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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0202 |
Document Type: 3 |
Period of Report: 9/19/07 |
No Securities Owned: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1403275 |
| Issuer Name: FIRST TRUST ACTIVE DIVIDEND INCOME FUND |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: FAV |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1366145 |
| | Owner Name: KEITH ROBERT F |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 1001 WARRENVILLE ROAD |
| | Owner Street 2: SUITE 300 |
| | Owner City: LISLE |
| | Owner State: IL |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 60532 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Shares |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Robert F. Keith, by W. Scott Jardine, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a Power of Attorney |
| Signature Date: 9/19/07 |