FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - 31 Dec 2025 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: 10,151,981 shares
Disclosed Ownership: 2,469,977 shares
Ownership: 24%
Form type: SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing time: 20 Jan 2026, 09:40:19 UTC
Date of event: 31 Dec 2025
Previous filing: 22 Oct 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Managers (3)

Name	Ownership	Shares Owned	shared voting power	Signature	Title
First Trust Portfolios L.P.	24%	2,469,977	0	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P.	24%	2,469,977	256,175	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation	24%	2,469,977	256,175	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer