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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 1667919

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII

fund voting report, part of First Trust

Vote records reported
15,502year to 30 June 2026
Against management
10.2%1,621 of 15,928 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
89.8%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
31.0%for, of for + against + abstain
87.4% for5.7% against6.9% other10.2% against management15,948 votes

foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management

In its Form N-PX for the year to 30 June 2026, FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII listed 15,502 vote records. Votes against management made up 10.2% of those marked either way (1,621 of 15,928); the median fund registrant stood at 6.2%.

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 1.3%. The two figures differ when the votes against management fall on larger or smaller holdings than the rest.

On pay and on shareholder proposals: it voted for 89.8% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 31.0% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).

By category, votes against management were most frequent in EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS (36.5% of 104), SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES (31.7% of 60) and CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (28.4% of 638).

It reported 67.7 million shares out on loan at record dates, 2.88% of the shares it held or had lent across the meetings it reported. Shares on loan are not voted.

Compared with other filers

Each rate is defined once, in the methodology. The median is taken over 1,241 fund registrants with at least 25 vote records in the season.

year to 30 June 2026This filerMedian fund registrantAll filers pooled
Against-management share10.2%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate89.8%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate31.0%27.5%33.9%
Shares on loan, share of shares held2.88%0.00%3.12%
Largest families, year to 30 June 2026Against managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
Vanguard20.1%94.1%42.0%
BlackRock and iShares7.5%88.3%11.9%
Fidelity6.0%94.7%27.6%
Dimensional16.4%78.9%57.4%
State Street and SPDR16.9%77.1%50.4%

Votes by category

Filers choose one or more categories for each vote, so a vote can appear in more than one row. Category names are printed as Form N-PX defines them.

Category (as the form names it)VotesForAgainstAgainst managementSplit
DIRECTOR ELECTIONS11,27710,1711849.2%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES1,2941,07111710.1%
AUDIT-RELATED1,4291,368273.8%
INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS186666.7%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES61481231.7%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS104632736.5%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE2432192114.4%
COMPENSATION62548813020.4%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE64652012128.4%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE11471070.0%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE605550.0%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION705650.0%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES190101800.0%
OTHER47331311.9%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 202415,3769.0%91.8%21.6%
year to 30 June 202515,2689.0%91.6%20.3%
year to 30 June 202615,50210.2%89.8%31.0%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII voted against management on 79 of the 848 it marked either way (9.3%) in the year to 30 June 2026. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 276 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII voted for 96 (34.8%). The 40 at the companies with the most reporting filers are listed. Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.

CompanyMeetingProposal
NVIDIA Corporation24 Jun 2026Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting...
Alphabet Inc.5 Jun 2026Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting
Visa Inc.27 Jan 2026Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent.
Mastercard Incorporated16 Jun 2026Consideration of a stockholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent
Eli Lilly and Company4 May 2026Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy and amend the bylaws to require an independent board chair.
AbbVie Inc.8 May 2026Stockholder Proposal - to Adopt a Policy to Require an Independent Chair
Netflix, Inc.4 Jun 2026Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent,"
The Home Depot, Inc.21 May 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chair
CHEVRON CORPORATION27 May 2026Adopt an Independent Chair
Bank of America Corporation4 May 2026Shareholder proposal requesting independent board chair
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025A shareholder proposal to seek shareholder approval before adopting an amendment to the bylaws pursuant to...
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025Declassify the Board of Directors
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.13 May 2026Stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting.
QUALCOMM Incorporated17 Mar 2026Stockholder proposal entitled "Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Meeting."
International Business Machines Corporation28 Apr 2026Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Right to Act by Written Consent
CATERPILLAR INC.10 Jun 2026Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent
Wells Fargo & Company28 Apr 2026Require Independent Board Chair
Wells Fargo & Company28 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal - Govern by Majority Vote.
ServiceNow, Inc.21 May 2026Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent.
Texas Instruments Incorporated16 Apr 2026Stockholder proposal to permit stockholders to act by written consent.
ConocoPhillips12 May 2026Stockholder Proposal - Independent Board Chairman.
Comcast Corporation10 Jun 2026Adopt policy to have an independent chair
Micron Technology, Inc.15 Jan 2026Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.9 Dec 2025To consider and vote upon a shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, regarding...
Lam Research Corporation4 Nov 2025Stockholder proposal titled "Realistic Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting,"
Analog Devices, Inc.11 Mar 2026To consider a shareholder proposal
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results by share class.
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure.
United Parcel Service, Inc.7 May 2026To take steps to reduce the voting power of UPS class A stock from 10 votes per share to one vote per share.
Target Corporation10 Jun 2026Require Independent Board Chair
The Cigna Group22 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated13 May 2026Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding shareholder right to act by written...
PayPal Holdings, Inc.19 May 2026Stockholder Proposal - Reduce Threshold to Call Special Meetings of Stockholders.
FedEx Corporation29 Sep 2025Stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman.
The Sherwin-Williams Company22 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Shareholder Ability to Call a Special Meeting
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.11 May 2026Shareholder Proposal titled "Improve Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting".
Synopsys, Inc.16 Apr 2026To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding 'stockholders' right to act by written consent
Dominion Energy, Inc.5 May 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy for an Independent Chair

Shares on loan

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII reported 67.7 million shares on loan at record dates against 2.28 billion shares voted: 2.88% of the two together. Median fund registrant: 0.00%. Shares lent out at the record date cannot be voted by the lender, which is why Form N-PX asks for the figure. More on lending and votes.

Fund series in this filing

25 series reported votes. A vote record can list several series. Series with 500 or more vote records have their own page.

SeriesVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
First Trust Active Factor Large Cap ETF3,1885.8%89.8%32.2%
First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF2,8285.9%95.9%62.5%
First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF2,7857.8%94.0%42.9%
First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF1,7339.8%90.1%50.0%
FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF8352.3%not reported23.8%
First Trust Active Factor Large Cap Growth ETF82914.6%78.3%25.0%
First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF80917.1%81.7%25.8%
First Trust Expanded Technology ETF64514.3%72.7%29.3%
First Trust Active Global Quality Income ETF6052.7%100.0%25.0%
First Trust Income Opportunities ETF19953.4%not reportednot reported
First Trust SkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy ETF15225.3%54.5%not reported
FT Raymond James Multicap Growth Equity ETF1375.8%100.0%28.6%
FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF960.0%not reportednot reported
FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF960.0%not reportednot reported
FT Vest Laddered Moderate Buffer ETF960.0%not reportednot reported
FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF7463.7%33.3%not reported
First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF6756.2%not reportednot reported
First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF565.4%not reportednot reported
FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF560.0%not reportednot reported
FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF560.0%not reportednot reported
First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF4810.4%not reportednot reported
FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF320.0%not reportednot reported
FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF320.0%not reportednot reported
FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF320.0%not reportednot reported
First Trust Securitized Plus ETF160.0%not reportednot reported

The filings

These figures are read from the filer's own Form N-PX. If a vote on this page looks wrong, the filing is the record: a dispute about a filed vote is a matter for the filer, and an error in how this site read the filing is a matter for corrections.

Questions

How did FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII reported 1,193 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 1,071 were for (89.8%), 117 against and 5 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 79 of the 848 say-on-pay items it marked either way.

How often does FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII vote against management?

10.2% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 1,621 of the 15,928 votes it marked as for or against management. Form N-PX asks each filer to state, vote by vote, whether the vote was for or against management's recommendation; this figure counts those marks.

Did FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 107 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 0 of them (0.0%). Across every category it voted for 31.0% of security-holder proposals. Filers choose the category for each vote, so the same proposal can sit in different categories in different filings.

Is this the result of the meetings?

No. Form N-PX shows how this filer voted the shares it held. It does not show how other shareholders voted or whether a proposal was approved. Companies report certified results separately, on Form 8-K.

Where does the data come from?

From the Form N-PX filings of this filer on the SEC's EDGAR system, read as filed. The SEC does not verify the contents. Amended filings (N-PX/A) replace the filings they amend. Data on this page runs through 23 Sep 2026.

Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings by FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII (filer no. 1667919), read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Amended filings replace the filings they amend. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026; page built 26 Sep 2026.