As of 1 February 2021, the following changes are effective for existing First Trust UCITS ETFs:
- First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX® UCITS ETF changed its investment objective to track a new index and changed its name to First Trust Dow Jones International Internet UCITS ETF. This fund also changed its base currency from CHF to USD.
- First Trust Japan AlphaDEX® UCITS ETF changed its investment objective to track a new index and changed its name to First Trust Indxx NextG UCITS ETF. This fund also changed its base currency from JPY to USD.
- First Trust U.S. Small Cap Core AlphaDEX® UCITS ETF changed its investment objective to track a new index and changed its name to First Trust Nasdaq® Clean Edge® Green Energy UCITS ETF.
These changes were proposed to shareholders on 18 November 2020 and made pursuant to shareholder approval at meetings held on 10 December 2020 and 21 January 2021.