FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - 31 Dec 2025 SCHEDULE 13G/A Report for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - April (APXM)

Filing Manager: FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
Reporting Manager: First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Security: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - April
Symbol: APXM
Shares outstanding: 250,015 shares
Disclosed Ownership: 83,855 shares
Ownership: 34%
Form type: SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing time: 07 Jan 2026, 11:42:33 UTC
Date of event: 31 Dec 2025
Previous filing: 06 Nov 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Managers (3)

Name	Ownership	Shares Owned	shared voting power	Signature	Title
First Trust Portfolios L.P.	34%	83,855	0	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P.	34%	83,855	83,855	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation	34%	83,855	83,855	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer