Security Snapshot

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - October (XOCT) Institutional Ownership

CUSIP: 33740F367

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q4 2023 to Q2 2026

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

43

Shares (Excl. Options)

1,326,109

Price

$39.50

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
-502,253
Value change
-$19,750,666
Number of holders
43
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
1,949,863
SEC-reported price per share
$39.98
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • XOCT - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - October is tracked under CUSIP 33740F367.
  • 43 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 36 to 43 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $68,867,404 to $52,388,238.

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  • You can quickly see who holds this security, then open quarter and manager detail pages for full evidence.
  • 13F and Schedule 13D/13G sections are kept together so you can cross-check institutional and beneficial ownership context.

Evidence

Source: SEC Form 13F

Latest holder context comes from 43 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740F367

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

43

13D/G owners

1

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13D/G owners

Significant owners

Large-stake holder rows connected to Schedule 13D/G evidence.

Rows
1
Security
XOCT
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 31% $23,969,862 +$23,510,162 612,257 +5114% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Jun 2026

As of 30 Jun 2026, 43 institutional investors reported holding 1,326,109 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - October (XOCT). This represents 68% of the company’s total 1,949,863 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

Largest 13F positions for this security by reported shares and value.

Top holder share
64%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
Sequent Planning LLC 11% 208,561 -54% 1.8% $8,238,556
OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC 10% 201,201 +359% 0.2% $7,947,821
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 9.8% 191,294 0% $7,556,476
Cetera Investment Advisers 6% 116,792 +545% 0% $4,613,506
Financial Guidance Group, Inc. 4.4% 85,082 -0.68% 1.3% $3,360,901
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 4.4% 85,082 -0.68% 0.02% $3,360,901
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 3.5% 67,963 -5.2% 0.01% $2,684,668
SECURED RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC 1.7% 33,093 +2% 0.67% $1,307,236
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 1.4% 27,670 +13% 0% $1,092,953
Diligent Investors, LLC 1.4% 27,018 -3.7% 0.24% $1,067,262
Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC 1.3% 24,469 0.05% $966,572
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 1.1% 21,419 -15% 0.01% $846,091
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 1.1% 20,616 -4.4% 0% $814,371
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.74% 14,516 0% $573,410
CreativeOne Wealth, LLC 0.74% 14,375 0.01% $567,840
Ignite Planners, LLC 0.73% 14,289 -1.1% 0.08% $564,443
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC 0.71% 13,756 0% 0.01% $543,388
Atria Investments, Inc 0.64% 12,510 0% $494,169
Bouchey Financial Group, Ltd. 0.64% 12,403 -98% 0.03% $489,943
Van Diest Capital, LLC 0.63% 12,371 0% 0.44% $488,678
PFS Partners, LLC 0.6% 11,796 0% 0.19% $465,965
LPL Financial LLC 0.51% 10,011 +3.1% 0% $395,453
Beacon Financial Advisory LLC 0.5% 9,730 0% 0.08% $384,353
CROSSPOINT FINANCIAL, LLC 0.49% 9,604 0% 0.87% $379,394
LVZ, Inc. 0.46% 9,000 0% 0.04% $355,517

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

Holder count, reported shares/value, and median price by quarter.

Periods
11
Latest
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-11 of 11
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q2 1,326,109 $52,388,238 -$19,750,666 $39.50 43
2026 Q1 1,830,513 $68,867,404 -$14,653,426 $37.27 36
2025 Q4 2,218,415 $83,737,525 -$1,203,360 $37.74 38
2025 Q3 2,251,368 $82,939,050 -$16,140,582 $36.86 35
2025 Q2 2,695,133 $96,320,820 +$36,739,229 $35.75 36
2025 Q1 1,668,332 $56,006,856 -$187,288 $33.84 32
2024 Q4 1,673,378 $57,206,024 +$26,796,778 $34.22 33
2024 Q3 873,123 $29,606,372 -$23,942,352 $33.87 21
2024 Q2 1,589,545 $53,110,761 +$6,353,552 $33.38 23
2024 Q1 1,399,413 $45,918,469 +$19,405,887 $32.83 21
2023 Q4 809,188 $25,876,831 +$10,599,869 $31.98 18
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