First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund (VFLEX)
Filed: 7 Sep 23, 12:00am
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
320 South Canal Street, Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60606
www.faegredrinker.com
September 7, 2023
Via EDGAR Transmission
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Mindy Rotter
| Re: | First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund (the “Fund” or “Registrant”) |
| Annual Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2023 | |
| File Nos. 333-213003 and 811-23179 |
Dear Ms. Rotter:
The purpose of this letter is to respond to oral comments provided by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 30, 2023 regarding its recent review of the Fund’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the reporting period ended March 31, 2023 (the “Annual Report”).
For your convenience in reviewing the Fund’s responses, your comments and suggestions are included in bold typeface immediately followed by the Fund’s response. Capitalized terms used in this response letter, but not defined herein, shall have the same meaning as in the Annual Report.
The Fund’s responses to your comments are as follows:
| 1. | Comment: Please explain in correspondence why the Schedule of Investments was not categorized in accordance with Regulation S-X 12-12, fn. 2, and confirm that such categorizations will be disclosed going forward. |
Response: The Registrant acknowledges the staff’s comment and notes that the Schedule of Investments was categorized by the type of investment as required by footnote 2 of Regulation S-X 12-12. Going forward, the Registrant will also categorize the Schedule of Investments by related industry, country or geographic region of the investment, as applicable.
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We trust that the foregoing is responsive to your comments.
| Sincerely, | |
| /s/ Veena K. Jain | |
| Veena K. Jain |