Security Snapshot

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - December (DDEC) Institutional Ownership

CUSIP: 33740U406

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q4 2020 to Q3 2026

13F reference period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

125

Shares (Excl. Options)

4.15MFull value: 4,150,848 · shares · 30 Jun 2026

Price

$47.38

The headline uses the Q2 2026 reference period after its reporting deadline. Available reports may still be incomplete or amended. Newer periods in the history table contain incoming reports and may be incomplete.

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+40,490
Value change
+$2,632,357
Number of holders
125
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
8,824,051
SEC-reported price per share
$49.00
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors
Filing notes and source

Key facts

  • DDEC - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - December is tracked under CUSIP 33740U406.
  • 125 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 127 to 125 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from
    $180.39MFull value: $180,388,360 · USD · 31 Mar 2026
    to
    $196.65MFull value: $196,646,211 · USD · 30 Jun 2026
    .

Research use

  • You can quickly see who holds this security, then open quarter and manager detail pages for full evidence.
  • 13F and Schedule 13D/13G sections are kept together so you can cross-check institutional and beneficial ownership context.

Evidence

Source: SEC Form 13F

Latest holder context comes from 125 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740U406

13F reference period

Q2 2026

13F holders

125

13D/G owners

1

CIK / CUSIP context first

13D/G owners

Significant owners

Large-stake holder rows connected to Schedule 13D/G evidence.

Rows
1
Security
DDEC
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 42% +12% $178,453,482 +$15,073,140 3,672,570 +9.2% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Sep 2026
As of 30 Jun 2026, 125 institutional investors reported holding
4.15MFull value: 4,150,848 · shares · 30 Jun 2026
shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - December (DDEC). This represents 47% of the company’s total
8.82MFull value: 8,824,051 · shares · Stored outstanding share count
outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

Largest 13F positions for this security by reported shares and value.

Top holder share
34%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
Decker Wealth Management LLC 4.4% 386,400 +1.7% 3.9% $18,305,722
First International Bank of Israel Ltd. 3.1% 275,000 0% 3.6% $13,028,125
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.3% 200,565 +71% 0% $9,501,768
LPL Financial LLC 2.3% 200,242 +14% 0% $9,486,464
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 2.2% 192,641 -2.9% 0.01% $9,127,200
Bluespring Wealth Management, LLC 2.1% 185,292 0.17% $8,778,209
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 1.9% 171,452 -11% 0.01% $8,122,540
Cetera Investment Advisers 1.7% 146,664 +4.9% 0.01% $6,948,207
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 1.5% 129,097 -30% 0.02% $6,115,970
Hartford Financial Management Inc. 1.4% 121,510 +2.3% 1.3% $5,756,538
Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (NB/CA) 1.3% 118,323 -0.74% 1.6% $5,605,553
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 1.3% 113,999 -0.41% 0.07% $5,400,703
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC / DE 1% 92,646 -0.7% 0.67% $4,389,105
FOUNDERS FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC 0.93% 82,308 +13% 0.2% $3,899,342
REAP Financial Group, LLC 0.89% 78,584 -23% 0.64% $3,722,917
Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.86% 75,622 -2% 0.05% $3,582,593
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.74% 65,300 0% 0.02% $3,093,588
GUARDIAN WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC / NC 0.74% 65,300 0% 0.18% $3,093,588
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.6% 52,755 -1.3% 0% $2,499,269
Santori & Peters, Inc. 0.54% 48,048 -25% 0.64% $2,276,274
Ignite Planners, LLC 0.52% 45,749 -1.2% 0.3% $2,167,359
BEACON FINANCIAL GROUP 0.5% 44,039 -6% 0.19% $2,086,335
Strategic Blueprint, LLC 0.47% 41,557 -1.6% 0.1% $1,968,763
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.45% 40,086 +14% 0% $1,899,074
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.45% 40,085 -33% 0% $1,899,000

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

Holder count, reported shares/value, and median price by quarter.

Periods
24
Headline period
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-24 of 24
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q3 1,696,654 $82,444,296 -$3,748,918 $48.59 54
2026 Q2 4,150,848 $196,646,211 +$2,632,357 $47.38 125
2026 Q1 4,071,810 $180,388,360 +$2,190,401 $44.28 127
2025 Q4 4,109,909 $185,318,520 +$29,614,721 $45.09 116
2025 Q3 3,094,230 $135,272,120 -$5,785,981 $43.77 102
2025 Q2 3,227,167 $134,785,868 -$14,833,737 $41.76 102
2025 Q1 3,615,127 $141,527,641 +$10,615,456 $39.14 102
2024 Q4 3,369,404 $135,300,332 -$57,908,759 $40.14 103
2024 Q3 4,556,383 $179,815,441 -$7,928,602 $39.49 84
2024 Q2 4,749,023 $182,906,480 -$15,571,831 $38.51 84
2024 Q1 5,158,705 $193,302,271 -$15,042,802 $37.47 82
2023 Q4 5,564,587 $199,012,066 +$43,790,927 $35.76 80
2023 Q3 4,215,516 $141,499,400 -$19,288,579 $33.57 58
2023 Q2 4,783,865 $161,503,109 -$8,030,953 $33.76 60
2023 Q1 5,024,008 $160,658,822 +$59,501,471 $31.99 65
2022 Q4 3,365,584 $103,072,089 -$2,845,356 $30.61 62
2022 Q3 3,438,680 $103,120,946 +$17,089,626 $29.95 48
2022 Q2 2,856,402 $85,569,826 +$21,573,820 $29.92 49
2022 Q1 2,124,835 $68,225,677 +$40,496,369 $32.29 39
2021 Q4 836,116 $27,322,409 +$4,542,481 $32.81 26
2021 Q3 767,144 $24,630,776 -$7,501,397 $32.00 17
2021 Q2 985,043 $31,570,428 +$1,298,706 $31.94 15
2021 Q1 945,557 $29,674,471 +$10,165,912 $31.18 19
2020 Q4 588,698 $18,036,040 +$17,306,040 $30.43 11
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