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 Q2 2026

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

149

Shares (Excl. Options)

5,542,704

Price

$54.47

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
-718,403
Value change
-$37,404,913
Number of holders
149
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
24,049,567
SEC-reported price per share
$55.57
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.
  • 149 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 154 to 149 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $322,215,260 to $301,937,049.

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 149 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740U505

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

149

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 63% +4.2% $828,390,224 +$31,142,278 15,208,946 +3.9% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Jun 2026

As of 30 Jun 2026, 149 institutional investors reported holding 5,542,704 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December (FDEC). This represents 23% of the company’s total 24,049,567 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
16%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
Griffith & Werner, Inc. 2.1% 497,699 +2.3% 13% $27,108,000
ASSETMARK, INC 1.3% 301,959 +7.1% 0.03% $16,446,891
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 1.2% 299,884 -3.1% 0.02% $16,333,887
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.1% 269,816 -51% 0% $14,696,149
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 1.1% 258,435 -6.5% 0% $14,076,257
LPL Financial LLC 0.97% 232,256 +10% 0% $12,650,356
MGO ONE SEVEN LLC 0.9% 216,414 -0.16% 0.19% $11,787,486
Cetera Investment Advisers 0.84% 200,853 -44% 0.01% $10,939,921
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.71% 171,406 +34% 0.01% $9,336,260
Schulz Wealth, LTD. 0.62% 148,313 -0% 4.2% $8,078,209
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.57% 136,122 +7% 0.01% $7,400,953
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.49% 116,984 -0.24% 0.01% $6,372,000
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.44% 105,623 -22% 0.02% $5,753,000
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.37% 88,430 -10% 0.01% $4,816,516
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.37% 87,825 -19% 0.01% $4,784,000
Faithward Advisors, LLC 0.35% 85,166 -0.52% 0.57% $4,638,762
LEIGH BALDWIN & CO., LLC 0.35% 85,055 +15% 2.5% $4,632,700
NOVEM GROUP 0.34% 82,353 +1.8% 0.45% $4,485,546
REAP Financial Group, LLC 0.34% 81,647 +0.09% 0.76% $4,447,095
Harvest Investment Services, LLC 0.34% 81,004 +1.7% 0.68% $4,412,069
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.32% 76,316 +13% 0.01% $4,156,726
Arkadios Wealth Advisors 0.31% 75,649 -4.7% 0.06% $4,120,397
STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.31% 74,396 -1.1% 0.05% $4,052,122
Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC 0.31% 73,543 -0.2% 0.66% $4,005,689
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.3% 72,154 -1.2% 0.01% $3,930,034

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
23
Latest
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-23 of 23
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q2 5,542,704 $301,937,049 -$37,404,913 $54.47 149
2026 Q1 6,473,058 $322,215,260 +$2,301,399 $49.72 154
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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