FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - 31 Dec 2025 SCHEDULE 13G/A Report for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF (SDVD)

Filing Manager: FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
Reporting Manager: First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Security: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF
Symbol: SDVD
Shares outstanding: 33,348,956 shares
Disclosed Ownership: 16,137,560 shares
Ownership: 48%
Form type: SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing time: 23 Jan 2026, 11:52:50 UTC
Date of event: 31 Dec 2025
Previous filing: 07 Oct 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Managers (3)

Name	Ownership	Shares Owned	shared voting power	Signature	Title
First Trust Portfolios L.P.	48%	16,137,560	0	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P.	48%	16,137,560	144,449	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation	48%	16,137,560	144,449	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer