TSX: FUD, FSL, ETP, CIBR, FHG/FHG.F, FDL, FINT, FST, FTLS, SGRD, RCTR & BLCK
Cboe CA: FJFB, SDVY/SDVY.F & SDVD
TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FT Portfolios Canada Co. (“First Trust Canada”) is pleased to announce cash distributions for its Exchange Traded Funds (“First Trust ETFs”) listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Cboe Canada for the month ending September 30, 2026.
The cash distributions are payable on October 7, 2026 to Unitholders of record on September 29, 2026 with an ex-dividend date of September 29, 2026.
Details for the per unit distribution amounts are shown below:
| Fund Name | Fund Ticker | Cash Distribution Amount | |
| First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | FUD | $0.0650 | |
| First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD-Hedged) | FSL | $0.0750 | |
| First Trust Global Risk Managed Income Index ETF | ETP | $0.0500 | |
| First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders ETF (CAD‐Hedged) | FDL | $0.3600 | |
| First Trust Canadian Capital Strength ETF | FST | $0.1800 | |
| First Trust Nasdaq® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure ETF | SGRD | $0.0800 | |
| First Trust JFL Fixed Income Core Plus ETF | FJFB | $0.0550 | |
| First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF | CIBR | $0.0100 | |
| First Trust Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | SDVD | $0.1300 | |
| First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF | FTLS | $0.0500 | |
| First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF | RCTR | $0.0200 | |
| First Trust International Capital Strength ETF | FINT | $0.1000 | |
| First Trust AlphaDEXTM U.S. Industrials Sector Index ETF | FHG | $0.1200 | |
| FHG.F | $0.0700 | ||
| First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction and Process ETF | BLCK | $0.2700 | |
| First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | SDVY | $0.0550 | |
| SDVY.F | $0.0525 | ||
About First Trust
First Trust Canada is the trustee, manager and promoter of the First Trust ETFs. First Trust Canada and its affiliates First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”), portfolio advisor to the First Trust ETFs, an Ontario Securities Commission registered portfolio manager and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission registered investment advisor, and First Trust Portfolios L.P., a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are privately held companies that provide a variety of investment services. FTA has collective assets under management or supervision of approximately US $379 billion as of August 31, 2026 through exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.
Further information about the First Trust ETFs can be found at www.firsttrust.ca.
For further information, please contact: FT Portfolios Canada Co.
416-865-8065/877-622-5552
