trade at a price greater than (premium) or less than (discount) the Fund’s net asset value. An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase
shares of the Fund (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when buying or selling shares in
the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information, including the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, bid-ask spreads and the median bid-ask spread for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, is available online at http://www.ftportfolios.com/Retail/etf/home.aspx.
Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions are taxable and will generally be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains. Distributions on shares held in a tax-deferred account, while not immediately taxable, will be subject to tax when the
shares are no longer held in a tax-deferred account.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer, registered investment
adviser, bank or other financial intermediary (collectively, “intermediaries”), First Trust and First Trust Portfolios L.P., the Fund’s distributor, may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest
by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask
your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
You can find the Fund’s statutory prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the statement of additional information and most recent reports to shareholders, online at http://www.ftportfolios.com/retail/ETF/ETFfundnews.aspx?Ticker=FSGS.
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