December 1, 2020
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Form AW - Request for Withdrawal
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI
Registration on Form N-1A
Post-Effective Amendment No. 127
(Registration Statement File Nos. 333-182308, 811-22717)
Ladies and Gentleman:
On behalf of First Trust Benchmark Technology & E-Commerce Real Estate ETF (the “Fund”), a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI (the “Trust”), the Trust hereby requests the withdrawal of the above-mentioned Post-Effective Amendment to the Trust’s Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Post-Effective Amendment No. 127 was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2020. No securities have been sold pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 127 to the Trust’s Registration Statement.
Sincerely,
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VI
By: /s/ James M. Dykas
James M. Dykas,
President and Chief Executive Officer