FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND II
                       120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
                            WHEATON, ILLINOIS 60187


                                 June 27, 2011


Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549


      Re:   First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund (the "Fund")


Ladies and Gentlemen:

      The undersigned, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II (the "Registrant")
and First Trust Portfolios L.P., the principal underwriter of the Fund,
pursuant to the provisions of Rule 461 of the General Rules and Conditions of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, hereby respectfully request that the Commission grant
acceleration of the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 53 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Registration No. 333-143964),
filed on June 27, 2011, so that the same may become effective at 12:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time on June 29, 2011, or as soon thereafter as practicable.


                                    Very truly yours,


                                    First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II

                                    By: /s/ W. Scott Jardine
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                                        W. Scott Jardine, Secretary


                                    First Trust Portfolios L.P.

                                    By: /s/ W. Scott Jardine
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                                        W. Scott Jardine, Secretary