Target Global Dividend Leaders Portfolio, 1st Quarter 2025 Series

The Strategy
This unit investment trust invests in a fixed portfolio of stocks for approximately 15 months. The stocks are selected by applying a disciplined investment strategy which adheres to pre-determined screens and factors.

The strategy is based on these steps:

• Establish three distinct universes which consist of the following:
  


• Domestic equity – all U.S. stocks.


• International equity – all foreign stocks that are listed on a U.S. securities exchange either directly or in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).


• Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – all U.S. REITs (including mortgage REITs).


• Regulated investment companies and limited partnerships are excluded from all universes. REITs (including mortgage REITs) are also excluded from the domestic and international equity universes.


• Select the stocks in each universe that meet the following criteria:
  


• Market capitalization greater than $1 billion.


• Three month average daily trading volume greater than $1 million.


• Dividend yield greater than twice that of the S&P 500 Index at the time of selection.


• Rank the selected stocks within each universe on the following factors: price to cash flow; return on assets; and 3, 6 and 12-month price appreciation.


• Select the 20 stocks within each universe with the best overall rankings. The domestic and international equity universes are subject to a maximum of four stocks from any one of the major GICS^® market sectors. The financials and real estate sectors are combined for the sector limit purpose. If a universe has less than 20 eligible securities, all eligible securities are selected.


• The universes are approximately weighted as shown below. Stocks are approximately equally weighted within their universe.
  


• 40% domestic equity.


• 40% international equity.


• 20% REITs.

If this strategy had been applied since 1998, investors would have realized higher total returns than by investing in the MSCI All Country World Index. Although this unit investment trust terminates in approximately 15 months, the strategy is long-term. Investors should consider their ability to pursue investing in successive portfolios, if available. There may be tax consequences unless units are purchased in an IRA or other qualified plan.

Portfolio Objective

This unit investment trust seeks above-average total return; however, there is no assurance the objective will be met.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results and the actual current performance of the portfolio may be lower or higher than the hypothetical performance of the strategy. Hypothetical returns for the strategy in certain years were significantly higher than the returns of the MSCI All Country World Index. Hypothetical strategy returns were the result of certain market factors and events which may not be replicated in the future. You can obtain performance information which is current through the most recent month-end by calling First Trust Portfolios L.P. at 1-800-621-1675 option 2. Investment return and principal value of the portfolio will fluctuate causing units of the portfolio, when redeemed, to be worth more or less than their original cost.

Simulated strategy returns are hypothetical, meaning that they do not represent actual trading, and, thus, may not reflect material economic and market factors, such as liquidity constraints, that may have had an impact on actual decision making. The hypothetical performance is the retroactive application of the strategy designed with the full benefit of hindsight. Strategy returns reflect a sales charge of 1.85% and estimated annual operating expenses of 0.185%, plus organization costs, but not taxes or commissions paid by the portfolio to purchase securities. Strategy returns assume that all dividends are reinvested monthly while index returns assume dividends are reinvested when they are received. Actual portfolio performance will vary from that of investing in the strategy stocks because it may not be invested equally in these stocks and may not be fully invested at all times. It is important to note that the strategy may underperform the MSCI All Country World Index in certain years and may produce negative results. The MSCI All Country World Index is an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The index cannot be purchased directly by investors.

You should consider the portfolio's investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. Contact your financial professional or call First Trust Portfolios, L.P. at 1.800.621.1675 to request a prospectus, which contains this and other information about the portfolio. Read it carefully before you invest.

Risk Considerations

An investment in this unmanaged unit investment trust should be made with an understanding of the risks involved with owning common stocks, such as an economic recession and the possible deterioration of either the financial condition of the issuers of the equity securities or the general condition of the stock market.

Companies involved in the real estate industry are subject to changes in the real estate market, vacancy rates and competition, volatile interest rates and economic recession.

Securities of non-U.S. issuers are subject to additional risks, including currency fluctuations, political risks, withholding, the lack of adequate financial information, and exchange control restrictions impacting non-U.S. issuers. Risks associated with investing in non-U.S. securities may be more pronounced in emerging markets where the securities markets are substantially smaller, less developed, less liquid, less regulated, and more volatile than the U.S. and developed non-U.S. markets.

Certain of the securities held by the trust are non-Chinese shell companies structured as variable interest entities (VIEs), which provide economic exposure to Chinese companies but do not represent a direct investment in the Chinese company. VIEs are not formally recognized under Chinese law and intervention by the Chinese government into the legality of the VIE structure could negatively impact such securities.

An investment in a portfolio containing small-cap and mid-cap companies is subject to additional risks, as the share prices of small-cap companies and certain mid-cap companies are often more volatile than those of larger companies due to several factors, including limited trading volumes, products, financial resources, management inexperience and less publicly available information.

Large capitalization companies may grow at a slower rate than the overall market.

As the use of Internet technology has become more prevalent in the course of business, the trust has become more susceptible to potential operational risks through breaches in cybersecurity.

Ongoing armed conflicts between Russia and Ukraine in Europe and among Israel, Hamas and other militant groups in the Middle East, have caused and could continue to cause significant market disruptions and volatility within the markets in Russia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. The hostilities and sanctions resulting from those hostilities could have a significant impact on certain investments as well as performance.

A public health crisis, and the ensuing policies enacted by governments and central banks in response, could cause significant volatility and uncertainty in global financial markets, negatively impacting global growth prospects.

The value of the securities held by the trust may be subject to steep declines or increased volatility due to changes in performance or perception of the issuers.

This UIT is a buy and hold strategy and investors should consider their ability to hold the trust until maturity. There may be tax consequences unless units are purchased in an IRA or other qualified plan.