Truist Financial Corporation's Schedule 13G/A Filing for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII

Truist Financial Corporation, acting as the parent holding company for Truist Advisory Services, Inc., filed a Schedule 13G/A amendment with the SEC, disclosing its ownership of 193,826 shares in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, representing a 5.6% ownership stake. The filing, dated October 15, 2025, indicates that the shares were acquired in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of influencing control of the issuer. The shares are held with sole dispositive power, and no voting power is associated with them. The filing is an amendment to a previous submission and is designated under Rule 13d-1(b).