FTCB Stock Discussion

First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF Description

Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to invest 100% of its investment portfolio in investment grade securities. Investment grade securities are those securities that are, at the time of purchase, rated as investment grade (i.e., rated Baa3/BBB- or above) by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO") rating such securities, or if unrated, debt securities determined by the fund"s investment advisor to be of comparable quality. The fund is non-diversified.

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