Security Snapshot

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

CUSIP: 33740U786

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q4 2021 to Q1 2026

Latest Period

Q1 2026

Institutions Reporting

83

Shares (Excl. Options)

2,983,540

Price

$40.31

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+70,372
Value change
+$2,876,580
Number of holders
83
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
4,156,556
SEC-reported price per share
$42.41
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • XDEC - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - December is tracked under CUSIP 33740U786.
  • 83 institutions reported positions in Q1 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 81 to 83 between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $125,930,752 to $120,390,593.

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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 83 institutions filings for Q1 2026.

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Security key

33740U786

Latest holder period

Q1 2026

13F holders

83

13D/G owners

1

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13D/G owners

Significant owners

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

Rows
1
Security
XDEC
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 0.9% -90% $1,530,859 -$17,831,767 37,409 -92% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 31 Dec 2025

As of 31 Mar 2026, 83 institutional investors reported holding 2,983,540 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - December (XDEC). This represents 72% of the company’s total 4,156,556 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
64%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 13% 559,079 -4.1% 0.03% $22,537,372
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 8% 334,354 -3% 0.03% $13,478,000
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 7.3% 304,296 -0.03% 0.02% $12,266,419
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 5.5% 227,836 +47% 0.03% $9,184,434
Cetera Investment Advisers 5.5% 227,758 -4.5% 0.01% $9,181,289
BEACON FINANCIAL GROUP 5.2% 215,059 +0.87% 0.86% $8,669,361
Sequent Planning LLC 3% 126,364 +3.7% 1.2% $5,093,935
Griffith & Werner, Inc. 3% 122,718 -2% 2.5% $4,946,959
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 1.4% 59,139 -2.7% 0.01% $2,384,000
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 1.3% 53,128 +100% 0.03% $2,141,675
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.1% 47,188 +0.72% 0% $1,902,224
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. 1% 43,192 -1.9% 0.08% $1,741,139
LPL Financial LLC 0.94% 39,043 -2.4% 0% $1,573,886
Bouchey Financial Group Ltd 0.85% 35,188 +127% 0.11% $1,452,738
DIVERSIFY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.74% 30,951 0.02% $1,297,775
BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.72% 29,731 +6.8% 0.17% $1,198,504
Grant Street Asset Management, Inc. 0.7% 28,928 -5.9% 0.22% $1,166,134
OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC 0.59% 24,642 +138% 0.02% $993,358
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.59% 24,597 -25% 0% $991,544
First Heartland Consultants, Inc. 0.48% 20,143 -12% 0.06% $811,997
Mariner, LLC 0.44% 18,231 0% 0% $734,921
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.44% 18,155 -9.9% 0% $731,857
KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC 0.41% 17,235 0% 0.01% $694,770
Diligent Investors, LLC 0.41% 17,000 +6.2% 0.17% $685,297
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, LLC 0.41% 16,971 0% 0.04% $684,128

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
18
Latest
Q1 2026
Rows shown
1-18 of 18
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q1 2,983,540 $120,390,593 +$2,876,580 $40.31 83
2025 Q4 3,076,998 $125,930,752 -$37,319,199 $40.92 81
2025 Q3 3,983,211 $159,733,575 -$2,739,417 $40.10 85
2025 Q2 3,923,549 $152,398,252 -$42,466,877 $38.84 87
2025 Q1 5,084,085 $187,071,843 -$4,458,173 $36.80 81
2024 Q4 5,325,798 $198,658,305 -$59,397,541 $37.30 87
2024 Q3 6,726,978 $247,381,354 +$432,876 $36.77 80
2024 Q2 6,706,401 $241,889,692 -$20,203,729 $36.07 76
2024 Q1 7,316,084 $257,942,672 -$11,151,185 $35.26 78
2023 Q4 7,548,813 $257,017,233 -$17,145,863 $34.03 75
2023 Q3 8,016,555 $263,693,317 -$11,920,233 $32.89 70
2023 Q2 8,164,367 $266,383,374 -$50,789,363 $32.63 73
2023 Q1 9,880,277 $308,456,296 +$86,682,971 $31.22 72
2022 Q4 7,124,254 $212,097,675 +$143,492,345 $29.76 50
2022 Q3 2,384,823 $65,781,363 +$15,442,582 $27.56 28
2022 Q2 1,822,434 $50,904,488 +$11,510,191 $27.90 26
2022 Q1 1,402,763 $42,609,762 +$39,401,004 $30.37 16
2021 Q4 112,416 $3,463,000 +$3,463,000 $30.81 7
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