First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY)
Portfolio of Investments
August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
Principal Value | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES – 75.7% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense – 1.0% | ||||||||
$158,000 | Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. (a) (b) | 3.88% | 09/01/28 | $164,174 | ||||
191,000 | Science Applications International Corp. (a) (b) | 4.88% | 04/01/28 | 198,252 | ||||
6,000,000 | Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (a) (b) | 7.50% | 04/15/25 | 6,067,500 | ||||
1,000,000 | TransDigm, Inc. (a) (b) | 6.25% | 03/15/26 | 1,056,955 | ||||
7,486,881 | ||||||||
Airlines – 0.8% | ||||||||
6,000,000 | Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd. (a) (b) | 6.50% | 06/20/27 | 6,255,000 | ||||
Apparel Retail – 0.4% | ||||||||
3,000,000 | Nordstrom, Inc. (a) (b) | 8.75% | 05/15/25 | 3,312,401 | ||||
Application Software – 1.4% | ||||||||
638,000 | BY Crown Parent, LLC/BY Bond Finance, Inc. (a) (b) | 4.25% | 01/31/26 | 652,690 | ||||
1,660,000 | Expedia Group, Inc. (a) (b) | 7.00% | 05/01/25 | 1,806,178 | ||||
3,786,000 | j2 Cloud Services, LLC/j2 Cloud Co-Obligor, Inc. (a) (b) | 6.00% | 07/15/25 | 3,947,094 | ||||
2,298,000 | Logan Merger Sub, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.50% | 09/01/27 | 2,350,429 | ||||
2,026,000 | Solera, LLC/Solera Finance, Inc. (a) (b) | 10.50% | 03/01/24 | 2,127,300 | ||||
10,883,691 | ||||||||
Auto Parts & Equipment – 1.1% | ||||||||
2,000,000 | American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (b) | 6.25% | 04/01/25 | 2,066,910 | ||||
6,315,000 | Gates Global, LLC/Gates Corp. (a) (b) | 6.25% | 01/15/26 | 6,514,996 | ||||
8,581,906 | ||||||||
Automobile Manufacturers – 1.5% | ||||||||
4,021,000 | Ford Motor Co. (b) | 8.80% | 04/21/23 | 4,451,247 | ||||
1,000,000 | Ford Motor Co. (b) | 9.00% | 04/22/25 | 1,171,550 | ||||
4,043,000 | Ford Motor Co. (b) | 9.63% | 04/22/30 | 5,305,952 | ||||
333,000 | Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (b) | 3.50% | 09/01/25 | 336,029 | ||||
11,264,778 | ||||||||
Automotive Retail – 0.9% | ||||||||
83,000 | Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (a) (b) | 4.00% | 08/15/28 | 82,966 | ||||
6,836,000 | KAR Auction Services, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.13% | 06/01/25 | 6,895,815 | ||||
6,978,781 | ||||||||
Broadcasting – 11.6% | ||||||||
4,666,000 | Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | 6.75% | 07/01/26 | 4,207,402 | ||||
1,550,000 | Diamond Sports Group, LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co. (a) (b) | 5.38% | 08/15/26 | 1,212,743 | ||||
7,915,000 | Diamond Sports Group, LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co. (a) | 6.63% | 08/15/27 | 4,462,081 | ||||
500,000 | Entercom Media Corp. (a) (b) | 6.50% | 05/01/27 | 428,030 | ||||
5,500,000 | Gray Television, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.88% | 07/15/26 | 5,717,250 | ||||
5,000,000 | Gray Television, Inc. (a) (b) | 7.00% | 05/15/27 | 5,437,750 | ||||
5,000,000 | iHeartCommunications, Inc. (b) | 8.38% | 05/01/27 | 5,071,575 | ||||
1,000,000 | iHeartCommunications, Inc. (a) (b) | 4.75% | 01/15/28 | 956,390 | ||||
7,563,000 | Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.63% | 07/15/27 | 7,990,801 | ||||
8,296,000 | Scripps Escrow, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.88% | 07/15/27 | 8,306,370 | ||||
850,000 | Sinclair Television Group, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.88% | 08/01/24 | 852,129 | ||||
9,589,000 | Sinclair Television Group, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.13% | 03/15/26 | 9,599,165 | ||||
11,911,000 | Sinclair Television Group, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.63% | 02/15/27 | 11,613,225 | ||||
3,000,000 | TEGNA, Inc. (a) (b) | 4.63% | 03/15/28 | 3,037,500 | ||||
9,000,000 | TEGNA, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.00% | 09/15/29 | 9,061,200 | ||||
10,135,000 | Univision Communications, Inc. (a) (b) | 6.63% | 06/01/27 | 10,186,486 | ||||
88,140,097 |
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
Principal Value | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (Continued) | ||||||||
Cable & Satellite – 1.6% | ||||||||
$2,850,000 | CSC Holdings, LLC (a) (b) | 7.50% | 04/01/28 | $3,203,072 | ||||
5,000,000 | CSC Holdings, LLC (a) (b) | 5.75% | 01/15/30 | 5,456,275 | ||||
3,000,000 | CSC Holdings, LLC (a) (b) | 4.63% | 12/01/30 | 3,078,555 | ||||
250,000 | CSC Holdings, LLC (a) (b) | 3.38% | 02/15/31 | 247,230 | ||||
11,985,132 | ||||||||
Casinos & Gaming – 7.6% | ||||||||
9,305,000 | Boyd Gaming Corp. (b) | 6.38% | 04/01/26 | 9,713,489 | ||||
6,695,000 | Boyd Gaming Corp. (b) | 6.00% | 08/15/26 | 7,004,242 | ||||
7,500,000 | Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a) (b) | 6.25% | 07/01/25 | 7,959,338 | ||||
6,000,000 | Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a) (b) | 8.13% | 07/01/27 | 6,367,830 | ||||
4,500,000 | Caesars Resort Collection, LLC/CRC Finco, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.25% | 10/15/25 | 4,314,083 | ||||
1,000,000 | MGM Resorts International (b) | 7.75% | 03/15/22 | 1,063,125 | ||||
7,500,000 | MGM Resorts International (b) | 6.75% | 05/01/25 | 8,036,813 | ||||
6,000,000 | Scientific Games International, Inc. (a) (b) | 8.63% | 07/01/25 | 6,265,980 | ||||
2,659,000 | Station Casinos, LLC (a) (b) | 5.00% | 10/01/25 | 2,632,423 | ||||
1,023,000 | Station Casinos, LLC (a) (b) | 4.50% | 02/15/28 | 975,021 | ||||
4,000,000 | Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | 6.75% | 06/01/27 | 3,974,240 | ||||
58,306,584 | ||||||||
Communications Equipment – 1.3% | ||||||||
5,030,000 | CommScope Technologies, LLC (a) (b) | 6.00% | 06/15/25 | 5,163,597 | ||||
5,000,000 | CommScope Technologies, LLC (a) (b) | 5.00% | 03/15/27 | 4,975,525 | ||||
10,139,122 | ||||||||
Construction & Engineering – 0.5% | ||||||||
3,628,000 | Pike Corp. (a) (b) | 5.50% | 09/01/28 | 3,628,000 | ||||
Construction Materials – 0.7% | ||||||||
5,167,000 | Summit Materials, LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp. (a) (b) | 5.25% | 01/15/29 | 5,432,222 | ||||
Consumer Finance – 0.6% | ||||||||
214,000 | Black Knight InfoServ, LLC (a) (b) | 3.63% | 09/01/28 | 217,278 | ||||
1,000,000 | FirstCash, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.38% | 06/01/24 | 1,027,900 | ||||
3,056,000 | FirstCash, Inc. (a) (b) | 4.63% | 09/01/28 | 3,146,351 | ||||
4,391,529 | ||||||||
Data Processing & Outsourced Services – 0.9% | ||||||||
6,594,000 | Cardtronics, Inc./Cardtronics USA, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.50% | 05/01/25 | 6,683,975 | ||||
Electric Utilities – 2.1% | ||||||||
8,000,000 | PG&E Corp. (b) | 5.00% | 07/01/28 | 7,990,600 | ||||
8,000,000 | PG&E Corp. (b) | 5.25% | 07/01/30 | 7,974,000 | ||||
15,964,600 | ||||||||
Electrical Components & Equipment – 0.0% | ||||||||
333,000 | Sensata Technologies, Inc. (a) (b) | 3.75% | 02/15/31 | 335,168 | ||||
Food Distributors – 0.7% | ||||||||
5,590,000 | US Foods, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.88% | 06/15/24 | 5,687,825 | ||||
Food Retail – 0.7% | ||||||||
4,372,000 | Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons L.P./Albertsons, LLC (a) (b) | 7.50% | 03/15/26 | 4,897,340 | ||||
628,000 | Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons L.P./Albertsons, LLC (a) (b) | 5.88% | 02/15/28 | 679,301 | ||||
5,576,641 |
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
Principal Value | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (Continued) | ||||||||
Health Care Facilities – 3.5% | ||||||||
$220,000 | Encompass Health Corp. (b) | 5.13% | 03/15/23 | $222,452 | ||||
1,000,000 | Encompass Health Corp. (b) | 4.75% | 02/01/30 | 1,043,870 | ||||
5,000,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp. (b) | 7.00% | 08/01/25 | 5,163,025 | ||||
19,000,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) (b) | 6.25% | 02/01/27 | 19,976,505 | ||||
26,405,852 | ||||||||
Health Care Services – 1.8% | ||||||||
2,500,000 | MEDNAX, Inc. (a) (b) | 6.25% | 01/15/27 | 2,653,175 | ||||
5,000,000 | US Renal Care, Inc. (a) (b) | 10.63% | 07/15/27 | 5,402,175 | ||||
5,580,000 | Verscend Escrow Corp. (a) (b) | 9.75% | 08/15/26 | 6,069,505 | ||||
14,124,855 | ||||||||
Health Care Technology – 1.8% | ||||||||
13,724,000 | Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC/Change Healthcare Finance, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.75% | 03/01/25 | 13,947,015 | ||||
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines – 0.0% | ||||||||
289,000 | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (a) (b) | 4.38% | 08/15/28 | 291,767 | ||||
Human Resource & Employment Services – 0.2% | ||||||||
1,395,000 | Tempo Acquisition, LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp. (a) (b) | 6.75% | 06/01/25 | 1,423,758 | ||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.8% | ||||||||
5,066,000 | Calpine Corp. (a) (b) | 5.13% | 03/15/28 | 5,326,469 | ||||
333,000 | Calpine Corp. (a) (b) | 4.63% | 02/01/29 | 341,298 | ||||
83,000 | Calpine Corp. (a) (b) | 5.00% | 02/01/31 | 86,909 | ||||
5,754,676 | ||||||||
Industrial Machinery – 0.7% | ||||||||
5,000,000 | Vertical US Newco, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.25% | 07/15/27 | 5,218,750 | ||||
Insurance Brokers – 3.9% | ||||||||
11,470,000 | Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer (a) (b) | 6.75% | 10/15/27 | 12,177,584 | ||||
4,460,000 | AmWINS Group, Inc. (a) (b) | 7.75% | 07/01/26 | 4,821,528 | ||||
1,630,000 | AssuredPartners, Inc. (a) (b) | 7.00% | 08/15/25 | 1,679,903 | ||||
10,886,000 | HUB International Ltd. (a) (b) | 7.00% | 05/01/26 | 11,305,165 | ||||
29,984,180 | ||||||||
Integrated Telecommunication Services – 1.7% | ||||||||
192,000 | Windstream Escrow, LLC/Windstream Escrow Finance Corp. (a) (b) | 7.75% | 08/15/28 | 192,720 | ||||
12,000,000 | Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | 6.13% | 03/01/28 | 12,413,040 | ||||
12,605,760 | ||||||||
Interactive Media & Services – 0.0% | ||||||||
316,000 | ANGI Group, LLC (a) (b) | 3.88% | 08/15/28 | 320,892 | ||||
Investment Banking & Brokerage – 0.5% | ||||||||
3,000,000 | LPL Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.75% | 09/15/25 | 3,129,345 | ||||
500,000 | LPL Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | 4.63% | 11/15/27 | 521,562 | ||||
3,650,907 | ||||||||
Leisure Facilities – 0.4% | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Cedar Fair L.P./Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp. (b) | 5.38% | 06/01/24 | 1,006,335 | ||||
2,000,000 | Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (a) (b) | 4.88% | 07/31/24 | 1,942,660 | ||||
2,948,995 |
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
Principal Value | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (Continued) | ||||||||
Managed Health Care – 4.7% | ||||||||
$17,000,000 | MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC (a) (b) | 7.13% | 06/01/24 | $17,281,350 | ||||
18,000,000 | Polaris Intermediate Corp. (a) (b) | 8.50% | 12/01/22 | 18,292,500 | ||||
35,573,850 | ||||||||
Metal & Glass Containers – 1.2% | ||||||||
500,000 | Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co. (a) (b) | 5.50% | 04/15/24 | 508,230 | ||||
1,163,000 | Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.38% | 01/15/25 | 1,231,204 | ||||
6,837,000 | Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (a) (b) | 6.63% | 05/13/27 | 7,533,520 | ||||
9,272,954 | ||||||||
Movies & Entertainment – 4.4% | ||||||||
3,000,000 | AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | 10.50% | 04/15/25 | 2,647,500 | ||||
11,158,000 | Cinemark USA, Inc. (b) | 5.13% | 12/15/22 | 10,488,520 | ||||
4,000,000 | Cinemark USA, Inc. (b) | 4.88% | 06/01/23 | 3,689,600 | ||||
5,501,000 | Cinemark USA, Inc. (a) (b) | 8.75% | 05/01/25 | 5,923,889 | ||||
4,000,000 | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a) (b) | 4.88% | 11/01/24 | 3,939,400 | ||||
4,380,000 | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.63% | 03/15/26 | 4,329,893 | ||||
2,620,000 | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a) (b) | 4.75% | 10/15/27 | 2,478,350 | ||||
33,497,152 | ||||||||
Packaged Foods & Meats – 0.3% | ||||||||
2,500,000 | Post Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | 4.63% | 04/15/30 | 2,612,500 | ||||
Paper Packaging – 1.3% | ||||||||
8,397,000 | Graham Packaging Co., Inc. (a) (b) | 7.13% | 08/15/28 | 8,822,098 | ||||
1,044,000 | Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer, LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu. (a) (b) | 7.00% | 07/15/24 | 1,072,052 | ||||
9,894,150 | ||||||||
Personal Products – 0.2% | ||||||||
1,389,000 | Prestige Brands, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.13% | 01/15/28 | 1,460,367 | ||||
Pharmaceuticals – 3.1% | ||||||||
792,000 | Bausch Health Americas, Inc. (a) (b) | 9.25% | 04/01/26 | 878,170 | ||||
3,854,000 | Bausch Health Americas, Inc. (a) (b) | 8.50% | 01/31/27 | 4,244,853 | ||||
667,000 | Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a) (b) | 0.00% | 08/15/28 | 681,807 | ||||
1,000,000 | Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.50% | 08/01/27 | 1,090,600 | ||||
10,850,000 | Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) (b) | 7.50% | 04/01/27 | 11,596,588 | ||||
4,885,000 | West Street Merger Sub, Inc. (a) (b) | 6.38% | 09/01/25 | 5,019,338 | ||||
23,511,356 | ||||||||
Publishing – 1.4% | ||||||||
10,000,000 | Meredith Corp. (a) (b) | 6.50% | 07/01/25 | 10,356,250 | ||||
Research & Consulting Services – 0.5% | ||||||||
4,000,000 | Nielsen Finance, LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. (a) (b) | 5.00% | 04/15/22 | 4,007,800 | ||||
Restaurants – 1.5% | ||||||||
4,755,000 | IRB Holding Corp. (a) (b) | 7.00% | 06/15/25 | 5,084,403 | ||||
6,071,000 | IRB Holding Corp. (a) (b) | 6.75% | 02/15/26 | 6,184,224 | ||||
11,268,627 | ||||||||
Security & Alarm Services – 0.3% | ||||||||
2,000,000 | Brink’s (The) Co. (a) (b) | 4.63% | 10/15/27 | 2,081,900 | ||||
Specialized Consumer Services – 1.6% | ||||||||
2,794,000 | Aramark Services, Inc. (a) (b) | 6.38% | 05/01/25 | 2,930,208 | ||||
4,471,000 | Aramark Services, Inc. (b) | 4.75% | 06/01/26 | 4,458,012 |
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
Principal Value | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (Continued) | ||||||||
Specialized Consumer Services (Continued) | ||||||||
$4,706,000 | Aramark Services, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.00% | 02/01/28 | $4,690,211 | ||||
12,078,431 | ||||||||
Specialty Chemicals – 0.2% | ||||||||
1,274,000 | Avantor Funding, Inc. (a) (b) | 4.63% | 07/15/28 | 1,349,102 | ||||
Systems Software – 0.8% | ||||||||
3,500,000 | Banff Merger Sub, Inc. (a) (b) | 9.75% | 09/01/26 | 3,733,450 | ||||
2,000,000 | SS&C Technologies, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.50% | 09/30/27 | 2,144,700 | ||||
5,878,150 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.7% | ||||||||
500,000 | Dell International, LLC/EMC Corp. (a) (b) | 7.13% | 06/15/24 | 519,250 | ||||
4,833,000 | Xerox Holdings Corp. (a) (b) | 5.00% | 08/15/25 | 4,890,392 | ||||
5,409,642 | ||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 2.8% | ||||||||
11,000,000 | Frontier Communications Corp. (a) (b) (c) | 8.50% | 04/01/26 | 11,148,500 | ||||
10,060,000 | Frontier Communications Corp. (a) (b) (c) | 8.00% | 04/01/27 | 10,126,195 | ||||
21,274,695 | ||||||||
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes | 577,238,666 | |||||||
(Cost $561,875,100) | ||||||||
Principal Value | Description | Rate (d) | Stated Maturity (e) | Value | ||||
SENIOR FLOATING-RATE LOAN INTERESTS – 42.8% | ||||||||
Application Software – 9.9% | ||||||||
3,500,000 | Epicor Software Corp., Second Lien Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 8.75% | 07/30/28 | 3,599,155 | ||||
7,613,508 | Epicor Software Corp., Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 5.25% | 07/30/27 | 7,612,594 | ||||
2,205,289 | Hyland Software, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 0.75% Floor (b) | 7.75% | 07/07/25 | 2,202,532 | ||||
9,863,983 | Hyland Software, Inc., Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor (b) | 4.00% | 07/01/24 | 9,726,578 | ||||
10,000,000 | Internet Brands, Inc. (WebMD/MH Sub I, LLC), 2020 June New Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 4.75% | 09/13/24 | 9,881,300 | ||||
7,500,000 | Internet Brands, Inc. (WebMD/MH Sub I, LLC), 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 8.57% | 09/15/25 | 7,406,250 | ||||
3,307,923 | Internet Brands, Inc. (WebMD/MH Sub I, LLC), Initial Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 4.57% | 09/13/24 | 3,218,808 | ||||
4,480,630 | LogMeIn, Inc. (Logan), Term Loan B, Prime Rate + 3.75%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 7.00% | 08/31/27 | 4,366,732 | ||||
6,000,000 | McAfee, LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 8.50%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 9.50% | 09/29/25 | 6,041,280 | ||||
15,000,000 | Micro Focus International (MA Financeco, LLC), Term Loan B4, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 5.25% | 06/05/25 | 14,943,750 | ||||
1,112,986 | Milano Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor (b) | 4.16% | 08/17/27 | 1,103,248 | ||||
5,170,575 | Qlik Technologies (Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc.), Term Loan B, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 4.50% | 04/26/24 | 5,131,796 | ||||
75,234,023 |
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
Principal Value | Description | Rate (d) | Stated Maturity (e) | Value | ||||
SENIOR FLOATING-RATE LOAN INTERESTS (Continued) | ||||||||
Broadcasting – 1.7% | ||||||||
$13,602,941 | iHeartCommunications, Inc., Incremental Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor (b) | 4.75% | 05/01/26 | $13,115,548 | ||||
Casinos & Gaming – 2.6% | ||||||||
4,333,333 | Caesars Resort Collection, LLC, Term B-1 Loans, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 4.70% | 07/21/25 | 4,195,230 | ||||
2,166,667 | Caesars Resort Collection, LLC, Term B-1 Loans, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 4.77% | 07/21/25 | 2,097,615 | ||||
3,500,000 | Caesars Resort Collection, LLC, Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 2.91% | 12/23/24 | 3,283,455 | ||||
3,000,000 | CityCenter Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.75% Floor (b) | 3.00% | 04/18/24 | 2,839,830 | ||||
3,000,000 | Golden Nugget, Inc., Term Loan B, 2 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor (b) | 3.25% | 10/04/23 | 2,676,390 | ||||
980,239 | Scientific Games International, Inc., Term Loan B5, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 2.91% | 08/14/24 | 914,602 | ||||
12,788 | Scientific Games International, Inc., Term Loan B5, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 3.06% | 08/14/24 | 11,932 | ||||
4,006,973 | Scientific Games International, Inc., Term Loan B5, 6 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 3.61% | 08/14/24 | 3,738,666 | ||||
19,757,720 | ||||||||
Electric Utilities – 0.6% | ||||||||
5,000,000 | PG&E Corp., Exit Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 5.50% | 06/23/25 | 4,915,650 | ||||
Environmental & Facilities Services – 0.6% | ||||||||
5,000,000 | Packers Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 4.00% | 12/04/24 | 4,889,600 | ||||
Health Care Services – 10.2% | ||||||||
3,500,000 | Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc. (Global Medical Response), Term Loan B, 6 Mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 4.25% | 04/28/22 | 3,463,740 | ||||
25,000,000 | athenahealth, Inc. (VVC Holding Corp.), Term Loan B, 2 Mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 4.82% | 02/11/26 | 24,765,750 | ||||
2,000,000 | CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., Term Loan, 2 Mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 4.07% | 06/07/23 | 1,967,500 | ||||
2,997,468 | Envision Healthcare Corporation, Initial Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 3.91% | 10/10/25 | 2,163,273 | ||||
11,856,250 | Surgery Centers Holdings, Inc., 2020 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 8.00%, 1.00% Floor | 9.00% | 09/03/24 | 11,959,992 | ||||
1,181,948 | Surgery Centers Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 4.25% | 09/02/24 | 1,114,199 | ||||
6,000,000 | Team Health, Inc., Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 3.75% | 02/06/24 | 4,982,520 | ||||
14,485,113 | U.S. Renal Care, Inc., Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 5.19% | 06/26/26 | 14,116,901 | ||||
12,998,358 | Verscend Technologies, Inc., Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 4.66% | 08/27/25 | 12,890,081 | ||||
77,423,956 | ||||||||
Health Care Technology – 0.3% | ||||||||
1,895,452 | Zelis Payments Buyer, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 4.91% | 09/30/26 | 1,893,481 |
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
Principal Value | Description | Rate (d) | Stated Maturity (e) | Value | ||||
SENIOR FLOATING-RATE LOAN INTERESTS (Continued) | ||||||||
Insurance Brokers – 2.3% | ||||||||
$3,000,000 | Alliant Holdings I, LLC, Initial Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 2.91% | 05/09/25 | $2,898,330 | ||||
2,988,571 | BroadStreet Partners, Inc., Incremental Term Loan B-1, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor | 4.75% | 01/27/27 | 2,943,743 | ||||
8,893,999 | HUB International Limited, 2019 Incremental Term Loan B2, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 5.00% | 04/25/25 | 8,884,126 | ||||
2,667,036 | Ryan Specialty Group, LLC, Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor (b) | 3.41% | 09/01/27 | 2,655,381 | ||||
17,381,580 | ||||||||
Integrated Telecommunication Services – 0.3% | ||||||||
2,500,000 | Numericable (Altice France S.A. or SFR), Term Loan B-13, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 4.16% | 08/14/26 | 2,462,500 | ||||
Interactive Home Entertainment – 1.0% | ||||||||
7,602,672 | Playtika Holding Corp., Term Loan B, 2 Mo. LIBOR + 6.00%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 7.07% | 12/10/24 | 7,657,944 | ||||
Leisure Facilities – 0.2% | ||||||||
2,000,000 | ClubCorp Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 2 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 3.06% | 09/18/24 | 1,733,580 | ||||
Managed Health Care – 0.4% | ||||||||
3,000,000 | Versant Health (Wink Holdco, Inc.), Initial Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 4.00% | 12/02/24 | 2,929,680 | ||||
Movies & Entertainment – 1.5% | ||||||||
6,000,000 | Cineworld Group PLC (Crown), Incremental Term Loan B, 2 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 3.57% | 09/30/26 | 4,605,000 | ||||
2,000,000 | Cineworld Group PLC (Crown), Term Loan B, 2 Mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 3.32% | 02/28/25 | 1,562,500 | ||||
6,000,000 | PUG, LLC (Stubhub), Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 3.66% | 02/12/27 | 5,080,020 | ||||
11,247,520 | ||||||||
Packaged Foods & Meats – 1.0% | ||||||||
5,688,691 | BellRing Brands, LLC, Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 6.00% | 10/21/24 | 5,679,817 | ||||
1,908,733 | Simply Good Foods (Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.), Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 4.75% | 07/07/24 | 1,912,321 | ||||
7,592,138 | ||||||||
Paper Packaging – 0.4% | ||||||||
3,217,023 | Graham Packaging Company, L.P., Initial Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor (b) | 4.50% | 08/04/27 | 3,210,588 | ||||
Pharmaceuticals – 0.9% | ||||||||
6,007,878 | Akorn, Inc., Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 14.50%, 1.00% Floor (c) | 15.50% | 04/16/21 | 5,328,987 | ||||
2,000,000 | Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 2017 Term Loan B, 6 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor (b) | 3.50% | 09/24/24 | 1,739,380 | ||||
7,068,367 | ||||||||
Restaurants – 0.9% | ||||||||
4,245,000 | IRB Holding Corp. (Arby’s/Inspire Brands), Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 3.75% | 02/05/25 | 4,082,629 |
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
Principal Value | Description | Rate (d) | Stated Maturity (e) | Value | ||||
SENIOR FLOATING-RATE LOAN INTERESTS (Continued) | ||||||||
Restaurants (Continued) | ||||||||
$3,000,000 | Portillo’s Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B-3, 2 Mo. LIBOR + 5.50%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 6.50% | 12/06/24 | $2,831,250 | ||||
6,913,879 | ||||||||
Specialized Consumer Services – 4.7% | ||||||||
35,381,364 | Asurion, LLC, Second Lien Replacement B-2 Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 6.66% | 08/04/25 | 35,434,436 | ||||
Systems Software – 3.3% | ||||||||
5,000,000 | Applied Systems, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 4.25% | 09/19/24 | 4,973,850 | ||||
6,000,000 | Applied Systems, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 8.00% | 09/19/25 | 6,082,500 | ||||
6,330,633 | BMC Software Finance, Inc. (Boxer Parent), Term Loan B, 1 Mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.00% Floor (b) | 4.41% | 10/02/25 | 6,206,679 | ||||
5,846,842 | Misys Financial Software Ltd. (Almonde, Inc.) (Finastra), Term Loan B, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 4.50% | 06/13/24 | 5,497,143 | ||||
3,000,000 | Riverbed Technology, Inc., Term Loan B, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor (b) | 4.25% | 04/24/22 | 2,649,000 | ||||
25,409,172 | ||||||||
Total Senior Floating-Rate Loan Interests | 326,271,362 | |||||||
(Cost $324,176,446) | ||||||||
Principal Value | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES – 15.5% | ||||||||
Building Products – 3.8% | ||||||||
7,000,000 | Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (a) | 7.75% | 04/16/26 | 7,376,600 | ||||
16,450,000 | Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (a) | 7.38% | 06/05/27 | 17,858,531 | ||||
3,505,000 | Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (a) | 5.45% | 11/19/29 | 3,606,856 | ||||
28,841,987 | ||||||||
Cable & Satellite – 0.4% | ||||||||
3,000,000 | Virgin Media Finance PLC (a) (b) | 5.00% | 07/15/30 | 3,093,975 | ||||
Environmental & Facilities Services – 0.1% | ||||||||
473,000 | GFL Environmental, Inc. (a) (b) | 3.75% | 08/01/25 | 477,141 | ||||
Integrated Telecommunication Services – 0.4% | ||||||||
2,500,000 | Altice France S.A. (a) (b) | 7.38% | 05/01/26 | 2,656,750 | ||||
Other Diversified Financial Services – 1.9% | ||||||||
4,777,000 | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust | 6.50% | 07/15/25 | 5,202,518 | ||||
9,800,000 | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust | 3.88% | 01/23/28 | 9,041,690 | ||||
14,244,208 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals – 8.8% | ||||||||
2,462,000 | Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (a) (b) | 5.50% | 03/01/23 | 2,464,819 | ||||
102,000 | Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (a) (b) | 5.88% | 05/15/23 | 101,825 | ||||
5,600,000 | Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (a) (b) | 6.13% | 04/15/25 | 5,766,600 | ||||
3,000,000 | Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (a) (b) | 5.00% | 01/30/28 | 2,966,250 | ||||
8,150,000 | Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (a) (b) | 7.25% | 05/30/29 | 8,958,358 | ||||
7,500,000 | Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (a) (b) | 5.25% | 01/30/30 | 7,463,325 | ||||
1,650,000 | Endo DAC/Endo Finance, LLC/Endo Finco, Inc. (a) (b) | 5.88% | 10/15/24 | 1,660,139 | ||||
17,584,000 | Endo DAC/Endo Finance, LLC/Endo Finco, Inc. (a) (b) | 9.50% | 07/31/27 | 19,067,650 |
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
Principal Value | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (Continued) | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals (Continued) | ||||||||
$18,000,000 | Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A./Mallinckrodt CB, LLC (a) (b) | 10.00% | 04/15/25 | $18,900,000 | ||||
67,348,966 | ||||||||
Research & Consulting Services – 0.1% | ||||||||
977,000 | Nielsen Co. Luxembourg (The) S.A.R.L. (a) (b) | 5.00% | 02/01/25 | 998,982 | ||||
Total Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes | 117,662,009 | |||||||
(Cost $112,079,530) |
Shares | Description | Value | ||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 3.1% | ||||
23,845,166 | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class - 0.01% (b) (f) | 23,845,166 | ||
(Cost $23,845,166) | ||||
Total Investments – 137.1% | 1,045,017,203 | |||
(Cost $1,021,976,242) (g) | ||||
Outstanding Loan – (31.5)% | (240,000,000) | |||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities – (5.6)% | (42,582,126) | |||
Net Assets – 100.0% | $762,435,077 |
(a) | This security, sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be liquid by First Trust Advisors L.P. (the “Advisor”). Although market instability can result in periods of increased overall market illiquidity, liquidity for each security is determined based on security specific factors and assumptions, which require subjective judgment. At August 31, 2020, securities noted as such amounted to $594,399,121 or 78.0% of net assets. |
(b) | All or a portion of this security serves as collateral on the outstanding loan. |
(c) | This issuer has filed for protection in bankruptcy court. |
(d) | Senior Floating-Rate Loan Interests (“Senior Loans”) in which the Fund invests pay interest at rates which are periodically predetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as the LIBOR, (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more United States banks or (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. Certain Senior Loans are subject to a LIBOR floor that establishes a minimum LIBOR rate. When a range of rates is disclosed, the Fund holds more than one contract within the same tranche with identical LIBOR period, spread and floor, but different LIBOR reset dates. |
(e) | Senior Loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of Senior Loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. |
(f) | Rate shown reflects yield as of August 31, 2020. |
(g) | Aggregate cost for financial reporting purposes approximates the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes. As of August 31, 2020, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was $24,633,392 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $1,592,431. The net unrealized appreciation was $23,040,961. |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
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.) |
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
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• | 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.
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2020 is as follows:
Total Value at 8/31/2020 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes* | $ 577,238,666 | $ — | $ 577,238,666 | $ — |
Senior Floating-Rate Loan Interests* | 326,271,362 | — | 326,271,362 | — |
Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes* | 117,662,009 | — | 117,662,009 | — |
Money Market Funds | 23,845,166 | 23,845,166 | — | — |
Total Investments | $ 1,045,017,203 | $ 23,845,166 | $ 1,021,172,037 | $— |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for industry breakout. |