Cloud Computing Portfolio, Series 46
Cloud computing is defined as a technology that uses the Internet and central remote servers to maintain data and applications. This type of computing allows businesses and consumers to use applications without installation and provides access to their personal files on any device with Internet access. This technology offers more efficiency in computing by centralizing storage, memory, processing and bandwidth. In cloud computing, applications are accessible anywhere, anytime, and storage becomes, for all intents and purposes, infinite. Cloud computing acts as a global connector of the world's information and its users.
Innovation from digital device manufacturers, bandwidth providers, and content companies are among a few of the areas that are required to experience universal computing. The Cloud Computing Portfolio invests in companies that we believe will benefit as cloud computing becomes universal.
Portfolio Objective
This unit investment trust seeks above-average capital appreciation; however, there is no assurance the objective will be met.
Not FDIC Insured Not Bank Guaranteed May Lose Value |
You should consider the portfolio's investment objectives, risks, and
charges and expenses carefully 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 portfolio. Read it carefully
before you invest.
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 the information technology sector which
involves additional risks, including limited diversification. The companies engaged in the information
technology sector are subject to fierce competition, high research and development costs, and their products
and services may be subject to rapid obsolescence. Technology company stocks, especially those which are
Internet-related, may experience extreme price and volume fluctuations that are often unrelated to their
operating performance.
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 mid-cap companies is subject to additional risks, as the share prices
of 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.
Large capitalization companies may grow at a slower rate than the overall market.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.