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

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 Moderate Buffer ETF - February
Symbol: GFEB
Shares outstanding: 7,276,476 shares
Disclosed Ownership: 1,627,020 shares
Ownership: 22%
Form type: SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing time: 07 Jan 2026, 11:47:40 UTC
Date of event: 31 Dec 2025
Previous filing: 17 Oct 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Managers (3)

Name	Ownership	Shares Owned	shared voting power	Signature	Title
First Trust Portfolios L.P.	22%	1,627,020	0	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P.	22%	1,627,020	1,553,185	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation	22%	1,627,020	1,553,185	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer