Growth of $10K Avg Annual Total Return %   10 YR 5 YR 1 YR YTD Market Return 5.05% 4.42% 33.10% 42.69% Lipper Pct. Rank 60 86 84 6 NAV Return 4.53% 3.88% 63.75% 26.99% Lipper Pct. Rank 75 93 14 9 Premium/Discount History Premium/Discount 10 YR Avg 5 YR Avg YTD Avg -0.267% 1.448% -7.520%

NAV $4.34 Market Price $4.27 Net Change -$0.05 Market Change -$0.06 Premium/Discount -1.61% 1 YR NAV Return 63.752% 1 YR NAV Rank 14 12-Mo Yield as of 4/30/2021 Yield Def Income Only Yield 8.87% Distribution Yield (Market) 7.84% Most Recent Income Dividend $0.083 Ex-Div Date 5/21/2021 Most Recent Cap Gain Dividend -- Ex-Div Date -- Dividend Frequency Quarterly YTD Dividends $0.083 YTD Capital Gains -- Inception Date 5/24/2007 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 $61.3 % Leveraged Assets as of 11/30/2020 17.67% Portfolio Turnover 20.00% Mgmt Fees 1.262% Expense Ratio 2.350% Fund Objective The Fund seeks an attractive total return. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Managed Assets in a portfolio of securities of specialty finance and other financial companies that the Funds Sub-Advisor believes offer attractive opportunities for income and capital appreciation.

Top Holdings (as of 2/28/2021) Hercules Capital Inc ORD 10.06% New Mountain Finance Corp ORD 8.47% Ares Capital Corp ORD 8.30% BlackRock TCP Capital Corp ORD 7.76% Main Street Capital Corp ORD 7.31% SLR Investment Corp ORD 6.86% Golub Capital BDC Inc ORD 6.73% Pennantpark Investment Corp ORD 6.69% Triplepoint Venture Growth BDC Corp ORD 6.13% Stellus Capital Investment Corp ORD 6.03%

Top Sectors (as of 2/28/2021) Financials 108.05% Non Classified Equity 4.56%

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