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                                                  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS  60603



                                 March 25, 2011


Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549


         Re:           First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II
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 Ladies and Gentlemen:

      On behalf of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II (the "Registrant"), we
are transmitting for electronic filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act"), Post-Effective Amendment No. 48 and under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, Amendment No. 51 to the Registrant's
registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Amendment"). The Amendment relates to
First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund, a series of the Registrant. This
Amendment is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) of the 1933 Act.

      If we may cooperate with you in any way in the processing of this
registration statement, please telephone the undersigned at (312) 845-3484.

                                         Very truly yours,

                                         CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP


                                         By:    /s/ Morrison C. Warren
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                                                Morrison C. Warren

Enclosures

cc:  W. Scott Jardine
     Eric F. Fess