Security Snapshot

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

CUSIP: 33740F516

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2023 to Q2 2026

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

121

Shares (Excl. Options)

5,675,835

Price

$45.02

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
-861,575
Value change
-$38,418,700
Number of holders
121
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
9,777,355
SEC-reported price per share
$45.02
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • GJAN - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - January is tracked under CUSIP 33740F516.
  • 121 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 117 to 121 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $274,974,650 to $255,546,512.

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 121 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740F516

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

121

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
GJAN
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 19% -3.2% $85,225,371 +$14,036,485 1,892,896 +20% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Jun 2026

As of 30 Jun 2026, 121 institutional investors reported holding 5,675,835 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - January (GJAN). This represents 58% of the company’s total 9,777,355 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
46%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
LPL Financial LLC 6.9% 670,809 +255% 0.01% $30,202,367
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 4.9% 479,367 +6% 0.03% $21,581,577
REAP Financial Group, LLC 4.3% 423,037 -3% 3.3% $19,046,733
Cetera Investment Advisers 3.1% 303,873 -0.12% 0.01% $13,681,517
Range Financial Group LLC 3% 297,530 -4.2% 3.7% $13,395,931
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 3% 296,910 -64% 0% $13,368,016
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 2.6% 257,080 -2.8% 0.01% $11,574,700
First International Bank of Israel Ltd. 2.1% 205,000 0% 2.5% $9,229,879
Commonwealth Financial Services, LLC 1.8% 173,392 -80% 1% $7,806,767
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.7% 163,293 -3.8% 0% $7,352,071
Schulz Wealth, LTD. 1.5% 145,960 +13% 3.4% $6,571,674
Arax Advisory Partners 1.3% 129,046 +101% 0.04% $5,810,141
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 1.2% 119,702 -33% 0.02% $5,389,430
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC 1.1% 107,086 -0.59% 0.26% $4,821,419
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.89% 86,926 +0.95% 0% $3,913,739
Tanglewood Legacy Advisors, LLC 0.87% 84,702 -0.16% 1.2% $3,813,608
First Heartland Consultants, Inc. 0.86% 84,569 -0.89% 0.25% $3,807,618
HBW ADVISORY SERVICES LLC 0.78% 76,520 -2.6% 0.31% $3,445,221
OGOREK ANTHONY JOSEPH /NY/ /ADV 0.7% 68,836 0% 0.77% $3,099,000
Americana Partners, LLC 0.69% 67,456 -32% 0.07% $3,037,125
LM Advisors LLC 0.62% 60,841 +2244% 0.34% $2,739,000
Wood Tarver Financial Group, LLC 0.55% 53,936 +8.4% 0.57% $2,428,000
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.54% 52,866 +57% 0% $2,380,228
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 0.51% 49,507 +0.26% 0.02% $2,228,993
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.5% 48,914 -54% 0% $2,202,000

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
14
Latest
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-14 of 14
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q2 5,675,835 $255,546,512 -$38,418,700 $45.02 121
2026 Q1 6,582,423 $274,974,650 +$100,021,089 $41.91 117
2025 Q4 4,279,398 $183,076,318 -$34,344,866 $42.79 107
2025 Q3 4,948,704 $206,034,358 -$55,668,193 $41.67 102
2025 Q2 6,426,462 $256,886,882 -$3,573,706 $39.97 105
2025 Q1 6,331,384 $238,494,672 +$95,047,131 $37.67 103
2024 Q4 3,808,364 $147,195,380 -$40,094,974 $38.65 85
2024 Q3 4,036,460 $152,740,272 -$15,171,256 $37.85 85
2024 Q2 4,442,763 $163,944,773 -$27,358,992 $36.89 82
2024 Q1 5,147,688 $184,516,230 +$100,534,349 $35.88 82
2023 Q4 2,131,884 $73,585,113 -$19,012,147 $34.48 48
2023 Q3 1,567,940 $50,547,835 -$14,124,139 $32.24 38
2023 Q2 1,873,887 $60,964,478 -$12,168,371 $32.53 41
2023 Q1 2,701,472 $83,661,115 +$69,792,265 $30.97 44
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