First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
01/21/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/21/2026 11:53
Registration Amendment Withdrawal (Form AW)
January 21, 2026
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: |
Form AW - Request for Withdrawal First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund Registration on Form N-1A Post-Effective Amendment No. 186 (Registration Statement File Nos. 333-125751, 811-21774) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (the "Fund"), a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund (the "Trust"), the Trust hereby requests the withdrawal of the above-mentioned Post-Effective Amendment to the Trust's Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). Post-Effective Amendment No. 186 was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2024. The Trust no longer intends to seek effectiveness of the Fund and no securities of the Fund were sold, or will be sold, pursuant to the above-mentioned Post-Effective Amendment to the Trust's Registration Statement.
Sincerely,
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND
| By: |
/s/ James M. Dykas James M. Dykas, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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