If You Invested in Strats Trust For Wal Mart Stores (GJO)

Synthetic Fixed-Income Securities, Inc. 4.65% Floating Rate STRATS Certificates, Series 2005-4 (GJO) represent STRATS Certificates, Series 2005-4 that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the trading symbol GJO. According to SEC filings, these certificates are issued by a trust referred to as the STRATS SM Trust for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Securities, Series 2005-4 (the "Trust"). The Trust structure and the certificates are associated with Synthetic Fixed-Income Securities, Inc., which acts as depositor.

The SEC filings state that the Trust was formed pursuant to a Base Trust Agreement dated as of September 26, 2003, between Synthetic Fixed-Income Securities, Inc., as depositor, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as trustee and securities intermediary. This agreement is supplemented by a STRATS Certificates Series Supplement 2005-4 in respect of the Trust dated as of October 17, 2005. The Trust issues the STRATS Certificates, Series 2005-4, which trade under the symbol GJO on the NYSE.

The filings describe the Trust as holding underlying securities issued by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is identified as the issuer of the underlying securities, and it is subject to the information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For information on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the filings direct readers to its periodic reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Exchange Act file number 001-06991.

According to the 8-K reports, periodic distributions are made to holders of the certificates issued by the Trust. The filings dated September 25, 2025, October 22, 2025, December 1, 2025, and December 19, 2025 each report that a distribution was made on a specified distribution date to holders of the STRATS Certificates, Series 2005-4. For each such event, specific information regarding the distribution is provided in an exhibit identified as a Trustee’s Distribution Statement for the scheduled distribution date.

The 8-K filings also note that no other reportable transactions or matters occurred during the reporting periods covered by those reports. They further state that neither Synthetic Fixed-Income Securities, Inc. nor the trustee has participated in the preparation of the reporting documents filed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and neither has verified the accuracy or completeness of those documents. The filings caution that events affecting the issuer of the underlying securities or the underlying securities themselves may have occurred or may not yet have been publicly disclosed, which could affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents referenced.

Based on the available SEC information, GJO is categorized as STRATS Certificates, Series 2005-4, associated with a trust structure that references underlying securities of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Trust operates under a defined set of agreements and supplements, and its periodic 8-K filings report scheduled distributions and related trustee statements.

Structure and key parties

The SEC filings identify several key roles in the structure associated with GJO:

• Depositor: Synthetic Fixed-Income Securities, Inc., which is named as depositor in the Base Trust Agreement.
• Trustee and securities intermediary: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as specified in the Base Trust Agreement and the Series Supplement 2005-4.
• Trust: STRATS SM Trust for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Securities, Series 2005-4, which issues the STRATS Certificates, Series 2005-4.
• Underlying securities issuer: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., which files reports with the SEC under Exchange Act file number 001-06991.
• Exchange listing: STRATS Certificates, Series 2005-4 are listed on the New York Stock Exchange with the trading symbol GJO.

Regulatory reporting and information access

The 8-K filings emphasize that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., as issuer of the underlying securities, is subject to the information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The filings explain that periodic reports, proxy and information statements, and other information filed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. can be accessed through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system. The filings also clarify that Synthetic Fixed-Income Securities, Inc. and the trustee have not conducted due diligence on those Wal-Mart filings and have not verified their accuracy or completeness.

For GJO, the SEC reports provide details on scheduled distribution dates and refer investors to trustee distribution statements for specific distribution information. These distribution statements are filed as exhibits (Exhibit 99.1) to the 8-K reports for each relevant distribution date.

Trading information

In the SEC filings, the STRATS Certificates, Series 2005-4 are identified as securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The filings specify that the title of the class is STRATS Certificates, Series 2005-4, the trading symbol is GJO, and the exchange on which they are listed is the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Important considerations from SEC filings

The filings include several cautionary statements. They note that there can be no assurance that events affecting Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. or the underlying securities have not occurred or have not yet been publicly disclosed, which could affect the accuracy or completeness of publicly available documents. They also reiterate that Synthetic Fixed-Income Securities, Inc. and the trustee have not verified the information contained in Wal-Mart’s SEC reports.

Investors reviewing GJO may therefore consider both the Trust’s own SEC filings, which describe distributions and structural details, and the separate SEC filings of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., which relate to the underlying securities referenced by the Trust.