First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December
US ˙ BATS ˙ US33740U5056

SecurityFDEC / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December
InstitutionAmbassador Advisors, LLC
Latest Disclosed Ownership85,610 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 4,256,529
Ambassador Advisors, LLC reports 41.43% increase in ownership of FDEC / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December

On April 17, 2026 - Ambassador Advisors, LLC filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 85,610 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December (US:FDEC) valued at $4,256,529 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 13, 2026 disclosing 60,532 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December. This represents a change in shares of 41.43% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $4,661,405 USD.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-04-17 2026-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 85,610 25,078 41.43 4,257 37.38 0.5181
2026-02-13 2025-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 60,532 8,503 16.34 3,098 20.97 0.4542
2025-11-19 2025-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 52,029 -2,253 -4.15 2,562 1.11 0.3809
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 54,282 -114 -0.21 2,533 7.29 0.3931
2025-05-16 2025-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 54,396 25,049 85.35 2,361 80.50 0.4111
2025-02-13 2024-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 29,347 7,223 32.65 1,308 35.12 0.2227
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 22,124 -345 -1.54 969 1.26 0.1685
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 22,469 -181 -0.80 956 2.47 0.1729
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 22,650 0 0.00 933 3.32 0.1694
2024-02-15 2023-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 22,650 22,650 904 0.2006
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.