497 1 fvdfvl_497e.txt INTERACTIVE DATA Rule 497(e) Registration Nos. 333-125751 and 811-21774 CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP 111 WEST MONROE STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60603 October 3, 2019 Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Re: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund (the "Registrant") (Registration Nos. 333-125751 and 811-21774) --------------------------------------------------------------- Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of the Registrant, we are transmitting for electronic filing pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information in the copy of a supplement, in the form of a sticker, to the prospectus for the Registrant filed pursuant to Rule 497(e) on September 27, 2019. The Registration Statement relates to the First Trust Value Line(R) Dividend Index Fund and First Trust Value Line(R) 100 Exchange-Traded Fund, each a series of the Registrant. Very truly yours, CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP By: /s/ Morrison C. Warren --------------------------------- Morrison C. Warren