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Factoid of the Day
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts reported that 557,376 individuals and businesses filed for bankruptcy protection over the trailing 12-month period ended September 2025, an increase of 10.6% from 504,112 over the same period last year, according to its own release. A total of 24,039 businesses and 533,337 individuals filed for bankruptcy protection over the period, up from 22,762 and 481,350, respectively, over the same period last year. For comparison, bankruptcy filings reached an all-time high of nearly 1.6 million in September 2010.
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First Trust Advisor News
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First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF (ESBG)
Exchange Listing Date: November 19, 2025
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First Trust Target Outcome ETFs®
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Upcoming Unit Investment Trusts |
Initial Offer Date |
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Balanced Income Equity and ETF, 77 |
12/10/2025 |
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California Municipal Income Closed-End and ETF, 12 |
12/10/2025 |
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Dividend Growers and Tax-Advantaged Income, 45 |
12/10/2025 |
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Dow® Target 10, December 2025 |
12/10/2025 |
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Municipal Income ETF, 21 |
12/10/2025 |
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Vest Nasdaq 100 Buffered 20, 30 |
12/10/2025 |
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Deep Value Dividend Opportunity, 36 |
12/11/2025 |
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E-Commerce Opportunity, 35 |
12/11/2025 |
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Financials Select, 95 |
12/11/2025 |
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International High Dividend Equity, 58 |
12/11/2025 |
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Strategic Dividend Select, 64 |
12/11/2025 |
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Strategic Income Select Closed-End, 88 |
12/11/2025 |
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FT Diversified Target Income 2-Year Portfolio, 1 |
12/12/2025 |
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Limited Duration Fixed Income ETF, 67 |
12/12/2025 |
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Vest 2-Year Large Cap Buffered 20, 28 |
12/12/2025 |
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Vest Small Cap Buffered 20, 17 |
12/12/2025 |
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WCM International Buy-Write, 1 |
12/12/2025 |
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Vest Large Cap Deep Buffered 20, 97 |
12/16/2025 |
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Deep Value Dividend, 50 |
12/17/2025 |
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Innovative Health Care, 27 |
12/17/2025 |
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