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Strategic International Opportunity, 34  Ticker: FZESGX
 
Description
This unit investment trust seeks above-average capital appreciation by investing in four distinct segments of the international market.
Please note that there is no assurance the objective will be met.
 
Summary
Product Code: STIO34
Portfolio Status: Primary
Initial Offer Date: 04/02/2025
Portfolio Ending Date: 07/02/2026
Tax Structure: Regulated Investment Company
Distributions: Semi-Annual
 
Initial Offer Price: $10.0000
NAV(*): $9.6296
POP(*): $9.7602
Remaining Deferred Sales Charge: $0.1350
* As of Trade Date: 04/03/2025 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 (as of 4/3/2025) Per Unit (as of 4/1/2025)
1.90% $0.18570
^ 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 and historical 12-month distribution rate 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 distribution rate is calculated by dividing the historical 12-month distributions by the trust's offering price. The historical 12-month distribution and rate are reduced to account for the effects of fees and expenses, which will be incurred when investing in a trust. Certain of the issuers may have reduced their dividends or distributions over the prior twelve months. The distribution per unit and rate 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. For trusts that include funds, distributions may include realized short term capital gains, realized long-term capital gains and/or return of capital.

 Holdings Analysis Click here to Perform a Benchmark Comparison  
 Sector Weighting
Communication Services  Communication Services 5.01%
Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary 7.94%
Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples 7.02%
Energy  Energy 9.00%
Financials  Financials 17.95%
Health Care  Health Care 10.03%
Industrials  Industrials 15.01%
Information Technology  Information Technology 15.01%
Materials  Materials 8.01%
Real Estate  Real Estate 1.99%
Utilities  Utilities 3.03%
Other  Other 0.00%
 
  Large Mid Small  
Growth  25.01% 15.90% 2.01%  
Value  32.00% 23.08% 2.00%  

 Style Weighting
Large-Cap Growth 25.01%
Large-Cap Value 32.00%
Mid-Cap Growth 15.90%
Mid-Cap Value 23.08%
Small-Cap Growth 2.01%
Small-Cap Value 2.00%
Undetermined 0.00%
 Composition
U.S. Stocks 0.00%   Other 0.00%
Non-U.S. Stocks 100.00%      
The style and sector characteristics of the portfolio are determined as of 04/02/2025 and will likely vary thereafter due to market fluctuations in the underlying securities.  

 Key Stats
Weighted Average Market Cap $85,184
Price/Earnings 13.95
Price/Book 2.08
As of 4/3/2025
All market capitalization numbers are in USD$ Millions. All figures are subject to change.

 Holdings  Export Current Holdings | View Initial Holdings  
NameSymbolSectorStyleWeighting
 Accenture Plc ACN Information Technology  Information Technology Large-Cap Growth 2.05%
 TE Connectivity Plc TEL Information Technology  Information Technology Large-Cap Value 2.05%
 Eaton Corporation Plc ETN Industrials  Industrials Large-Cap Growth 2.01%
 AstraZeneca Plc (ADR) AZN Health Care  Health Care Large-Cap Growth 2.01%
 Celestica Inc. CLS Information Technology  Information Technology Mid-Cap Growth 2.01%
 ABB Ltd (ADR) ABBNY Industrials  Industrials Large-Cap Growth 2.01%
 Spotify Technology S.A. SPOT Communication Services  Communication Services Large-Cap Growth 2.01%
 Schlumberger Limited SLB Energy  Energy Large-Cap Value 2.00%
 Roche Holding AG (ADR) RHHBY Health Care  Health Care Large-Cap Growth 2.00%
 Canadian Natural Resources Limited CNQ Energy  Energy Large-Cap Value 2.00%
 Adyen N.V. (ADR) ADYEY Financials  Financials Large-Cap Growth 2.00%
 CRH Plc CRH Materials  Materials Large-Cap Value 2.00%
 Unilever Plc (ADR) UL Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples Large-Cap Growth 1.99%
 BHP Group Ltd (ADR) BHP Materials  Materials Large-Cap Value 1.99%
 Novartis AG (ADR) NVS Health Care  Health Care Large-Cap Growth 1.99%
 Lenovo Group Limited (ADR) LNVGY Information Technology  Information Technology Mid-Cap Growth 1.99%
 On Holding AG (Class A) ONON Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Mid-Cap Growth 1.99%
 Pentair Plc PNR Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Growth 1.98%
 CGI Inc. GIB Information Technology  Information Technology Mid-Cap Growth 1.98%
 ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) ASML Information Technology  Information Technology Large-Cap Growth 1.94%
 Medtronic Plc MDT Health Care  Health Care Large-Cap Value 1.03%
 BKW AG BKW.SW Utilities  Utilities Mid-Cap Value 1.03%
 Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR) KOF Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples Mid-Cap Value 1.02%
 Eiffage SA FGR.FP Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Value 1.02%
 AXA S.A. (ADR) AXAHY Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 1.01%
 Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. AD.NA Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples Large-Cap Value 1.01%
 Rio Tinto Plc (ADR) RIO Materials  Materials Large-Cap Value 1.01%
 Infosys Limited (ADR) INFY Information Technology  Information Technology Large-Cap Growth 1.01%
 Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR) ASR Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Growth 1.01%
 Vinci S.A. DG.FP Industrials  Industrials Large-Cap Value 1.01%
 Novo Nordisk A/S (Class B) NOVOB.DC Health Care  Health Care Large-Cap Growth 1.01%
 Arkema S.A. AKE.FP Materials  Materials Mid-Cap Value 1.01%
 Publicis Groupe S.A. (ADR) PUBGY Communication Services  Communication Services Mid-Cap Value 1.01%
 Storebrand ASA STB.NO Financials  Financials Mid-Cap Value 1.01%
 Talanx AG TLX.GY Financials  Financials Mid-Cap Value 1.01%
 Allianz SE (ADR) ALIZY Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 1.01%
 Technip Energies N.V. TE.FP Energy  Energy Mid-Cap Value 1.01%
 BYD Company Limited (Class H) (ADR) BYDDY Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Large-Cap Growth 1.01%
 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. VIST Energy  Energy Small-Cap Growth 1.01%
 AngloGold Ashanti Plc AU Materials  Materials Mid-Cap Value 1.01%
 Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) VOD Communication Services  Communication Services Mid-Cap Value 1.00%
 Banco Santander S.A. (ADR) SAN Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 1.00%
 HSBC Holdings Plc (ADR) HSBC Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 1.00%
 DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (ADR) DBSDY Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 1.00%
 Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin ML.FP Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Mid-Cap Value 1.00%
 Carrefour S.A. CA.FP Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples Mid-Cap Value 1.00%
 Imperial Brands Plc (ADR) IMBBY Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples Large-Cap Value 1.00%
 H. Lundbeck A/S (Class B) HLUNB.DC Health Care  Health Care Small-Cap Value 1.00%
 Equinor ASA EQNR Energy  Energy Large-Cap Value 1.00%
 Centrica Plc CNA.LN Utilities  Utilities Mid-Cap Value 1.00%
 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (ADR) BBVA Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 1.00%
 ICICI Bank Limited (ADR) IBN Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 1.00%
 The Unite Group Plc UTG.LN Real Estate  Real Estate Small-Cap Value 1.00%
 Natwest Group Plc NWG Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 1.00%
 Associated British Foods Plc ABF.LN Consumer Staples  Consumer Staples Mid-Cap Value 1.00%
 Sandvik AB SAND.SS Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Value 1.00%
 Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA UNI.IM Financials  Financials Mid-Cap Value 1.00%
 Enel SpA (ADR) ENLAY Utilities  Utilities Large-Cap Value 1.00%
 Fabrinet FN Information Technology  Information Technology Mid-Cap Growth 1.00%
 Howden Joinery Group Plc HWDN.LN Industrials  Industrials Small-Cap Growth 1.00%
 Poste Italiane SpA PST.IM Financials  Financials Mid-Cap Value 1.00%
 Bank of Ireland Group Plc BIRG.ID Financials  Financials Mid-Cap Value 1.00%
 Volvo AB (ADR) VLVLY Industrials  Industrials Large-Cap Value 1.00%
 Shell Plc SHEL.LN Energy  Energy Large-Cap Value 1.00%
 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (ADR) HMC Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Large-Cap Value 0.99%
 Komatsu Ltd. (ADR) KMTUY Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Value 0.99%
 Sanofi (ADR) SNY Health Care  Health Care Large-Cap Value 0.99%
 Gold Fields Limited (ADR) GFI Materials  Materials Mid-Cap Growth 0.99%
 Warehouses de Pauw SCA WDP.BB Real Estate  Real Estate Mid-Cap Value 0.99%
 Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (ADR) ISNPY Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 0.99%
 Swedbank AB (Class A) SWEDA.SS Financials  Financials Mid-Cap Value 0.99%
 Bunzl Plc BNZL.LN Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Growth 0.99%
 Tencent Holdings Limited (ADR) TCEHY Communication Services  Communication Services Large-Cap Growth 0.99%
 Whitbread Plc WTB.LN Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Mid-Cap Value 0.99%
 Andritz AG ANDR.AV Industrials  Industrials Mid-Cap Value 0.99%
 Moncler SpA MONC.IM Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Mid-Cap Growth 0.99%
 TotalEnergies SE TTE.FP Energy  Energy Large-Cap Value 0.98%
 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (ADR) TSM Information Technology  Information Technology Large-Cap Growth 0.98%
 Evolution AB EVO.SS Consumer Discretionary  Consumer Discretionary Mid-Cap Growth 0.97%
 Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG MUV2.GY Financials  Financials Large-Cap Value 0.93%
 
Total Number of Holdings:    80
Underlying Securities information represented above is as of 04/02/2025 but will vary with future fluctuations in the market.

 Standard Account Sales Charges *
Transactional sales charges: Initial:  -0.04%
  Deferred:  1.38%
C&D Fee:    0.51%
Maximum Sales Charge:   1.85%
CUSIP Type Distribution
30340Q389 Cash Semi-Annual
30340Q397 Reinvest Semi-Annual
* Based on the offer price as of 04/03/2025 4:00pm ET

 Fee/Wrap Account Sales Charges *
C&D Fee:    0.52%
Maximum Sales Charge:   0.52%
CUSIP Type Distribution
30340Q405 Cash-Fee Semi-Annual
30340Q413 Reinvest-Fee Semi-Annual
* Based on the NAV price as of 04/03/2025 4:00pm ET
In addition to the sales charges listed, UITs for both brokerage and advisory accounts are subject to annual operating expenses and organization costs. See the prospectus for additional information.

 Deferred Sales Charge Schedule
Amount Date
$0.04500 July 18, 2025
$0.04500 August 20, 2025
$0.04500 September 19, 2025

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.

Sector Concentration Risk. A portfolio which is concentrated in an individual sector is subject to additional risks, including limited diversification.

Brexit Risk. The United Kingdom's official departure from the European Union (commonly referred to as "Brexit") led to volatility in global financial markets, in particular those of the United Kingdom and across Europe, and the weakening in political, regulatory, consumer, corporate and financial confidence in the United Kingdom and Europe. It is not currently possible to determine the extent of the impact that Brexit may have on the portfolio's investments and this uncertainty could negatively impact current and future economic conditions in the United Kingdom and other countries, which could negatively impact the value of the portfolio's investments.

Consumer Products Risk. The companies engaged in the consumer products sector are subject to global competition, changing government regulations and trade policies, currency fluctuations, and the financial and political risks inherent in producing products for foreign markets.

Europe Concentration Risk. Because the portfolio is concentrated in companies headquartered or incorporated in Europe, the portfolio may present more risks than a portfolio which is broadly diversified over several regions.

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.

Public Health Crisis Risk. 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.

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.

You should carefully consider the trust's investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses 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 trust. Read it carefully before you invest.

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Not FDIC Insured, Not Bank Guaranteed and May Lose Value.

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Fund Cusip Information
30340Q389 (Cash)
30340Q397 (Reinvest)
30340Q405 (Cash-Fee)
30340Q413 (Reinvest-Fee)
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