Security Snapshot

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August (SAUG) Institutional Ownership

CUSIP: 33740F417

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q3 2023 to Q2 2026

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

55

Shares (Excl. Options)

1,461,814

Price

$27.78

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+83,893
Value change
+$2,376,252
Number of holders
55
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
3,849,639
SEC-reported price per share
$28.05
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • SAUG - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August is tracked under CUSIP 33740F417.
  • 55 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 55 to 55 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $34,812,862 to $39,740,139.

Research use

  • 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 55 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740F417

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

55

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
SAUG
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 41% +34% $43,539,340 +$10,945,822 1,567,573 +34% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Jun 2026

As of 30 Jun 2026, 55 institutional investors reported holding 1,461,814 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August (SAUG). This represents 38% of the company’s total 3,849,639 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
32%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 2.9% 111,965 -0.91% 0% $3,109,828
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.6% 99,209 +55% 0% $2,755,523
ACORN FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC /ADV 2.3% 87,337 0% 0.32% $2,425,785
Cetera Investment Advisers 2.2% 85,959 -5.9% 0% $2,387,511
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 1.7% 66,955 +115% 0% $1,859,675
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 1.7% 66,523 -33% 0.01% $1,847,665
BFI Wealth Solutions, LLC 1.5% 59,668 +4% 1.2% $1,657,281
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 1.5% 57,556 -3.8% 0% $1,598,838
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 1.4% 55,773 -15% 0% $1,549,100
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 1.4% 55,464 -6.1% 0.03% $1,540,513
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 1.4% 54,061 +7.2% 0% $1,501,544
LPL Financial LLC 1.2% 46,718 -31% 0% $1,297,592
SECURED RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC 1.1% 42,587 -7.8% 0.61% $1,182,854
Global Assets Advisory, LLC 1% 39,535 0.24% $1,100,433
HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.91% 34,960 0% $971,000
Grantvest Financial Group LLC 0.86% 33,082 -13% 0.53% $918,852
NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.85% 32,683 -8.6% 0% $907,770
FIDUCIARY FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.83% 31,979 0.09% $888,195
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.83% 31,808 0% 0% $18,145
NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC 0.81% 31,168 0% 0.02% $868,029
Ignite Planners, LLC 0.75% 28,838 -2.4% 0.11% $800,976
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.73% 27,920 -1.6% 0.02% $775,478
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.65% 25,028 -4.3% 0% $695,000
Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC 0.52% 20,000 0% 0.09% $555,500
Vise Technologies, Inc. 0.49% 19,044 -14% 0.01% $528,947

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
12
Latest
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-12 of 12
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q2 1,461,814 $39,740,139 +$2,376,252 $27.78 55
2026 Q1 1,383,086 $34,812,862 -$7,179,213 $25.75 55
2025 Q4 1,632,072 $41,684,187 -$8,870,435 $25.51 56
2025 Q3 1,854,447 $46,391,761 -$8,781,801 $25.04 51
2025 Q2 2,203,854 $51,580,303 -$1,793,427 $23.39 40
2025 Q1 2,283,288 $51,209,198 +$12,878,379 $22.52 44
2024 Q4 1,697,586 $40,018,388 +$1,261,178 $23.57 47
2024 Q3 1,589,488 $37,143,725 +$14,213,052 $23.37 44
2024 Q2 987,643 $21,482,695 -$2,318,013 $21.75 32
2024 Q1 1,073,853 $23,538,527 -$521,734 $21.92 31
2023 Q4 1,130,113 $23,822,814 +$14,763,899 $21.22 32
2023 Q3 417,673 $8,203,453 +$8,203,453 $19.64 16
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