UPDATE -- First Trust Launches an ETF for a New Era in the Energy Industry

TORONTO, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FT Portfolios Canada Co. (“First Trust Canada”), announced today that it has launched units of First Trust Nasdaq® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure ETF (the “Fund” and “SGRD”). Units of the Fund will commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange today. The ticker symbol for the units is SGRD. The Fund seeks to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of an index of companies that are primarily engaged and involved in electric grid elect