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Shareholder Report
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Holding
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Document Type N-CSRS
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Registrant Name First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI
Entity Central Index Key 0001552740
Document Period End Date Jun. 30, 2024
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Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name First Trust Dorsey Wright DALI 1 ETF
Class Name First Trust Dorsey Wright DALI 1 ETF
Trading Symbol DALI
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Dorsey Wright DALI 1 ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the “Period”).
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual semi-annual shareholder report
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DALI. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or info@ftportfolios.com.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-800-621-1675
Additional Information Email info@ftportfolios.com
Additional Information Website www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DALI
Expenses [Text Block]
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
First Trust Dorsey Wright DALI 1 ETF $16 0.30%(1)
​(1)
Annualized.
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 16
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.30% [1]
Net Assets $ 103,600,701
Holdings Count | Holding 8
Investment Company Portfolio Turnover 104.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]
KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of June 30, 2024)
Fund net assets $103,600,701%
Total number of portfolio holdings $8%
Portfolio turnover rate $104%
Holdings [Text Block]
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of June 30, 2024)
The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments of the Fund.
Top Ten Holdings
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund 17.4%
First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund 17.2%
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF 14.7%
First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund 13.7%
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund 12.8%
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX® Fund 12.2%
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX® Fund 11.9%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares , Class I 0.1%
Largest Holdings [Text Block]
Top Ten Holdings
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund 17.4%
First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund 17.2%
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF 14.7%
First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund 13.7%
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund 12.8%
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX® Fund 12.2%
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX® Fund 11.9%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares , Class I 0.1%
[1] Annualized.