FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - 31 Dec 2024 SCHEDULE 13G/A Report for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB)

Filing Manager: FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
Reporting Manager: First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Security: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
Symbol: FEMB
Shares outstanding: 6,948,981 shares
Disclosed Ownership: 2,127,778 shares
Ownership: 31%
Form type: SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing time: 07 Jan 2025, 09:48:26 UTC
Date of event: 31 Dec 2024
Next filing: 07 Feb 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Managers (3)

Name	Ownership	Shares Owned	shared voting power	Signature	Title
First Trust Portfolios L.P.	31%	2,127,778	0	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P.	31%	2,127,778	42,184	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation	31%	2,127,778	42,184	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer