Item A.1. Reporting period covered.

a. Report for period ending:	2019-12-31
b. Does this report cover a period of less than 12 months?	Yes No

Item B.1. Background information.

Item B.2. Address and telephone number of Registrant.

Item B.3. Location of books and records.

Item B.4. Initial of final filings.

a. Is this the first filing on this form by the Registrant?	Yes No
b. Is this the last filing on this form by the Registrant?	Yes No

Item B.5. Family of investment companies.

a. Is the Registrant part of a family of investment companies?

Yes No

Item B.6. Organization.

Item B.7. Securities Act registration.

Is the Registrant the issuer of a class of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act")?

Yes No

Item B.8. Directors.

Item B.9. Chief compliance officer.

Chief compliance officer Record: 1
a. Full Name	Kathleen Brown
b. CRD Number, if any	002000718
c. Street Address 1	c/o First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Street Address 2	120 East Liberty Drive
d. City	Wheaton
e. State, if applicable	ILLINOIS
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code	60187
h. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)	XXXXXX
i. Has the chief compliance officer changed since the last filing?	Yes No

Item B.10. Matters for security holder vote.

Were any matters submitted by the Registrant for its security holders' vote during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item B.11. Legal proceeding.

a. Have there been any material legal proceedings, other than routine litigation incidental to the business, to which the Registrant or any of its subsidiaries was a party or of which any of their property was the subject during the reporting period?

Yes No

b. Has any proceeding previously reported been terminated?

Yes No

Item B.12. Fidelity bond and insurance (management investment companies only).

a. Were any claims with respect to the Registrant filed under a fidelity bond (including, but not limited to, the fidelity insuring agreement of the bond) during the reporting period?	Yes No

Item B.13. Directors and officers/errors and omissions insurance (management investment companies only).

a. Are the Registrant's officers or directors covered in their capacities as officers or directors under any directors and officers/errors and omissions insurance policy owned by the Registrant or anyone else?	Yes No

Item B.14. Provision of financial support.

Did an affiliated person, promoter, or principal underwriter of the Registrant, or an affiliated person of such a person, provide any form of financial support to the Registrant during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item B.15. Exemptive orders.

a. During the reporting period, did the Registrant rely on any orders from the Commission granting an exemption from one or more provisions of the Act, Securities Act or Exchange Act?	Yes No
Release number Record: 1
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-19940
Release number Record: 2
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-20483
Release number Record: 3
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-21059
Release number Record: 4
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-21195
Release number Record: 5
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-22147
Release number Record: 6
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-22337
Release number Record: 7
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-23583
Release number Record: 8
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-24835
Release number Record: 9
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-26297

Item B.16. Principal underwriters.

Principal underwriter Record: 1
i. Full name	First Trust Portfolios L.P.
ii. SEC file number (e.g., 8-)	8-43843
iii. CRD number	000028519
iv. LEI, if any	54930062T84Z5CXY1C58
v. State, if applicable	ILLINOIS
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Is the principal underwriter an affiliated person of the Registrant, or its investment adviser(s) or depositor?	Yes No
b. Have any principal underwriters been hired or terminated during the reporting period?	Yes No

Item B.17. Independent public accountant.

f. Has the independent public accountant changed since the last filing?

Yes No

Item B.18. Report on internal control (management investment companies only).

For the reporting period, did an independent public accountant's report on internal control note any material weaknesses?

Yes No

Item B.19. Audit opinion.

For the reporting period, did an independent public accountant issue an opinion other than an unqualified opinion with respect to its audit of the Registrant's financial statements?

Yes No

Item B.20. Change in valuation methods.

Have there been material changes in the method of valuation (e.g., change from use of bid price to mid price for fixed income securities or change in trigger threshold for use of fair value factors on international equity securities) of the Registrant's assets during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item B.21. Change in accounting principles and practices.

Have there been any changes in accounting principles or practices, or any change in the method of applying any such accounting principles or practices, which will materially affect the financial statements filed or to be filed for the current year with the Commission and which has not been previously reported?

Yes No

Item F.1. Depositor.

Item F.2. Third-party administrator.

UIT admin Record: 1
i. Full Name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	HPHFU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or depositor?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b. Has an administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item F.3. Insurance company separate accounts.

Is the Registrant a separate account of an insurance company?

Yes No

Item F.4. Sponsor.

Item F.5. Trustees.

Item F.6. Securities Act registration.