Security Snapshot

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

CUSIP: 33740F466

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

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

65

Shares (Excl. Options)

1,365,767

Price

$28.38

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+238,774
Value change
+$6,807,873
Number of holders
65
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
3,199,890
SEC-reported price per share
$28.68
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • SMAY - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May is tracked under CUSIP 33740F466.
  • 65 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 57 to 65 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $29,980,805 to $38,760,667.

Research use

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  • 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 65 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740F466

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

65

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
SMAY
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 40% +23% $33,991,016 +$3,295,060 1,282,196 +11% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 28 Feb 2026

As of 30 Jun 2026, 65 institutional investors reported holding 1,365,767 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May (SMAY). This represents 43% of the company’s total 3,199,890 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
35%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
MGO ONE SEVEN LLC 3.5% 112,893 -1.7% 0.05% $3,203,903
Cetera Investment Advisers 3.3% 106,310 +6.4% 0% $3,017,078
LPL Financial LLC 2.9% 91,607 +31% 0% $2,599,807
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 2.7% 85,364 +33% 0% $2,422,572
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 2.5% 81,155 +335% 0% $2,303,179
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 1.9% 60,829 +5.8% 0% $1,726,000
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 1.7% 53,174 +32% 0% $1,509,080
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.5% 46,856 +6.6% 0% $1,329,782
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 1.4% 44,895 +53% 0% $1,274,120
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 1.2% 38,093 +5.5% 0% $1,081,079
BFI Wealth Solutions, LLC 1.2% 37,666 -4.5% 0.79% $1,068,962
SMART Wealth LLC 1.2% 37,657 -39% 0.23% $1,068,706
NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC 1.1% 34,726 0% 0.03% $982,051
First Heartland Consultants, Inc. 1% 33,012 +3.2% 0.06% $936,881
Ignite Planners, LLC 0.86% 27,466 +4.8% 0.11% $779,485
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.84% 26,785 0.01% $760,158
Lionshead Wealth Management, LLC 0.84% 26,740 -67% 0.49% $758,881
Grantvest Financial Group LLC 0.74% 23,824 +4.7% 0.39% $676,125
Arkadios Wealth Advisors 0.7% 22,521 -17% 0.01% $639,146
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC 0.67% 21,493 0.22% $609,971
Diligent Investors, LLC 0.66% 21,100 +99% 0.13% $598,818
Optivise Advisory Services LLC 0.63% 20,232 0.29% $574,184
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC. 0.61% 19,399 +2.2% 0.1% $550,544
StoneX Group Inc. 0.53% 17,066 0.02% $484,333
FSB PREMIER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.52% 16,530 -0.09% 0.13% $469,121

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 1,365,767 $38,760,667 +$6,807,873 $28.38 65
2026 Q1 1,173,886 $29,980,805 -$13,550,876 $26.31 57
2025 Q4 1,663,105 $43,209,479 -$4,258,983 $25.97 62
2025 Q3 1,607,062 $40,647,736 -$13,018,964 $25.32 54
2025 Q2 2,384,499 $57,192,281 +$19,767,255 $23.97 58
2025 Q1 1,564,280 $36,581,757 +$151,891 $23.45 52
2024 Q4 1,541,220 $38,217,665 -$8,053,615 $24.79 55
2024 Q3 1,815,284 $44,628,556 +$4,658,635 $24.58 54
2024 Q2 1,643,960 $38,357,900 +$23,067,900 $23.33 44
2024 Q1 656,934 $15,064,016 -$2,004,898 $22.93 27
2023 Q4 746,174 $16,424,368 -$8,180,103 $22.02 28
2023 Q3 1,129,696 $22,965,275 +$8,782,149 $20.33 24
2023 Q2 692,255 $14,389,450 +$14,389,450 $20.81 14
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