Amended Fidelity Bond Filed Pursuant to Rule 17g-1(g)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (40-17g/a)

January 6, 2020

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Rule 17g-1 Fidelity Bond Filing Information with Respect to Joint Fidelity Bond filing under Investment Company Act Rule 17g-1, Bond No 99516119B for the following management investment companies:

FUND NAME FILE NO. SEC REGISTRATION NO. Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/ 811-21496 333-112202 Utilities Dividend & Income Fund First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II 811-21539 333-113978, 333-115414, 333-184182 and 333-115878 First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund 811-21549 333-114131, 333-120853, 333-131771, 333-154254, 333-123460, 333-173334, 333-179878, 333-173335, 333-187192 and 333-217580 First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund 811-21586 333-116023 and 333-118593 First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund 811-21636 333-119081 First Trust Mortgage Income Fund 811-21727 333-123262 and 333-170228 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund 811-21774 333-125751 First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund 811-21905 333-134540 First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial 811-22039 333-141457, 333-200618, 333-143713 and Opportunities Fund 333-143268 First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX(R) Fund 811-22019 333-140895 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II 811-21944 333-143964; 333-231299 First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund 811-22442 333-168186, 333-225853 and 333-223803 First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX(R) Fund II 811-22519 333-171759 First Trust Series Fund 811-22452 333-168727 First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund 811-22528 333-172439 and 333-177037 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI 811-22717 333-182308 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV 811-22559 333-174332 First Trust Variable Insurance Trust 811-22652 333-178767 First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund 811-22738 333-183396, 333-185172 and 333-217581 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III 811-22245 333-176976 First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund 811-22795 333-186412 and 333-188816 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund V 811-22709 333-181507 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII 811-22767 333-184918 First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund 811-22902 333-191808, 333-194835 and 333-212884 First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund 811-23072 333-205681 and 333-207118 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII 811-23147 333-210186 First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund 811-23199 333-214125

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Dear Sir or Madam:

Enclosed for filing, pursuant to Rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, please find a copy of the Joint Insured Fidelity Bond for the period October 9, 2019 to October 9, 2020, for the First Trust complex of funds referenced above. Please note that Rider 13 has been added to the Joint Insured Fidelity Bond to include FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August, FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - August, FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - November, FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - November, First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF, First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF, First Trust Active Factor Large Cap ETF, each a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VIII. Please note for the Commission's records, the following:

(i) The Joint Insured Fidelity Bond;

(ii) a Certificate of Assistant Secretary containing the form of resolutions of the Board of Trustees approving the amount, type, form and coverage of the Fidelity Bond, the amount of the single insured bond which the registrant would have provided had it not been named as an insured under the Fidelity Bond, and a statement as to the period for which premiums have been paid; and

(iii) a copy of the Blanket Bond Insurance Agreement.

Very truly yours,

FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS L.P.

/s/ Kristi A. Maher --------------------------- Deputy General Counsel

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