NPORT-EX 1 First_TrustEnhancedEquityInc.htm
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA)
Portfolio of Investments
March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
Shares   Description   Value
COMMON STOCKS – 94.1%
    Aerospace & Defense – 1.8%    
31,000  
Raytheon Co. (a)

  $5,644,480
    Air Freight & Logistics – 0.9%    
15,000  
FedEx Corp.

  2,721,150
    Automobiles – 1.1%    
95,000  
General Motors Co.

  3,524,500
    Banks – 6.0%    
94,000  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (a)

  9,515,620
200,000  
KeyCorp

  3,150,000
55,000  
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (a)

  3,258,750
12,000  
SVB Financial Group (b)

  2,668,320
        18,592,690
    Beverages – 2.9%    
107,000  
Coca-Cola (The) Co.

  5,014,020
23,500  
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

  4,120,255
        9,134,275
    Capital Markets – 1.1%    
80,000  
Charles Schwab (The) Corp.

  3,420,800
    Chemicals – 0.8%    
15,000  
Linde PLC

  2,638,950
    Communications Equipment – 2.2%    
127,500  
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

  6,883,725
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.9%    
190,000  
AT&T, Inc. (a)

  5,958,400
    Electric Utilities – 3.0%    
100,000  
Exelon Corp.

  5,013,000
135,000  
PPL Corp. (a)

  4,284,900
        9,297,900
    Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.3%    
45,000  
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)

  3,924,000
    Energy Equipment & Services – 1.0%    
137,500  
TechnipFMC PLC (a)

  3,234,000
    Entertainment – 4.2%    
115,000  
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (a)

  4,598,850
27,000  
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) (b)

  2,744,010
135,000  
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B

  2,038,500
38,000  
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (b)

  3,586,060
        12,967,420
    Food & Staples Retailing – 1.8%    
23,000  
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a)

  5,569,220
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.0%    
80,000  
Boston Scientific Corp. (b)

  3,070,400
    Health Care Providers & Services – 2.5%    
31,600  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (a)

  7,813,416
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.4%    
97,500  
Carnival Corp. (a)

  4,945,200

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
Shares   Description   Value
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (Continued)    
52,000  
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

  $3,385,720
45,000  
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

  2,220,750
        10,551,670
    Industrial Conglomerates – 1.8%    
35,000  
Honeywell International, Inc. (a)

  5,562,200
    Insurance – 4.9%    
67,500  
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (a)

  5,271,750
22,500  
Chubb, Ltd. (a)

  3,151,800
45,000  
Progressive (The) Corp.

  3,244,050
40,000  
Prudential Financial, Inc. (a)

  3,675,200
        15,342,800
    Interactive Media & Services – 2.4%    
4,500  
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a) (b)

  5,279,895
14,000  
Facebook, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

  2,333,660
        7,613,555
    Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 1.2%    
21,000  
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR (b)

  3,831,450
    IT Services – 3.0%    
21,000  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A (a)

  4,944,450
42,000  
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

  4,361,280
        9,305,730
    Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.6%    
29,500  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

  8,074,740
    Machinery – 2.5%    
22,000  
Caterpillar, Inc.

  2,980,780
35,000  
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

  4,765,950
        7,746,730
    Media – 0.6%    
39,000  
CBS Corp., Class B (a)

  1,853,670
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.4%    
72,000  
BP PLC, ADR

  3,147,840
57,500  
Chevron Corp. (a)

  7,082,850
55,500  
Hess Corp.

  3,342,765
22,000  
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

  3,350,160
        16,923,615
    Pharmaceuticals – 6.5%    
102,000  
Merck & Co., Inc. (a)

  8,483,340
144,000  
Pfizer, Inc. (a)

  6,115,680
55,000  
Zoetis, Inc.

  5,536,850
        20,135,870
    Road & Rail – 1.3%    
55,000  
CSX Corp.

  4,115,100
    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 5.0%    
127,000  
Intel Corp. (a)

  6,819,900
10,000  
Lam Research Corp. (a)

  1,790,100
100,000  
Micron Technology, Inc. (b)

  4,133,000

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
Shares   Description   Value
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (Continued)    
16,000  
NVIDIA Corp. (a)

  $2,872,960
        15,615,960
    Software – 8.1%    
13,500  
Adobe, Inc. (b)

  3,597,615
154,000  
Microsoft Corp. (a)

  18,162,760
15,000  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (b)

  3,643,200
        25,403,575
    Specialty Retail – 4.2%    
24,500  
Burlington Stores, Inc. (b)

  3,838,660
30,000  
Home Depot (The), Inc. (a)

  5,756,700
10,000  
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a) (b)

  3,487,300
        13,082,660
    Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 4.6%    
76,000  
Apple, Inc.

  14,436,200
    Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.3%    
48,000  
NIKE, Inc., Class B

  4,042,080
    Tobacco – 1.8%    
100,000  
Altria Group, Inc. (a)

  5,743,000
   
Total Common Stocks

  293,775,931
    (Cost $240,246,224)    
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 2.6%
    Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts – 2.6%    
40,000  
Crown Castle International Corp. (a)

  5,120,000
40,000  
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A (a)

  3,170,400
   
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts

  8,290,400
    (Cost $6,073,640)    
COMMON STOCKS – BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES - 1.8%
    Capital Markets – 1.8%    
325,000  
Ares Capital Corp. (a)

  5,570,500
    (Cost $5,628,495)    
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 0.3%
    Capital Markets – 0.3%    
3,000  
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust

  847,440
    (Cost $784,855)    
    
Shares   Description   Stated
Rate
  Stated
Maturity (c)
  Value
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES – 0.9%
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.9%            
45,000  
Becton Dickinson and Co., Series A

  6.13%   05/01/20   2,781,450
    (Cost $2,545,223)            
 
Total Investments – 99.7%

 311,265,721
  (Cost $255,278,437) (d)   
    
Number of Contracts   Description   Notional Amount   Exercise Price   Expiration Date   Value
CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN – (0.2)%
70  
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR

  $1,277,150   $200.00   Apr 2019   (1,330)

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
Number of Contracts   Description   Notional Amount   Exercise Price   Expiration Date   Value
CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Continued)
400  
Altria Group, Inc.

  $2,297,200   $58.00   Apr 2019   $(30,000)
150  
Apple, Inc.

  2,849,250   190.00   Apr 2019   (56,250)
300  
Carnival Corp.

  1,521,600   60.00   Apr 2019   (300)
50  
Caterpillar, Inc.

  677,450   140.00   Apr 2019   (5,250)
100  
CSX Corp.

  748,200   75.00   Apr 2019   (19,000)
50  
Electronic Arts, Inc.

  508,150   100.00   Apr 2019   (20,250)
150  
Hess Corp.

  903,450   62.50   Apr 2019   (15,300)
200  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  2,024,600   110.00   Apr 2019   (800)
200  
Keysight Technologies, Inc.

  1,744,000   87.50   Apr 2019   (36,000)
150  
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

  1,188,900   80.00   Apr 2019   (15,750)
75  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A

  1,765,875   235.00   Apr 2019   (30,450)
200  
Micron Technology, Inc.

  826,600   43.00   Apr 2019   (15,200)
200  
Micron Technology, Inc.

  826,600   46.00   Apr 2019   (4,000)
200  
Microsoft Corp.

  2,358,800   120.00   Apr 2019   (21,200)
50  
NVIDIA Corp.

  897,800   170.00   Apr 2019   (60,250)
25  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

  607,200   250.00   Apr 2019   (7,250)
100  
PayPal Holdings, Inc.

  1,038,400   105.00   Apr 2019   (14,600)
125  
S&P 500® Index (e)

  35,430,000   2,875.00   Apr 2019   (136,250)
250  
S&P 500® Index (e)

  70,860,000   2,900.00   Apr 2019   (129,000)
125  
S&P 500® Index (e)

  35,430,000   2,925.00   Apr 2019   (25,000)
75  
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

  1,021,275   145.00   Apr 2019   (3,000)
30  
Ulta Beauty, Inc.

  1,046,190   345.00   Apr 2019   (32,040)
20  
Ulta Beauty, Inc.

  697,460   360.00   Apr 2019   (6,800)
100  
Zoetis, Inc.

  1,006,700   97.50   Apr 2019   (36,500)
   
Total Call Options Written

  (721,770)
    (Premiums received $701,339)                
 
Net Other Assets and Liabilities – 0.5%

 1,623,476
 
Net Assets – 100.0%

 $312,167,427
    

(a) All or a portion of these securities are pledged to cover index call options written.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Stated maturity represents the mandatory conversion date.
(d) Aggregate cost for financial reporting purposes approximates the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2019, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was $66,151,272 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $10,184,419. The net unrealized appreciation was $55,966,853. The amounts presented are inclusive of derivative contracts.
(e) Call options on securities indices were written on a portion of the common stock positions that were not used to cover call options written on individual equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio.
    
ADR American Depositary Receipt

Valuation Inputs
The Fund is subject to fair value accounting standards that define fair value, establish the framework for measuring fair value and provide a three-level hierarchy for fair valuation based upon the inputs to the valuation as of the measurement date. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 – Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2 – Level 2 inputs are observable inputs, either directly or indirectly. (Quoted prices for similar investments, valuations based on interest rates and yield curves, or valuations derived from observable market data.)
Level 3 – Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that may reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the investment.
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2019 is as follows:
ASSETS TABLE
  Total
Value at
3/31/2019
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Common Stocks*

$293,775,931 $293,775,931 $$
Real Estate Investment Trusts*

8,290,400 8,290,400
Common Stocks - Business Development Companies*

5,570,500 5,570,500
Exchange-Traded Funds*

847,440 847,440
Convertible Preferred Securities*

2,781,450 2,781,450
Total Investments

$311,265,721 $311,265,721 $$

 

LIABILITIES TABLE

  Total
Value at
3/31/2019
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Call Options Written

$(721,770) $(718,770) $(3,000) $
    
* See Portfolio of Investments for industry breakout.