Target VIP, 4th Qtr 2023  Ticker: FWMSDX
 
Description
A unit investment trust that seeks above-average total return; however, there is no assurance the objective will be met. The portfolio provides you with the convenience of owning six distinct strategies in one investment. It invests in a fixed portfolio of stocks which are selected by applying pre-determined screens and factors.
Please note that there is no assurance the objective will be met.
 
Summary
Product Code: VP4Q23
Portfolio Status: Secondary
Initial Offer Date: 10/09/2023
Secondary Date: 01/10/2024
Portfolio Ending Date: 01/09/2025
Tax Structure: Regulated Investment Company
Distributions: Semi-Annual
 
Initial Offer Price: $10.0000
NAV(*): $14.2535
POP(*): Not Avail
Remaining Deferred Sales Charge: $0.0000
* As of Trade Date: 11/22/2024 4:00pm ET
The Public Offering Price (POP) represents the net asset value per unit plus any applicable organization costs and sales charges. The Net Asset Value (NAV) represents the value per unit of a trust’s portfolio securities and other assets reduced by applicable deferred sales charges and other liabilities.

 Historical 12-Month Distribution of Trust Holdings:^
Rate  Per Unit (as of 11/18/2024)
----- $0.19510
^ There is no guarantee the issuers of the securities included in the trust will declare dividends or distributions in the future. The historical 12-month distribution per unit of the securities included in the trust are for illustrative purposes only and are not indicative of the trust's distribution or distribution rate. The historical 12-month distribution per unit is based on the weighted average of the trailing twelve month distributions paid by the securities included in the portfolio. The historical 12-month distributions are reduced to account for the effects of fees and expenses, which will be incurred when investing in a trust. For trusts that include funds, distributions may include realized short term capital gains, realized long-term capital gains and/or return of capital. Certain of the issuers may have reduced their dividends or distributions over the prior twelve months. The distribution per unit paid by the trust may be higher or lower than the amount shown above due to certain factors that may include, but are not limited to, a change in the dividends or distributions paid by issuers, actual expenses incurred, or the sale of securities in the portfolio.

 Holdings Analysis Click here to Perform a Benchmark Comparison  
 Sector Weighting
Communication Services  Communication Services 13.24%
Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary 10.91%
Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples 2.07%
Energy  Energy 7.64%
Financials  Financials 16.52%
Health Care  Health Care 2.70%
Industrials  Industrials 12.46%
Information Technology  Information Technology 30.73%
Materials  Materials 1.34%
Real Estate  Real Estate 0.00%
Utilities  Utilities 1.86%
Other  Other 0.53%
 
  Large Mid Small  
Growth  46.84% 1.94% 12.52%  
Value  31.35% 3.16% 3.66%  

 Style Weighting
Large-Cap Growth 46.84%
Large-Cap Value 31.35%
Mid-Cap Growth 1.94%
Mid-Cap Value 3.16%
Small-Cap Growth 12.52%
Small-Cap Value 3.66%
Undetermined 0.53%
 Composition
U.S. Stocks 87.39%   Other 0.53%
Non-U.S. Stocks 12.08%      
The style and sector characteristics of the portfolio are determined as of 11/22/2024 and will likely vary thereafter due to market fluctuations in the underlying securities.  

 Key Stats
Weighted Average Market Cap $909,514
Price/Earnings 18.57
Price/Book 2.78
As of 11/21/2024
All market capitalization numbers are in USD$ Millions. All figures are subject to change.

 Holdings  Export Current Holdings | View Initial Holdings  
NameSymbolSectorStyleWeighting
 NVIDIA Corporation NVDA Information Technology  Information Technology Large-Cap Growth 17.88%
 Meta Platforms Inc. (Class A) META Communication Services  Communication Services Large-Cap Growth 5.55%
 Caterpillar Inc. CAT Industrials  Industrials Large-Cap Growth 4.42%
 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 4.38%
 The Travelers Companies, Inc. TRV Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 3.60%
 Alphabet Inc. (Class A) GOOGL Communication Services  Communication Services Large-Cap Growth 3.43%
 Adobe Incorporated ADBE Information Technology  Information Technology Large-Cap Growth 3.42%
 Verizon Communications Inc. VZ Communication Services  Communication Services Large-Cap Value 3.06%
 Chevron Corporation CVX Energy  Energy Large-Cap Value 2.23%
 Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT Information Technology  Information Technology Large-Cap Growth 2.21%
 Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Large-Cap Value 2.00%
 Marathon Petroleum Corporation MPC Energy  Energy Large-Cap Value 1.96%
 Phillips 66 PSX Energy  Energy Large-Cap Value 1.86%
 Broadcom Inc. AVGO Information Technology  Information Technology Large-Cap Growth 1.84%
 Lam Research Corporation LRCX Information Technology  Information Technology Large-Cap Growth 1.45%
 KLA Corporation KLAC Information Technology  Information Technology Large-Cap Growth 1.32%
 HCA Healthcare, Inc. HCA Health Care  Health Care Large-Cap Value 1.23%
 Visa Inc. (Class A) V Financials  Financials Large-Cap Growth 1.15%
 Brinker International, Inc. EAT Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Small-Cap Growth 1.09%
 Mastercard Incorporated MA Financials  Financials Large-Cap Growth 0.91%
 Primoris Services Corporation PRIM Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Growth 0.87%
 Intesa Sanpaolo SpA ISP.IM Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 0.86%
 Swiss Re AG SREN.SW Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 0.80%
 The Procter & Gamble Company PG Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples Large-Cap Growth 0.77%
 Adtalem Global Education Inc. ATGE Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Small-Cap Growth 0.71%
 British American Tobacco Plc BATS.LN Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples Large-Cap Value 0.69%
 Enel SpA ENEL.IM Utilities  Utilities Large-Cap Value 0.67%
 Agilysys, Inc. AGYS Information Technology  Information Technology Small-Cap Growth 0.67%
 HSBC Holdings Plc HSBA.LN Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 0.65%
 Credit Agricole S.A. ACA.FP Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 0.64%
 Green Brick Partners, Inc. GRBK Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Small-Cap Growth 0.63%
 Engie S.A. ENGI.FP Utilities  Utilities Large-Cap Value 0.61%
 Enova International, Inc. ENVA Financials  Financials Small-Cap Growth 0.61%
 Patrick Industries, Inc. PATK Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Small-Cap Growth 0.60%
 The Bancorp, Inc. TBBK Financials  Financials Small-Cap Growth 0.59%
 Rio Tinto Plc RIO.LN Materials  Materials Large-Cap Value 0.58%
 Vistra Corp. VST Utilities  Utilities Large-Cap Growth 0.58%
 Nordea Bank Abp NDA.FH Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 0.58%
 BASF SE BAS.GY Materials  Materials Large-Cap Value 0.57%
 Eni SpA ENI.IM Energy  Energy Large-Cap Value 0.54%
 BNP Paribas S.A. BNP.FP Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 0.54%
 Enerpac Tool Group Corp. EPAC Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Growth 0.53%
 A.P. Moeller - Maersk A/S (Class B) MAERSKB.DC Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Value 0.53%
 HNI Corporation HNI Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Growth 0.51%
 Orange ORA.FP Communication Services  Communication Services Mid-Cap Value 0.51%
 Hapag-Lloyd AG HLAG.GY Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Value 0.51%
 IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. IDXX Health Care  Health Care Large-Cap Growth 0.50%
 Jabil Inc. JBL Information Technology  Information Technology Mid-Cap Growth 0.48%
 Standex International Corporation SXI Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Growth 0.47%
 Strategic Education, Inc. STRA Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Small-Cap Value 0.46%
 Mercedes-Benz Group AG MBG.GY Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Large-Cap Value 0.45%
 Equinor ASA EQNR.NO Energy  Energy Large-Cap Value 0.45%
 AutoZone, Inc. AZO Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Large-Cap Value 0.44%
 Six Flags Entertainment Corporation FUN Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Small-Cap Growth 0.44%
 PulteGroup, Inc. PHM Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Mid-Cap Value 0.43%
 Huron Consulting Group Inc. HURN Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Growth 0.43%
 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Class C) AGM Financials  Financials Small-Cap Growth 0.42%
 H&E Equipment Services, Inc. HEES Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Growth 0.41%
 Pathward Financial Inc. CASH Financials  Financials Small-Cap Growth 0.41%
 Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG BMW.GY Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Large-Cap Value 0.40%
 The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. GBX Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Value 0.40%
 Volkswagen AG VOW.GY Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Large-Cap Value 0.39%
 Stellantis N.V. STLAM.IM Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Large-Cap Value 0.39%
 La-Z-Boy Incorporated LZB Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Small-Cap Growth 0.37%
 MillerKnoll Inc. MLKN Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Value 0.36%
 PDD Holdings Inc. (ADR) PDD Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Large-Cap Growth 0.36%
 Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. VRTS Financials  Financials Small-Cap Growth 0.34%
 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (Class A) ANF Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Mid-Cap Growth 0.32%
 The Andersons, Inc. ANDE Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples Small-Cap Value 0.32%
 Dynavax Technologies Corporation DVAX Health Care  Health Care Small-Cap Growth 0.31%
 W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW Industrials  Industrials Large-Cap Growth 0.30%
 Photronics, Inc. PLAB Information Technology  Information Technology Small-Cap Value 0.30%
 Veeco Instruments Inc. VECO Information Technology  Information Technology Small-Cap Growth 0.30%
 Sterling Infrastructure Inc. STRL Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Growth 0.30%
 U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. USPH Health Care  Health Care Small-Cap Growth 0.28%
 Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. PLAY Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Small-Cap Growth 0.28%
 RPC, Inc. RES Energy  Energy Small-Cap Value 0.26%
 Toll Brothers, Inc. TOL Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Mid-Cap Value 0.25%
 Cars.com Inc. CARS Communication Services  Communication Services Small-Cap Growth 0.25%
 Cohu, Inc. COHU Information Technology  Information Technology Small-Cap Value 0.24%
 Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. ALSN Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Growth 0.23%
 ACM Research, Inc. (Class A) ACMR Information Technology  Information Technology Small-Cap Value 0.23%
 Comcast Corporation (Class A) CMCSA Communication Services  Communication Services Large-Cap Value 0.21%
 KB Home KBH Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Small-Cap Value 0.21%
 Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Class A) VRSK Industrials  Industrials Large-Cap Growth 0.20%
 Taylor Morrison Home Corporation TMHC Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Mid-Cap Value 0.20%
 Universal Health Services, Inc. (Class B) UHS Health Care  Health Care Mid-Cap Value 0.19%
 Matson, Inc. MATX Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Growth 0.19%
 Ecovyst Inc. ECVT Materials  Materials Small-Cap Value 0.19%
 Altria Group, Inc. MO Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples Large-Cap Value 0.18%
 GUESS?, Inc. GES Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Small-Cap Growth 0.18%
 Owens Corning OC Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Value 0.18%
 JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. JELD Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Value 0.18%
 Wabash National Corporation WNC Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Growth 0.17%
 Valero Energy Corporation VLO Energy  Energy Large-Cap Value 0.17%
 Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. BECN Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Growth 0.17%
 Builders FirstSource, Inc. BLDR Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Growth 0.17%
 Target Hospitality Corp. TH Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Small-Cap Growth 0.17%
 Copart, Inc. CPRT Industrials  Industrials Large-Cap Growth 0.16%
 Scholastic Corporation SCHL Communication Services  Communication Services Small-Cap Value 0.16%
 NXP Semiconductors N.V. NXPI Information Technology  Information Technology Large-Cap Growth 0.16%
 PACCAR Inc PCAR Industrials  Industrials Large-Cap Value 0.15%
 American Woodmark Corporation AMWD Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Value 0.15%
 AutoNation, Inc. AN Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Mid-Cap Value 0.14%
 Super Micro Computer, Inc. SMCI Information Technology  Information Technology Mid-Cap Growth 0.14%
 Quanex Building Products Corporation NX Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Growth 0.13%
 Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. WMS Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Growth 0.13%
 Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ODFL Industrials  Industrials Large-Cap Growth 0.12%
 Monster Beverage Corporation MNST Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples Large-Cap Growth 0.11%
 Community Health Systems, Inc. CYH Health Care  Health Care Small-Cap Value 0.10%
 ON Semiconductor Corporation ON Information Technology  Information Technology Mid-Cap Value 0.09%
 Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. ARCT Health Care  Health Care Small-Cap Growth 0.09%
 HF Sinclair Corp. DINO Energy  Energy Mid-Cap Value 0.09%
 PBF Energy Inc. PBF Energy  Energy Small-Cap Value 0.08%
 Charter Communications, Inc. (Class A) CHTR Communication Services  Communication Services Large-Cap Value 0.07%
 Atkore Inc. ATKR Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Growth 0.07%
 Loews Corporation L Financials  Financials Mid-Cap Value 0.04%
 Svitzer A/S SVITZR.DC Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Value 0.02%
 
Total Number of Holdings:    118
Underlying Securities information represented above is as of 11/22/2024 but will vary with future fluctuations in the market.

Risk Considerations

Equity Risk. An investment in a portfolio containing common stocks is subject to certain risks, 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.

Buy & Hold Risk – Taxable Trusts. 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.

COVID-19 Economic Impact Risk. The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic, or the potential impacts of any future public health crisis, may cause significant volatility and uncertainty in global financial markets. While vaccines have been developed, there is no guarantee that vaccines will be effective against future variants of the disease.

Foreign Securities Risk. 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.

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

Market Disruption Risk. 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.

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Risk. 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.

Volatility Risk. 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.

Operational Risk. 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.

The style and capitalization characteristics used to describe the stocks are designed to help you understand how they fit into your overall investment plan. Due to changes in the value of the stocks the characteristics may vary over time. In general, growth stocks have high relative price-to-book ratios while value stocks have low relative price-to-book ratios. In determining market capitalization characteristics, we analyze the market capitalizations of the 3,000 largest stocks in the U.S. (excluding foreign securities, ADRs, limited partnerships and regulated investment companies) on a monthly basis. Companies with market capitalizations among the largest 10% are considered Large-Cap securities, the next 20% are considered Mid-Cap securities and the remaining securities are considered Small-Cap securities.

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