/EINPresswire.com/ -- TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 12/18/15 -- First Trust AlphaDEX ™ 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 ™ 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 ™ U.S. Financial Sector Index ETF (TSX: FHF), First Trust AlphaDEX ™ U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Index ETF (TSX: FHD), First Trust AlphaDEX ™ U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Index ETF (TSX: FHC), First Trust AlphaDEX ™ 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:

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                                                    Cash        Reinvested
                                                 Distribution  Distribution
             Fund Name              Fund Ticker     Amount        Amount
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First Trust AlphaDEX™ U.S.                       0.0642        0.4800
 Dividend Plus ETF (CAD-Hedged)         FUD
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                                       FUD.A        0.0437        0.4800
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First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD-                   0.0760        0.0250
 Hedged)                                FSL
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                                       FSL.A        0.0670        0.0250
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First Trust AlphaDEX™ European                   0.0400           -
 Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)        EUR
                                   -----------------------------------------
                                       EUR.A        0.0217           -
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First Trust Short Duration High                     0.1150           -
 Yield Bond ETF                         FHY
                                   -----------------------------------------
                                       FHY.A        0.1066           -
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First Trust Global Risk Managed                     0.0620           -
 Income Index ETF                       ETP
                                   -----------------------------------------
                                       ETP.A        0.0447           -
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First Trust AlphaDEX™ U.S.                       0.1400        1.3250
 Financial Sector Index ETF             FHF
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First Trust AlphaDEX™ U.S.                       0.0850        0.0400
 Consumer Discretionary Sector          FHD
 Index ETF
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First Trust AlphaDEX™ U.S.                       0.1175        0.1100
 Consumer Staples Sector Index ETF      FHC
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First Trust AlphaDEX™ U.S.                       0.1000        1.0500
 Technology Sector Index ETF            FHQ
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First Trust Tactical Bond Index ETF     FTB         0.0555           -
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Contacts:
FT Portfolios Canada Co.
416-865-8065/877-622-5552

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