Security Snapshot

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

CUSIP: 33740U505

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q4 2020 to Q1 2026

Latest Period

Q1 2026

Institutions Reporting

152

Shares (Excl. Options)

6,461,799

Price

$49.72

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+44,411
Value change
+$2,337,148
Number of holders
152
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
24,125,902
SEC-reported price per share
$53.74
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • FDEC - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December is tracked under CUSIP 33740U505.
  • 152 institutions reported positions in Q1 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 142 to 152 between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $336,630,742 to $321,655,462.

Research use

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  • 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 152 institutions filings for Q1 2026.

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Security key

33740U505

Latest holder period

Q1 2026

13F holders

152

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
FDEC
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 61% -3% $749,172,112 +$45,636,274 14,637,185 +6.5% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 31 Dec 2025

As of 31 Mar 2026, 152 institutional investors reported holding 6,461,799 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December (FDEC). This represents 27% of the company’s total 24,125,902 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
19%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.3% 555,488 +6.7% 0.01% $27,618,863
Griffith & Werner, Inc. 2% 486,440 -24% 12% $24,185,797
Cetera Investment Advisers 1.5% 359,028 -4.1% 0.02% $17,850,872
CWM, LLC 1.4% 332,868 -9% 0.04% $16,550,197
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 1.3% 309,513 +5.1% 0.02% $15,388,980
ASSETMARK, INC 1.2% 281,963 +11% 0.03% $14,019,200
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 1.1% 276,446 -34% 0% $13,744,895
MGO ONE SEVEN LLC 0.9% 216,770 +0.81% 0.22% $10,777,804
LPL Financial LLC 0.88% 211,150 -11% 0% $10,498,378
Atria Investments, Inc 0.64% 154,518 +2.3% 0.09% $7,682,622
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.56% 135,271 +4.5% 0.03% $6,725,674
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.53% 127,606 -18% 0.01% $6,344,479
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.53% 127,221 0.01% $6,324,156
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.49% 117,267 -0.5% 0.01% $5,831,000
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.45% 107,936 +7.2% 0.01% $5,367,000
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.41% 98,466 -1.5% 0.01% $4,895,705
BAM Wealth Management, LLC 0.38% 90,718 -12% 3.4% $4,510,499
Faithward Advisors, LLC 0.35% 85,610 +41% 0.69% $4,256,529
REAP Financial Group, LLC 0.34% 81,572 -0.14% 0.8% $4,055,763
NOVEM GROUP 0.34% 80,895 +6.7% 0.46% $4,022,099
NovaPoint Capital, LLC 0.33% 80,750 -8.2% 1% $4,014,890
Harvest Investment Services, LLC 0.33% 79,643 +23% 0.72% $3,959,850
Arkadios Wealth Advisors 0.33% 79,367 +2.9% 0.07% $3,946,127
STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.31% 75,225 -39% 0.05% $3,740,162
LEIGH BALDWIN & CO., LLC 0.31% 73,885 +1170% 2.4% $3,673,562

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
22
Latest
Q1 2026
Rows shown
1-22 of 22
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q1 6,461,799 $321,655,462 +$2,337,148 $49.72 152
2025 Q4 6,577,178 $336,630,742 +$7,648,145 $51.18 142
2025 Q3 6,366,546 $313,750,849 -$48,368,268 $49.24 138
2025 Q2 6,718,917 $313,405,631 -$14,755,440 $46.67 138
2025 Q1 7,515,673 $326,204,480 +$15,874,218 $43.40 141
2024 Q4 7,288,451 $324,966,067 +$77,710,385 $44.58 135
2024 Q3 4,786,170 $208,842,829 -$125,992,413 $43.78 116
2024 Q2 7,722,103 $328,018,194 -$4,485,046 $42.55 139
2024 Q1 7,820,121 $322,015,339 +$73,625,545 $41.21 116
2023 Q4 6,141,945 $239,908,098 +$137,990,725 $38.99 122
2023 Q3 2,254,949 $79,362,395 -$19,200,622 $35.19 70
2023 Q2 2,782,017 $100,320,040 -$8,186,175 $36.04 78
2023 Q1 3,021,437 $101,707,849 +$28,922,598 $33.67 81
2022 Q4 2,206,806 $70,123,190 +$15,701,683 $31.76 66
2022 Q3 2,584,711 $77,554,649 -$988,727 $29.64 57
2022 Q2 2,620,238 $80,397,561 -$3,017,671 $30.47 53
2022 Q1 2,700,293 $91,582,133 +$66,026,301 $34.00 53
2021 Q4 739,448 $25,830,255 +$9,940,190 $34.97 39
2021 Q3 457,179 $15,323,272 -$6,672,299 $33.48 21
2021 Q2 642,946 $21,370,840 -$5,392,727 $33.22 20
2021 Q1 807,305 $25,782,424 +$12,821,067 $31.88 22
2020 Q4 397,345 $12,159,452 +$12,159,452 $30.64 11
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