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Factoid of the Day
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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Moody's reported that its trailing 12-month global speculative-grade default rate stood at 4.2% at the end of March 2026 (preliminary results), up from 4.1% in December 2025. Its baseline scenario sees the global default rate declining to 2.8% in December 2026. For comparison, Moody's puts the global historical average default rate at 4.2%. The U.S. speculative-grade default rate stood at 5.0% in March. Moody's baseline scenario sees the U.S. default rate falling to 3.2% in December 2026.
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First Trust WCM Global Equity ETF (WCMG)
Exchange Listing Date: April 22, 2026
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First Trust Target Outcome ETFs®
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Upcoming Unit Investment Trusts |
Initial Offer Date |
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Convertible & Income Select Closed-End and ETF, 18 |
5/7/2026 |
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Tactical Income, 89 |
5/7/2026 |
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Balanced Income Select, 160 |
5/8/2026 |
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Dividend Strength Opportunity, 38 |
5/8/2026 |
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Dividend Strength, 73 |
5/8/2026 |
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High Dividend Equity Allocation, 59 |
5/8/2026 |
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Vest Large Cap Buffered 10, 99 |
5/8/2026 |
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Dow Target 10 May '26 |
5/11/2026 |
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Vest 2-Year S&P Deep Buffered 100, 4 |
5/12/2026 |
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Vest Nasdaq 100 Buffered 20, 35 |
5/12/2026 |
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Dividend Growers and Tax-Advantaged Income, 47 |
5/13/2026 |
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Municipal Income ETF, 23 |
5/13/2026 |
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Emerging Markets Strength, 58 |
5/14/2026 |
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High Dividend Equity, 69 |
5/14/2026 |
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Key 3, 33 |
5/14/2026 |
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Vest Large Cap Deep Buffered 30, 56 |
5/14/2026 |
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Vest Small Cap Buffered 20, 22 |
5/14/2026 |
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AI, Robotics & Technology Opportunity, 37 |
5/15/2026 |
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Equity Income Select, 90 |
5/15/2026 |
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Tactical Alpha, 50 |
5/15/2026 |
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