EX-99.77C VOTES 2 exhibit_77c.txt PROXY VOTE Submission of Matters to a Vote of Shareholders Special meetings of the shareholders of the Funds were held on December 6, 2010, and December 20, 2010. A new investment management agreement between the Trust and First Trust relating to the change in control of First Trust Advisors L.P. were approved at certain of such meetings as detailed below. The terms of the new investment management agreement are substantially similar to the terms of the previous agreements. --------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- TICKER SYMBOL DATE OF VOTE % OF VOTED VOTED FOR VOTED ABSTAINED AGAINST --------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- FXD 12/6/2010 64.36% 8,023,477 23,087 30,745 FXG 12/6/2010 65.69% 980,718 1,432 3,168 FXN 12/6/2010 59.26% 1,586,396 6,688 7,004 FXO 12/6/2010 64.23% 9,277,727 32,269 35,547 FXH 12/6/2010 57.67% 1,256,923 4,162 7,667 FXR 12/6/2010 70.40% 1,432,303 7,976 3,013 FXZ 12/6/2010 64.28% 7,369,526 24,698 29,751 FXL 12/6/2010 62.85% 2,240,545 16,612 8,607 FXU 12/6/2010 68.42% 1,594,583 6,619 6,560 FEX 12/6/2010 53.38% 1,583,490 27,915 43,323 FNX 12/6/2010 57.78% 1,445,920 9,102 18,357 FYX 12/6/2010 50.66% 760,826 8,797 15,559 FTA 12/6/2010 64.24% 1,671,566 3,230 24,701 FTC 12/6/2010 55.73% 1,045,916 671 12,334 FAB 12/20/2010 51.20% 444,255 4,465 12,086 FAD 12/20/2010 50.16% 137,045 1,077 12,351