Security Snapshot

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - April (GAPR) Institutional Ownership

CUSIP: 33740F458

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

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

110

Shares (Excl. Options)

3,395,168

Price

$41.67

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+663,183
Value change
+$27,776,739
Number of holders
110
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
6,924,764
SEC-reported price per share
$41.43
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • GAPR - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - April is tracked under CUSIP 33740F458.
  • 110 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 90 to 110 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $112,300,172 to $141,493,722.

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 110 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740F458

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

110

13D/G owners

1

CIK / CUSIP context first

13D/G owners

Significant owners

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

Rows
1
Security
GAPR
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 29% -14% $84,988,192 -$5,918,417 2,039,343 -6.5% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Jun 2026

As of 30 Jun 2026, 110 institutional investors reported holding 3,395,168 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - April (GAPR). This represents 49% of the company’s total 6,924,764 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
38%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 5% 343,769 -8.8% 0% $14,326,333
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 4.5% 312,203 +61% 0.11% $13,010,826
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 3.9% 271,963 +1% 0.04% $11,333,868
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3% 206,135 +8.8% 0% $8,590,521
Cetera Investment Advisers 2.8% 193,085 +23% 0.01% $8,046,682
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 2.6% 183,437 +59% 0.01% $7,644,028
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 2.5% 170,107 +9.5% 0.01% $7,089,090
LPL Financial LLC 2.4% 169,304 +68% 0% $7,055,625
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 1.6% 113,391 +16% 0.01% $4,725,490
HighTower Advisors, LLC 1.4% 99,760 0% $4,157,438
Wood Tarver Financial Group, LLC 1.2% 82,175 +608% 0.81% $3,424,000
CITY HOLDING CO 1.1% 74,425 0% 0.35% $3,101,288
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.61% 42,136 +18% 0% $1,755,988
FOUNDERS FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC 0.59% 40,619 +6.4% 0.09% $1,692,768
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.56% 38,824 0% $1,613,137
Midwest Financial Network, LLC 0.55% 38,047 -22% 1.1% $1,585,577
Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC. 0.53% 36,767 -0.59% 0.15% $1,532,239
Tanglewood Legacy Advisors, LLC 0.49% 33,966 +35% 0.46% $1,415,509
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.46% 31,918 +44% 0.01% $1,330,160
CreativeOne Wealth, LLC 0.46% 31,700 +20% 0.03% $1,321,075
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.44% 30,322 -11% 0% $1,263,648
ARS Wealth Advisors Group, LLC 0.41% 28,073 -1.3% 0.09% $1,169,923
Sequent Planning LLC 0.4% 27,503 +223% 0.24% $1,146,168
Keystone Wealth Services, LLC 0.36% 24,653 -15% 0.19% $1,027,392
MAI Capital Management 0.34% 23,278 +65% 0% $970,095

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
13
Latest
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-13 of 13
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q2 3,395,168 $141,493,722 +$27,776,739 $41.67 110
2026 Q1 2,774,486 $112,300,172 -$11,160,865 $40.47 90
2025 Q4 3,165,548 $126,585,640 -$24,624,705 $39.99 92
2025 Q3 3,715,941 $145,436,803 -$2,177,024 $39.25 92
2025 Q2 3,776,141 $144,658,979 +$36,955,664 $38.31 90
2025 Q1 2,812,508 $105,615,685 -$25,588,028 $37.57 76
2024 Q4 3,497,219 $131,109,976 -$5,891,965 $37.49 83
2024 Q3 3,909,418 $143,639,868 +$5,364,655 $36.74 72
2024 Q2 3,773,354 $134,562,531 +$52,200,860 $35.66 69
2024 Q1 1,931,136 $65,048,555 -$33,667,764 $33.68 53
2023 Q4 2,959,439 $96,883,647 -$15,129,679 $32.73 55
2023 Q3 3,383,394 $103,819,534 -$32,711,655 $30.67 54
2023 Q2 4,431,668 $137,456,093 +$137,440,434 $31.07 51
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