FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD VIII MULTI STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE ETF

The First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF's (the "Fund") investment objective is long-term total return. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets amongst a variety of alternative asset categories and strategies in an effort to provide lower correlation and diversifying risk exposures compared to traditional equity and fixed income benchmarks (e.g., the S&P 500® Index or Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index) over various market cycles.