content: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 144
  
                       NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
               PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  
  ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
             placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale
             directly with a market maker.
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  1(a)    NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)
  
          Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities
          Dividend & Income Fund
  
  
  1(b)    IRS IDENT. NO.
  
          59-3779311
  
  
  1(c)    S.E.C. FILE NO.
  
          333-112202
  
  
  1(d)    ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET
  
          1001 Warrenville Road, Suite 300
  
  
          CITY                    STATE                           ZIP CODE
  
          Lisle                   Illinois                        60532
  
  
  1(e)    TELEPHONE NO.
  
          AREA CODE               NUMBER
  
          630                     241-4141
  
  
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  2(a)    NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
  
          First Trust Portfolios, L.P.
  
  
  2(b)    IRS IDENT. NO.
  
          36-3768815
  
  
  2(c)    RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
  
          Affiliate of the Issuer's Advisor
  
  
  2(d)    ADDRESS STREET
  
          1001 Warrenville Road, Suite 300
  
  
          CITY                    STATE                           ZIP CODE
  
          Lisle                   Illinois                        60532
  
  
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  INSTRUCTIONS: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
                the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
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  3(a)    Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold
  
          Common Shares
  
  
  3(b)    Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be
          Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities
  
          Wall Street Access
          17 Battery Place
          New York, NY  10004
  
  
  SEC USE ONLY
  Broker-Dealer File Number
  
  
  
  3(c)    Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold (See instr. 3(c))
  
          5,325
  
  
  3(d)    Aggregate Market Value (See instr. 3(d))
  
          $114,753.75
  
  
  3(e)    Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding (See instr. 3(e))
  
          8,980,236
  
  
  3(f)    Approximate Date of Sale (See instr. 3(f)) (MO. DAY YR.)
  
          December 28, 2005
  
  
  3(g)    Name of Each Securities Exchange (See instr. 3(g))
  
          New York Stock Exchange
  
  
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  INSTRUCTIONS:
  1. (a) Name of issuer
     (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
     (c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
     (d) Issuer's address, including zip code
     (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code
  
  2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
     (b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
     (c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
         stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
     (d) Such person's address, including zip code
  
  3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
     (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are
         intended to be sold
     (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
         aggregate face amount)
     (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified
         date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
     (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt
         securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most
         recent report or statement published by the issuer
     (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
     (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities
         are intended to be sold
  
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                          TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  
  Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the
  securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the
  purchase price or other consideration therefor:
  
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  Title of Class
  
  Common Shares
  
  
  Date you Acquired
  
  March 16, 2004
  
  
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  
  Private Placement
  
  
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired (If gift, also give date donor acquired)
  
  Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund
  
  
  Amount of Securities Acquired
  
  5,325 shares at $19.10/share for a total of $101,707.50
  
  
  Date of Payment
  
  March 16, 2004
  
  
  Nature of Payment
  
  Wired Cash
  
  
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  INSTRUCTIONS:  If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was
                 not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or
                 in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the
                 consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if
                 payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and
                 state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full
                 or the last installment paid.
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                TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  
  Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during
  the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
  
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  Name and Address of Seller
  
  NOT APPLICABLE
  
  Title of Securities Sold
  
  
  
  Date of Sale
  
  
  
  Amount of Securities Sold
  
  
  
  Gross Proceeds
  
  
  
  
  REMARKS:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
  be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
  sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition,
  information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required
  by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the
  person filing this notice.
  
  
  ATTENTION:
  The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to
  sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material
  adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the
  Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.
  
  
  
  
  December 22, 2005                    /s/ W. Scott Jardine, General Counsel
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  DATE OF NOTICE                       (SIGNATURE)
  
  
  The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to
  be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies
  not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
  
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  ATTENTION:  Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute
              Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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text: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 144
  
                       NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
               PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  
  ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
             placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale
             directly with a market maker.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1(a)    NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)
  
          Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities
          Dividend & Income Fund
  
  1(b)    IRS IDENT. NO.
  
          59-3779311
  
  1(c)    S.E.C. FILE NO.
  
          333-112202
  
  1(d)    ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET
  
          1001 Warrenville Road, Suite 300
  
          CITY                    STATE                           ZIP CODE
  
          Lisle                   Illinois                        60532
  
  1(e)    TELEPHONE NO.
  
          AREA CODE               NUMBER
  
          630                     241-4141
  
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  2(a)    NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
  
          First Trust Portfolios, L.P.
  
  2(b)    IRS IDENT. NO.
  
          36-3768815
  
  2(c)    RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
  
          Affiliate of the Issuer's Advisor
  
  2(d)    ADDRESS STREET
  
          1001 Warrenville Road, Suite 300
  
          CITY                    STATE                           ZIP CODE
  
          Lisle                   Illinois                        60532
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  INSTRUCTIONS: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
                the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  3(a)    Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold
  
          Common Shares
  
  3(b)    Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be
          Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities
  
          Wall Street Access
          17 Battery Place
          New York, NY  10004
  
  SEC USE ONLY
  Broker-Dealer File Number
  
  3(c)    Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold (See instr. 3(c))
  
          5,325
  
  3(d)    Aggregate Market Value (See instr. 3(d))
  
          $114,753.75
  
  3(e)    Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding (See instr. 3(e))
  
          8,980,236
  
  3(f)    Approximate Date of Sale (See instr. 3(f)) (MO. DAY YR.)
  
          December 28, 2005
  
  3(g)    Name of Each Securities Exchange (See instr. 3(g))
  
          New York Stock Exchange
  
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  INSTRUCTIONS:
  1. (a) Name of issuer
     (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
     (c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
     (d) Issuer's address, including zip code
     (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code
  
  2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
     (b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
     (c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
         stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
     (d) Such person's address, including zip code
  
  3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
     (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are
         intended to be sold
     (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
         aggregate face amount)
     (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified
         date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
     (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt
         securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most
         recent report or statement published by the issuer
     (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
     (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities
         are intended to be sold
  TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  
  Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the
  securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the
  purchase price or other consideration therefor:
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  Title of Class
  
  Common Shares
  
  Date you Acquired
  
  March 16, 2004
  
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  
  Private Placement
  
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired (If gift, also give date donor acquired)
  
  Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund
  
  Amount of Securities Acquired
  
  5,325 shares at $19.10/share for a total of $101,707.50
  
  Date of Payment
  
  March 16, 2004
  
  Nature of Payment
  
  Wired Cash
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  INSTRUCTIONS:  If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was
                 not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or
                 in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the
                 consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if
                 payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and
                 state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full
                 or the last installment paid.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
                TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  
  Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during
  the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  Name and Address of Seller
  
  NOT APPLICABLE
  
  Title of Securities Sold
  
  Date of Sale
  
  Amount of Securities Sold
  
  Gross Proceeds
  
  REMARKS:
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
  be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
  sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition,
  information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required
  by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the
  person filing this notice.
  
  ATTENTION:
  The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to
  sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material
  adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the
  Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.
  
  December 22, 2005                    /s/ W. Scott Jardine, General Counsel
  ---------------------                -----------------------------------------
  DATE OF NOTICE                       (SIGNATURE)
  
  The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to
  be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies
  not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ATTENTION:  Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute
              Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------