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Digital Return Funds
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These funds seek to maintain a level of protection in down markets through a downside buffer while simultaneously providing a predetermined "digital" return, in a positive, flat, or slightly negative market environment. The buffer is intended to reduce the impact of steeper losses.
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Net - After fees and expenses, excluding brokerage commissions, trading fees, taxes and extraordinary expenses not included in the Fund's management fee.
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Fund Value/Return - The value and the price return of the Fund since the start of the Outcome Period.
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Reference Asset/Value Return - The value and the price return of the Reference Asset since the start of the Outcome Period.
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Digital Return - The maximum potential return that the Fund can provide at the end of the Target Outcome Period if the reference asset appreciates in price, remains unchanged or decreases in price by an amount equal to less than the digital return end over the Target Outcome Period.
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Remaining Digital Return - The current amount of the Fund’s stated Digital Return remaining based on the Fund’s current value.
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Remaining Outcome Period - The number of days remaining until the end of the Outcome Period.
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SPY - SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust is an exchange-traded fund based on the S&P 500® Index, which is an unmanaged index of 500 companies used to measure large-cap U.S. stock market performance.
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The outcome values may only be realized for an investor who holds shares for the outcome period shown.
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Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
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Standardized fund performance can be found on each fund's summary page by clicking on the fund name or ticker shown above.
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The information presented is not intended to constitute an investment recommendation for, or advice to, any specific person. By providing this information, First Trust is not undertaking to give advice in any fiduciary capacity within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code or any other regulatory framework. Financial professionals are responsible for evaluating investment risks independently and for exercising independent judgment in determining whether investments are appropriate for their clients.
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