Kestra Advisory Services, LLC reports 45.72% increase in ownership of GDEC / First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December - 13F, 13D, 13G Filings

First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December

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Security	GDEC / First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December
Institution	Kestra Advisory Services, LLC
Latest Disclosed Ownership	137,377 shares
Latest Disclosed Value	$ 5,085,678

Kestra Advisory Services, LLC reports 45.72% increase in ownership of GDEC / First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December

On April 30, 2026 - Kestra Advisory Services, LLC filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 137,377 shares of First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December (US:GDEC) valued at $5,085,697 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 13, 2026 disclosing 94,277 shares of First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December. This represents a change in shares of 45.72% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $5,423,548 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	Reported Shares	ΔShares	ΔShares (%)	Reported Value (x1000)	ΔValue (%)	Alloc (%)
2026-04-30	2026-03-31	13F	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI	FT VEST US EQT	33740U679	137,377	43,100	45.72	5,086	42.64	0.0192
2026-02-13	2025-12-31	13F	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI	FT VEST US EQT	33740U679	94,277	23,950	34.06	3,566	38.23	0.0147
2025-11-14	2025-09-30	13F	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI	FT VEST US EQT	33740U679	70,327	-18,241	-20.60	2,580	-17.15	0.0118
2025-08-15	2025-06-30	13F	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI	FT VEST US EQT	33740U679	88,568	8,216	10.23	3,114	17.03	0.0152
2025-05-14	2025-03-31	13F	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI	FT VEST US EQT	33740U679	80,352	-3,357	-4.01	2,660	-5.77	0.0129
2025-02-10	2024-12-31	13F	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI	FT VEST US EQT	33740U679	83,709	59,581	246.94	2,823	252.43	0.0154
2024-11-13	2024-09-30	13F	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI	FT VEST US EQT	33740U679	24,128	-62,420	-72.12	801	-71.45	0.0044
2024-08-14	2024-06-30	13F	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI	FT VEST US EQT	33740U679	86,548	-242	-0.28	2,807	2.45	0.0157
2024-05-15	2024-03-31	13F	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI	FT VEST US EQT	33740U679	86,790	20,648	31.22	2,739	36.88	0.0184
2024-02-14	2023-12-31	13F	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI	ACTV FCTR LGCP	33740U679	66,142	66,142		2,001		0.0162

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.