0001145549-22-016071.txt : 20220315 0001145549-22-016071.hdr.sgml : 20220315 20220315143236 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001145549-22-016071 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20211231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220315 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220315 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20220315 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED ALPHADEX FUND II CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001510337 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22519 FILM NUMBER: 22740520 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400 CITY: WHEATON STATE: IL ZIP: 60187 BUSINESS PHONE: 630-765-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400 CITY: WHEATON STATE: IL ZIP: 60187 0001510337 S000031795 First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund C000099049 First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund FEM 0001510337 S000031796 First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund C000099050 First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund FEP 0001510337 S000031797 First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund C000099051 First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund FLN 0001510337 S000031798 First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund C000099052 First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund FBZ 0001510337 S000031799 First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund C000099053 First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund FCA 0001510337 S000031800 First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund C000099054 First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund FJP 0001510337 S000031801 First Trust South Korea AlphaDEX Fund C000099055 First Trust South Korea AlphaDEX Fund FKO 0001510337 S000031802 First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund C000099056 First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund FDT 0001510337 S000031803 First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund C000099057 First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund FPA 0001510337 S000036501 First Trust Australia AlphaDEX Fund C000111806 First Trust Australia AlphaDEX Fund FAUS 0001510337 S000036502 First Trust Canada AlphaDEX Fund C000111807 First Trust Canada AlphaDEX Fund FCAN 0001510337 S000036503 First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund C000111808 First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund FGM 0001510337 S000036504 First Trust Hong Kong AlphaDEX Fund C000111809 First Trust Hong Kong AlphaDEX Fund FHK 0001510337 S000036505 First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund C000111810 First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund FSZ 0001510337 S000036506 First Trust India NIFTY 50 Equal Weight ETF C000111811 First Trust India NIFTY 50 Equal Weight ETF NFTY 0001510337 S000036507 First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund C000111812 First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund FKU 0001510337 S000036654 First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund C000112036 First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund FDTS 0001510337 S000036655 First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund C000112037 First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund FEMS 0001510337 S000047035 First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF C000147004 First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF FEUZ N-CEN 1 primary_doc.xml X0404 N-CEN LIVE 0001510337 XXXXXXXX false false false N-1A true First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX Fund II 811-22519 0001510337 549300HROUDUV84QFV64 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton 60187 US-IL US 6307658000 First Trust Advisors L.P. 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton 60187 6307658000 Records related to the registrant and investment advisor. 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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX® Fund II:

In planning and performing our audits of the financial statements of First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX® Fund II (the "Trust"), including the First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX® Fund, First Trust Europe AlphaDEX® Fund, First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX® Fund, First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX® Fund, First Trust China AlphaDEX® Fund, First Trust Japan AlphaDEX® Fund, First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX® Fund, First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX® Fund, First Trust Germany AlphaDEX® Fund, First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX® Fund, First Trust India NIFTY 50 Equal Weight ETF, First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX® Fund, First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX® Fund, First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX® Fund, and First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX® ETF, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the Trust's internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

The management of the Trust is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A fund's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A fund's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the fund; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the fund are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of a fund's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the fund's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Our consideration of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Trust's internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls for safeguarding securities that we consider to be a material weakness, as defined above, as of December 31, 2021.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Trust and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 23, 2022