First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (FTRI US) - Portfolio Construction Methodology

Group 1 - The First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (FTRI US) targets 50 dividend-paying companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue from upstream energy, materials, agriculture, water, or timber activities [1] - Eligible securities must have positive trailing-12-month EPS, have paid dividends for the past three years, and must not have reduced dividends in the last two years [1] - The index selects the 50 highest dividend-yielding companies, with a limit of 30% for any of the five resource categories [1] Group 2 - Constituents are weighted by free-float market capitalization, with a 9.9% cap per issuer and a 40% cap on the aggregate of stocks above 4.5% [1] - Excess weight is redistributed pro rata among the remaining constituents [1] - The index undergoes reconstitution and rebalancing semi-annually, typically in March and September [1]