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Demand for new homes has softened since 2021, and the availability of existing homes is currently sitting at historical lows. However, new home construction has ramped up more recently to help
boost depleted inventory levels and meet buyer demand. In addition, home prices are beginning to moderate throughout the nation to better align with the higher costs associated with mortgage
loans. Prior to the rise in mortgage rates, there was substantial demand for new housing. Millennials—now the largest generation in the U.S.—have begun to enter the housing market which
may have the potential to evolve into a demographic tailwind for new home sales in the foreseeable future.
Consider The Following
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. homeownership rate has held steady at 66%
over the past year, as of 10/31/23. The rate reached its peak in 2004 with 69.2% of households
occupied by owners.
Builder confidence for newly built, single-family homes posted a confidence level of 40 in
October 2023, up from 31 at the end of 2022. For comparison, the record low of 8 was reached
to start 2009.1
Homebuilders may be taking advantage of lower existing home inventory as the sales pace of
new single-family homes rose 33.9% from September 2022 to September 2023.2
Portfolio Objective
The objective of this unit investment trust is to seek above-average capital
appreciation by investing in the common stocks of companies involved in the home
building industry; however, there is no assurance the objective will be met.
1 NAHB/Wells Fargo National Housing Market Index (HMI). The index gauges expectations for future sales and any number over 50 indicates the more builders view conditions as good than poor.
2 U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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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.
You should be aware that the portfolio is concentrated in stocks in both the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors which involve additional risks, including limited diversification. The companies engaged in the consumer
discretionary 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. The
companies engaged in the construction industry are subject to competition, overcapacity, labor relations, a reduction in consumer spending, changing consumer spending habits, unseasonable weather conditions, and severe
fluctuations in the price of basic building materials. The companies engaged in the industrials sector are subject to certain risks, including a deterioration in the general state of the economy, intense competition, domestic and
international politics, excess capacity and changing spending trends.
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.
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
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volatility due to changes in performance or
perception of the issuers.
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consequences unless units are purchased in an
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