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
InstitutionCommonwealth Equity Services, Llc
Latest Disclosed Ownership294,462 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 15,071,378
Commonwealth Equity Services, Llc reports 30.59% increase in ownership of FDEC / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December

On February 12, 2026 - Commonwealth Equity Services, Llc filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 294,462 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December (US:FDEC) valued at $15,071,390 USD as of December 31, 2025. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on October 22, 2025 disclosing 225,483 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December. This represents a change in shares of 30.59% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $16,033,250 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)
2026-02-12 2025-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 294,462 68,979 30.59 15,071 136,909.09
2025-10-22 2025-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 225,483 -268,356 -54.34 11 -52.17 0.0144
2025-08-06 2025-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 493,839 -30,912 -5.89 23 4.55 0.0304
2025-05-09 2025-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 524,751 197,104 60.16 23 57.14 0.0322
2025-02-10 2024-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 327,647 23,312 7.66 15 7.69 0.0214
2024-10-18 2024-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 304,335 -46,324 -13.21 13 -7.14 0.0202
2024-07-31 2024-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 350,659 -64,714 -15.58 15 -17.65 0.0236
2024-04-29 2024-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT 33740U505 415,373 43,652 11.74 17 21.43 0.0284
2024-02-06 2023-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 371,721 199,114 115.36 14 133.33 0.0266
2023-10-23 2023-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 172,607 -7,940 -4.40 6 0.00 0.0126
2023-08-10 2023-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 180,547 -7,227 -3.85 7 0.00 0.0132
2023-05-11 2023-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 187,774 -40,751 -17.83 6 -14.29 0.0133
2023-02-07 2022-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 228,525 65,260 39.97 7 -99.86 0.0175
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 163,265 -8,890 -5.16 4,839 -7.74 0.0125
2022-07-19 2022-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 172,155 67,094 63.86 5,245 46.80 0.0137
2022-05-04 2022-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 105,061 39,457 60.14 3,573 55.75 0.0082
2022-01-31 2021-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 65,604 25,600 63.99 2,294 71.45 0.0052
2021-10-29 2021-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 40,004 -12,320 -23.55 1,338 -22.97 0.0034
2021-08-11 2021-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 52,324 -71,086 -57.60 1,737 -55.84 0.0044
2021-05-04 2021-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 123,410 -20,610 -14.31 3,933 -10.88 0.0111
2021-02-11 2020-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT CBOE EQTY BFR 33740U505 144,020 144,020 4,413 0.0133
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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.