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Fund Background Category Canadian Equity (Pure) Fund Family First Trust Portfolios C$ Total Assets in $millions (2004-06-30) 250.516 Year to Date Return 8.4120% NAVPS (2004-08-10) $ 17.7407 Daily Change $ +0.1147 52 week high $ 18.4050 52 week low $ 14.4888 Objective The fundamental investment objective of the Trust is to provide potential capital appreciation by purchasing and holding, for successive quarterly periods, the same Canadian shares as are announced to the public by RBC Dominion Securities Inc.'s Equity Selection Sub-Committee as comprising its Focus List Portfolio. Strategy On or about the first business day quarterly, the Sub-Committee will announce to the public any changes to the portfolio of shares in its Focus List Portfolio. The Focus List Portfolio is comprised of shares of approximately 20 Canadian companies. The Focus List Portfolio is then held until the beginning of the next quarter. Fund Operations Inception: 30-November-2001 Management Company: First Trust Advisors LP Managing Company since: 26-April-2004 Lead Manager: First Trust Advisors, LP Manager Since: 16-November-2000 Manager Tenure: 3 years

Returns (%)   3mo 1yr avg 3yr avg 5yr avg FTC*RBC.TO 2.6980 29.5830 Chart big chart [] Investment Information New Investment Open Currency CAD Min Initial Investment $ 1500.00 Min Subsequent Investment N/A RRSP Eligible Yes RESP Eligible No Min Initial Investment (RRSP) $ 1500.00 Min Subsequent Investment (RRSP) N/A Availability AB,BC,MB,NB,NF, NU,NS,NT,ON,PE, PQ,SK,YT Fees & Expenses Management Fee 1.95% Load or No Load Load Choice of Front or Back Load Yes Max Front End Load 1.00% Max Back End Load 1.00%