First Trust Portfolios LP – ‘SC 13G/A’ on 6/10/22 re: First Trust Exchange-Traded Alphadex Fund II

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Amendment to Statement of Acquisition of Beneficial Ownership by a “Passive” Investor   —   Schedule 13G   —   WA’68

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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 13G/A    Amended Schedule 13G                                   6±    15K 
 2: EX-99.1     Joint Filing Agreement                                 1      5K 

‘SC 13G/A’   —   Amended Schedule 13G

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UNITED STATES*
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(Amendment No. 20)*   

First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX(R) Fund
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Name of Issuer)

Common
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(Title of Class of Securities)

 33737J232
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(CUSIP Number)

May 31, 2022
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this          
Schedule is filed:                                                              

[ X ]     Rule 13d-1(b)                                     

[   ]     Rule 13d-1(c)                                     

[   ]     Rule 13d-1(d)                                     

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting           
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class          
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information          
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.               

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be       
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities            
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of         
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of         
the Act (however, see the Notes).                                               

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CUSIP No. 33737J232                                                             

          1.  Names of Reporting Persons, I.R.S. Identification Nos.
of above persons (entities only):       

First Trust Portfolios L.P.: 36-3768815 

First Trust Advisors L.P.:   36-3788904 

The Charger Corporation:     36-3772451 

    2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(See Instructions)                      

(a)  [   ]                              

(b)  [   ]                              

3.  SEC Use Only                                

4.  Citizenship or Place of Organization of each

Reporting Person:     Illinois, U.S.A.  

Number of       5.  Sole Voting Power:    0                                     
Shares Bene-                                                                    
ficially                                                                        
Owned by Each   6.  Shared Voting Power:                                        
Reporting           Such shares are held by the following entities in the       
Person With:        respective amounts listed:                                  

First Trust Portfolios L.P.: 0          

First Trust Advisors L.P.:   597,010    

The Charger Corporation:     597,010    

7.  Sole Dispositive Power:      0              

8.  Shared Dispositive Power:                   

             Such shares are held by the following entities in the
respective amounts listed:              

First Trust Portfolios L.P.: 0          

First Trust Advisors L.P.:   597,010    

The Charger Corporation:     597,010    

9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each 
Reporting Person: 597,010               

    10.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
Certain Shares (See Instructions)       

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            11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 42.64%

12.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  

       First Trust Portfolios L.P.      - BD

       First Trust Advisors L.P.        - IA

       The Charger Corporation          - HC

ITEM 1.                                                                         

      (a)       Name of Issuer: First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX(R) Fund

(b)       Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices   

Attn: Legal Department        
120 East Liberty Drive        
Suite 400                     
Wheaton, IL 60187             
USA                           

ITEM 2.                                                                         

(a)       Name of Person Filing                             

First Trust Portfolios L.P.   
First Trust Advisors L.P.     
The Charger Corporation       

         (b)       Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

First Trust Portfolios L.P.   
   120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
Wheaton, Illinois 60187       

First Trust Advisors L.P.     
   120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
Wheaton, Illinois 60187       

The Charger Corporation       
   120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
Wheaton, Illinois 60187       

(c)       Citizenship of each Reporting Person:             

Illinois, U.S.A.                        

(d)       Title of Class of Securities                      

Common Stock                            

(e)       CUSIP Number  33737J232                           

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ITEM 3.   If this statement is filed pursuant to Sec. 240.13d-1(b) or           
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:  

     (a)   x   Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o);                        

(b)       Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act     
(15 U.S.C. 78c);                        

         (c)       Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c);                        

  (d)       Investment company registered under section 8 of the
         Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e)   x   An investment adviser in accordance with          
Sec. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);            

       (f)       An employee benefit plant or endowment fund in accordance
with Sec. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);       

      (g)   x   A parent holding company or control person in accordance
with Sec. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);       

      (h)       A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
       Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

      (i)       A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                   investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);  

(j)       A non-U.S. institution in accordance with         
Sec. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);            

  (k)       Group, in accordance with Sec. 240.13d-1(b)1(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Sec. 
204.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type             
 of institution: _____________________________________________

ITEM 4.   Ownership                                                             

        Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
     percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in
Item 1.                                                     

(a)   Amount beneficially owned:  597,010                   

(b)   Percent of class:           42.64%                    

(c)   Number of shares as to which the person has:          

           (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:   0

                (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 597,010

              (iii)   Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition

of:  0                      

                 (iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition

of:  597,010                

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Instruction.  For computations regarding securities which represent a right to  
    acquire an underlying security see Sec. 204.13d-3(d)(1).

ITEM 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class                          

      If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
          date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
   of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
following [   ].                                            

Instruction:  Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.          

ITEM 6.   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person       

This Schedule 13G filing is jointly filed by The Charger Corporation, First     
Trust Portfolios L.P. and First Trust Advisors L.P. pursuant to Rule            
13d-1(k)(1). The Charger Corporation is the General Partner of both First Trust 
Portfolios L.P. and First Trust Advisors L.P. First Trust Portfolios L.P. acts  
as sponsor of certain unit investment trusts which hold shares of the issuer.   
The total number of shares of the issuer held by these unit investment trusts   
is set forth in Row (8) above with respect to First Trust Portfolios L.P. No    
individual unit investment trust sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P. holds 
more than 3% of any registered investment company issuer's shares. First Trust  
Advisors L.P., an affiliate of First Trust Portfolios L.P., acts as portfolio   
supervisor of the unit investment trusts sponsored by First Trust Portfolios    
L.P., certain of which hold shares of the issuer. Neither First Trust Portfolios
L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P. nor The Charger Corporation have the power to   
vote the shares of the issuer held by these unit investment trusts sponsored by 
First Trust Portfolios L.P. These shares are voted by the trustee of such unit  
investment trusts so as to insure that the shares are voted as closely as       
possible in the same manner and in the same general proportion as are the shares
held by owners other than such unit investment trusts. The difference, if any,  
between the aggregate amount of shares beneficially owned by each reporting     
person, as set forth in Row (9) above, and the number of shares of the issuer   
held by the unit investment trusts sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P.     
represents shares of the issuer which are either held in other registered       
investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and/or separately managed      
accounts for which First Trust Advisors L.P. serves as investment advisor and/or
investment sub-advisor. Each of First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust        
Advisors L.P. and The Charger Corporation disclaims beneficial ownership of the 
shares of the issuer identified in this filing.                                 

ITEM 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired    
   the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person                                              

See Item 6.                                                 

ITEM 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group             

Not Applicable.                                             

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ITEM 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group                                        

Not Applicable.                                             

ITEM 10.  Certifications                                                        

  By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the              
ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for          
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control        
of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held          
in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that           
purpose or effect other than activities solely in connection with a nomination  
under Sec. 240.14a-11.                                                          

SIGNATURE 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete      
and correct.                                                                    

                FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS L.P.,
                 FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P. and
           THE CHARGER CORPORATION
       Date: June 10, 2022

          By: /s/ James M. Dykas
                       ---------------------------
         Name:  James M. Dykas
                     Title: Chief Financial Officer of
                                 First Trust Portfolios L.P. and
                                First Trust Advisors L.P., and
                             Chief Financial Officer and
                          Treasurer of The Charger
             Corporation

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