First Trust Advisors Lp Buys Exxon Mobil Corp, First Trust BICK Index Fund, General Electric Co, Sells First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund, Merck Inc, Entergy Corp

• New Purchases: BICK, BTI, LLL, YUMC, DXCM, ENLK, GMLP, KMIPRA, KNOP, PRLB,
• Added Positions: XOM, GE, CVX, AKAM, KO, SCG, YELP, UGI, C, JNPR,
• Reduced Positions: MRK, ETR, RF, DOW, LVLT, PEG, DUK, ZAYO, CAT, FDN,
• Sold Out: FBZ, BEAV, CBI, EVHC, CR, WWAV, AZN, CIT, ENDP, RAD,

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1. First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund (FDN) - 6,043,508 shares, 1.57% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 5.61%
2. First Trust NASDAQ-100- Technology Index Fund (QTEC) - 8,850,100 shares, 1.51% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 5.61%
3. First Trust Industrials AlphaDEX (FXR) - 15,510,210 shares, 1.5% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 5.62%
4. First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) - 18,961,446 shares, 1.41% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 5.62%
5. Facebook Inc (FB) - 3,318,579 shares, 1.37% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 6.28%

First Trust Advisors Lp initiated holdings in First Trust BICK Index Fund. The purchase prices were between $24.06 and $26.18, with an estimated average price of $25.21. The stock is now traded at around $28.02. The impact to the portfolio due to this purchase was 0.37%. The holdings were 5,196,462 shares as of 2017-06-30.

First Trust Advisors Lp initiated holdings in British American Tobacco PLC. The purchase prices were between $65.99 and $73.28, with an estimated average price of $69.44. The stock is now traded at around $64.06. The impact to the portfolio due to this purchase was 0.07%. The holdings were 374,026 shares as of 2017-06-30.

First Trust Advisors Lp initiated holdings in Yum China Holdings Inc. The purchase prices were between $27.2 and $41.7, with an estimated average price of $35.89. The stock is now traded at around $36.40. The impact to the portfolio due to this purchase was 0.05%. The holdings were 421,852 shares as of 2017-06-30.

First Trust Advisors Lp initiated holdings in L3 Technologies Inc. The purchase prices were between $160.69 and $173.94, with an estimated average price of $166.87. The stock is now traded at around $174.36. The impact to the portfolio due to this purchase was 0.05%. The holdings were 108,384 shares as of 2017-06-30.

First Trust Advisors Lp initiated holdings in USA Compression Partners LP. The purchase prices were between $14.92 and $17.57, with an estimated average price of $16.48. The stock is now traded at around $16.69. The impact to the portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holdings were 778,815 shares as of 2017-06-30.

First Trust Advisors Lp initiated holdings in Kinder Morgan Inc. The purchase prices were between $42.21 and $49.88, with an estimated average price of $44.98. The stock is now traded at around $44.04. The impact to the portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holdings were 242,934 shares as of 2017-06-30.

First Trust Advisors Lp added to the holdings in Exxon Mobil Corp by 340.83%. The purchase prices were between $79.5 and $83.49, with an estimated average price of $81.84. The stock is now traded at around $80.46. The impact to the portfolio due to this purchase was 0.42%. The holdings were 2,426,808 shares as of 2017-06-30.

First Trust Advisors Lp added to the holdings in General Electric Co by 417.29%. The purchase prices were between $27.02 and $30.27, with an estimated average price of $28.65. The stock is now traded at around $25.49. The impact to the portfolio due to this purchase was 0.27%. The holdings were 4,452,413 shares as of 2017-06-30.

First Trust Advisors Lp added to the holdings in Chevron Corp by 204.42%. The purchase prices were between $103.11 and $109.43, with an estimated average price of $105.99. The stock is now traded at around $110.50. The impact to the portfolio due to this purchase was 0.26%. The holdings were 1,373,511 shares as of 2017-06-30.

First Trust Advisors Lp added to the holdings in Akamai Technologies Inc by 41.77%. The purchase prices were between $47 and $62.5, with an estimated average price of $52.93. The stock is now traded at around $47.33. The impact to the portfolio due to this purchase was 0.19%. The holdings were 4,849,323 shares as of 2017-06-30.

First Trust Advisors Lp added to the holdings in Coca-Cola Co by 151.77%. The purchase prices were between $42.41 and $45.99, with an estimated average price of $44.15. The stock is now traded at around $45.63. The impact to the portfolio due to this purchase was 0.17%. The holdings were 2,306,887 shares as of 2017-06-30.

First Trust Advisors Lp added to the holdings in SCANA Corp by 106.63%. The purchase prices were between $64.88 and $71.22, with an estimated average price of $67.11. The stock is now traded at around $67.02. The impact to the portfolio due to this purchase was 0.15%. The holdings were 1,651,461 shares as of 2017-06-30.

First Trust Advisors Lp sold out the holdings in First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund. The sale prices were between $13.31 and $16.49, with an estimated average price of $14.77.

First Trust Advisors Lp sold out the holdings in Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV. The sale prices were between $13.15 and $31.31, with an estimated average price of $23.37.

First Trust Advisors Lp sold out the holdings in B/E Aerospace Inc. The sale prices were between $64.11 and $65.08, with an estimated average price of $64.6.

First Trust Advisors Lp sold out the holdings in Envision Healthcare Corp. The sale prices were between $54.54 and $63.36, with an estimated average price of $57.6.

First Trust Advisors Lp sold out the holdings in The WhiteWave Foods Co. The sale prices were between $56.15 and $56.24, with an estimated average price of $56.21.

First Trust Advisors Lp sold out the holdings in Crane Co. The sale prices were between $73.25 and $80.45, with an estimated average price of $77.77.