Growth of $10K Avg Annual Total Return %   10 YR 5 YR 1 YR YTD Market Return 6.24% 12.38% 50.54% 12.94% Lipper Pct. Rank 44 63 82 63 NAV Return 4.60% 8.85% 29.55% 2.81% Lipper Pct. Rank 60 67 87 87 Premium/Discount History Premium/Discount 10 YR Avg 5 YR Avg YTD Avg -10.736% -10.980% -8.400%

NAV $16.24 Market Price $15.79 Net Change $0.01 Market Change $0.02 Premium/Discount -2.76% 1 YR NAV Return 29.550% 1 YR NAV Rank 87 12-Mo Yield as of 4/30/2021 Yield Def Income Only Yield 2.78% Distribution Yield (Market) 9.11% Most Recent Income Dividend $0.350 Ex-Div Date 3/22/2021 Most Recent Cap Gain Dividend $0.100 Ex-Div Date 12/21/2018 Dividend Frequency Quarterly YTD Dividends $0.350 YTD Capital Gains -- Inception Date 8/28/2006 Fund Advisor First Trust Advisors LP Manager & Tenure Team Managed Phone 800-621-1675 Website www.ftportfolios.com Total Net Assets (mil) as of 5/31/2021 $80.1 % Leveraged Assets as of -- 7.20% Portfolio Turnover 45.00% Mgmt Fees 1.188% Expense Ratio 1.950% Fund Objective The Fund seeks a high level of total return. The Fund invests at least 80% of its Managed Assets (total asset value minus the sum of the Fund's liabilities other than the principal amount of borrowings, if any) in a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed-income securities of issuers in emerging market countries.

Top Holdings (as of 12/31/2020) Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.93% Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ORD 4.60% Tencent Holdings Ltd ORD 3.35% Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ORD 1.74% Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd ORD 1.39% Meituan ORD 1.21% Midea Group Co Ltd ORD 1.20% Vale SA DR 1.20% LONGi Green Energy Technology Co Ltd ORD 1.19% LG Chem Ltd ORD 1.16%

Top Sectors (as of 12/31/2020) Technology 18.58% Financials 11.06% Consumer Services 5.91% Consumer Goods 5.16% Industrials 3.19% Basic Materials 2.86% Oil & Gas 2.07% Health Care 1.27% Utilities 0.50% Non Classified Equity 0.28%

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