First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Nasdaq-100(R) Buffer ETF - December (QDEC)

Historical Holders from Q4 2020 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / FT Vest Nasdaq-100(R) Buffer ETF - December
Symbol
QDEC
Shares outstanding
16,948,761
Price per share
$32.55
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares as of 30 Sep 2025
6,071,391
Total reported value
$188,268,952
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-1,550,413
Value change
-$47,508,068
Avg buy value change
+0%
Avg sell value change
-0%
Number of holders
103
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Nasdaq-100(R) Buffer ETF - December (QDEC) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 50% +10% $266,007,574 +$1,281,069 8,548,955 +0.48% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Sep 2025
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 1.6% $5,309,140 211,267 TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 30 Sep 2024
As of 30 Sep 2025, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Nasdaq-100(R) Buffer ETF - December (QDEC) has 103 institutional shareholders filing 13F forms. They hold 6,071,391 shares. of 16,948,761 outstanding shares (36%) .

Top 25 institutional shareholders own 30% of the company.

Filer Ownership Nb Shares Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
Cetera Investment Advisers 8% 1,349,479 +189% 0.05% $41,990,119
Sequent Planning LLC 3.2% 536,296 -75% 4.7% $16,687,279
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 2.7% 465,061 -3.7% 0.02% $14,155,787
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 2.3% 395,129 -22% 0.02% $12,295,000
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 2.1% 349,334 -4.1% 0% $10,869,807
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 1.5% 247,571 -19% 0.04% $7,703,370
LPL Financial LLC 1% 169,591 +9.7% 0% $5,276,959
SMART Wealth LLC 0.91% 154,128 -16% 1.8% $4,795,830
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.89% 151,255 -5.2% 0.01% $4,706,420
First Heartland Consultants, Inc. 0.74% 125,837 -49% 0.32% $3,915,519
Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.66% 112,055 -0.59% 0.08% $3,486,681
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.6% 101,866 -9.3% 0.01% $3,170,000
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.53% 89,262 -4% 0.06% $2,777,459
Purus Wealth Management, LLC 0.49% 82,887 -5.4% 0.82% $2,579,095
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.48% 80,819 -0.84% 0% $2,514,748
STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.46% 77,570 -4.4% 0.03% $2,413,653
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.45% 75,940 -4.3% 0.01% $2,363,000
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.42% 70,508 -1.1% 0.01% $2,193,913
FWG Investments, LLC. 0.4% 68,606 +0.15% 1.5% $2,134,731
GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, INC. 0.36% 61,543 -1.8% 0.04% $1,914,779
Synergy Asset Management, LLC 0.35% 60,020 +191% 0.07% $1,794,414
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC 0.33% 55,861 -23% 0.11% $1,738,160
Faithward Advisors, LLC 0.33% 55,479 -3.4% 0.26% $1,726,273
Creekmur Asset Management LLC 0.29% 48,838 -4.3% 0.25% $1,519,618
Ignite Planners, LLC 0.26% 43,339 -6.8% 0.22% $1,348,527

Institutional Holders of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Nasdaq-100(R) Buffer ETF - December (QDEC) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price Investors
2025 Q4 156,584 $5,098,227 +$257,868 $32.55 3
2025 Q3 6,071,391 $188,268,952 -$47,508,068 $31.12 103
2025 Q2 8,072,643 $236,835,457 +$2,549,043 $29.34 97
2025 Q1 7,933,595 $207,578,459 -$5,626,258 $26.15 93
2024 Q4 7,688,412 $211,564,462 +$79,201,807 $27.54 84
2024 Q3 4,652,851 $124,075,140 -$33,798,604 $26.67 78
2024 Q2 5,835,144 $151,973,691 -$55,628,113 $26.06 87
2024 Q1 8,093,739 $201,100,498 +$15,683,153 $24.85 88
2023 Q4 935,340 $22,130,145 +$18,702,237 $23.66 2
2023 Q3 3,154,953 $71,409,663 +$8,010,413 $22.63 49
2023 Q2 2,797,696 $62,645,117 -$21,217,157 $22.39 57
2023 Q1 3,742,750 $77,611,244 +$9,125,529 $20.74 49
2022 Q4 3,287,002 $60,193,756 +$21,231,458 $18.30 35
2022 Q3 2,352,985 $42,798,271 -$8,092,296 $18.15 34
2022 Q2 2,797,629 $52,348,974 -$2,522,623 $18.71 33
2022 Q1 2,604,426 $57,948,650 +$7,859,413 $22.27 37
2021 Q4 2,435,470 $57,317,384 -$11,648 $23.54 35
2021 Q3 2,383,045 $52,739,331 -$6,003,890 $22.13 29
2021 Q2 2,655,792 $57,891,185 +$3,581,762 $21.78 30
2021 Q1 2,441,554 $50,090,158 +$36,026,309 $20.51 22
2020 Q4 515,338 $10,343,854 +$10,097,858 $20.07 10