FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED ALPHADEX(R) FUND II
120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
WHEATON, ILLINOIS 60187
July 9, 2015
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: First Trust Australia AlphaDEX(R) Fund, First Trust Brazil
AlphaDEX(R) Fund, First Trust Canada AlphaDEX(R) Fund, First Trust
China AlphaDEX(R) Fund, First Trust Germany AlphaDEX(R) Fund, First
Trust Hong Kong AlphaDEX(R) Fund, First Trust Japan AlphaDEX(R)
Fund, First Trust South Korea AlphaDEX(R) Fund, First Trust
Switzerland AlphaDEX(R) Fund, First Trust Taiwan AlphaDEX(R) Fund
and First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX(R) Fund (the "Funds")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX(R) Fund II (the
"Registrant") and First Trust Portfolios L.P., the principal underwriter of the
Funds, 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. 54 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Registration No.
333-171759), filed on July 9, 2015 so that the same may become effective at 4:01
p.m., Eastern Time on July 10, 2015, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Very truly yours,
First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX(R)
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