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 Q2 2026

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

85

Shares (Excl. Options)

3,350,534

Price

$42.84

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+238,159
Value change
+$10,385,681
Number of holders
85
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
4,675,757
SEC-reported price per share
$43.42
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.
  • 85 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 85 to 85 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $123,022,900 to $143,534,036.

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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 85 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740U786

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

85

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 11% +973% $21,079,170 +$19,492,654 497,033 +1229% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Jun 2026

As of 30 Jun 2026, 85 institutional investors reported holding 3,350,534 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 4,675,757 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
63%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 12% 546,696 -2.2% 0.03% $23,417,720
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 7.3% 341,786 +2.2% 0.03% $14,640,000
Cetera Investment Advisers 6.4% 298,714 +31% 0.01% $12,795,414
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 6.3% 296,679 -2.5% 0.01% $12,708,720
BEACON FINANCIAL GROUP 4.8% 225,812 +5% 0.88% $9,672,646
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 4.1% 191,290 +305% 0% $8,193,907
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 4% 186,502 -18% 0.03% $7,988,820
Sequent Planning LLC 2.6% 122,452 -3.1% 1.1% $5,245,232
Griffith & Werner, Inc. 2.5% 118,957 -3.1% 2.4% $5,096,000
Global Retirement Partners, LLC 1.9% 88,665 +2.7% 0.06% $3,797,966
Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC 1.4% 64,506 0% 0.18% $2,763,115
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 1.3% 62,122 +841% 0% $2,660,996
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 1.3% 59,110 -0.05% 0.01% $2,532,000
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.94% 44,038 +79% 0% $1,886,368
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. 0.91% 42,767 -0.98% 0.07% $1,831,924
LPL Financial LLC 0.85% 39,547 +1.3% 0% $1,693,996
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.81% 38,026 -28% 0.02% $1,628,844
DIVERSIFY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.66% 30,951 0% 0.02% $1,329,191
Diversify Advisory Services, LLC 0.66% 30,951 0.02% $1,329,191
BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.63% 29,677 -0.18% 0.16% $1,271,215
Grant Street Asset Management, Inc. 0.58% 26,923 -6.9% 0.19% $1,153,247
CreativeOne Wealth, LLC 0.46% 21,726 +79% 0.02% $930,634
First Heartland Consultants, Inc. 0.44% 20,707 +2.8% 0.06% $886,984
Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC 0.41% 18,984 0.04% $813,180
Mariner, LLC 0.4% 18,523 +1.6% 0% $793,432

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
19
Latest
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-19 of 19
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q2 3,350,534 $143,534,036 +$10,385,681 $42.84 85
2026 Q1 3,048,839 $123,022,900 +$2,822,683 $40.31 85
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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