First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by FTA.

The following dates apply to today's distribution declarations:

	Expected Ex-Dividend Date:		December 11, 2018
	Record Date:		December 12, 2018
	Payable Date:		December 31, 2018

								Ordinary		Long-Term
								Income		Capital Gain
								Per Share		Per Share
Ticker		Exchange		Fund Name		Frequency		Amount		Amount
ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
FCEF		Nasdaq		First Trust CEF Income Opportunity ETF		Monthly				$0.0950
MCEF		Nasdaq		First Trust Municipal CEF Income Opportunity ETF		Monthly		$0.0540

FTA is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Funds' investment advisor. FTA and its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P. ("FTP"), 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 $124 billion as of November 30, 2018 through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts. FTA is the supervisor of the First Trust unit investment trusts, while FTP is the sponsor. FTP is also a distributor of mutual fund shares and exchange-traded fund creation units. FTA and FTP are based in Wheaton, Illinois.