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

CUSIP: 33740F664

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2019 to Q3 2026

13F reference period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

144

Shares (Excl. Options)

4.26MFull value: 4,258,197 · shares · 30 Jun 2026

Price

$52.29

The headline uses the Q2 2026 reference period after its reporting deadline. Available reports may still be incomplete or amended. Newer periods in the history table contain incoming reports and may be incomplete.

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
-911,002
Value change
-$46,935,044
Number of holders
144
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
22,324,272
SEC-reported price per share
$54.61
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors
Filing notes and source

Key facts

  • FOCT - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October is tracked under CUSIP 33740F664.
  • 144 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 138 to 144 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from
    $251.08MFull value: $251,084,637 · USD · 31 Mar 2026
    to
    $222.66MFull value: $222,661,587 · USD · 30 Jun 2026
    .

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 144 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740F664

13F reference period

Q2 2026

13F holders

144

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
FOCT
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 75% +3.6% $900,307,752 +$42,822,081 16,647,210 +5% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Sep 2026
As of 30 Jun 2026, 144 institutional investors reported holding
4.26MFull value: 4,258,197 · shares · 30 Jun 2026
shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October (FOCT). This represents 19% of the company’s total
22.32MFull value: 22,324,272 · shares · Stored outstanding share count
outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
14%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.3% 508,794 -42% 0.01% $26,604,831
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 1.6% 347,206 -1.8% 0% $18,155,402
ASSETMARK, INC 1.4% 313,660 +6.2% 0.03% $16,401,281
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 1% 222,953 -3.7% 0.15% $11,658,212
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.87% 193,909 +6.7% 0.01% $10,139,435
Cetera Investment Advisers 0.78% 174,244 -51% 0.01% $9,111,219
LPL Financial LLC 0.66% 147,109 -20% 0% $7,692,330
REAP Financial Group, LLC 0.65% 144,724 -0.21% 1.3% $7,567,611
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.56% 124,789 -16% 0.01% $6,525,214
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.53% 117,793 +17% 0.01% $6,159,396
Capital Analysts, LLC 0.41% 91,023 -0.55% 0.11% $4,760,000
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.37% 82,954 -23% 0.01% $4,337,665
ACORN FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC /ADV 0.32% 70,830 -0.04% 0.49% $3,703,701
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.26% 58,447 -13% 0.04% $3,056,194
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC 0.23% 50,923 -0.91% 0.67% $2,662,764
FWG Investments, LLC. 0.22% 49,510 -3.4% 1.4% $2,588,895
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.21% 47,045 -0.78% 0% $2,460,000
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.21% 46,593 -11% 0% $2,436,000
SMART Wealth LLC 0.21% 46,405 +20% 0.52% $2,426,517
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC. 0.2% 44,068 -0.17% 0.42% $2,304,316
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.19% 43,268 -11% 0% $2,262,484
FIDUCIARY FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.19% 42,230 0.22% $2,207,895
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.19% 41,924 -0.78% 0% $2,192,000
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC 0.16% 35,531 +116% 0.04% $1,857,916
FOUNDERS FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC 0.15% 32,702 +5% 0.09% $1,709,988

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
31
Headline period
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 31
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q3 1,346,938 $72,877,586 -$1,800,878 $54.08 54
2026 Q2 4,258,197 $222,661,587 -$46,935,044 $52.29 144
2026 Q1 5,258,994 $251,084,637 -$12,121,308 $47.68 138
2025 Q4 5,529,433 $270,866,924 +$81,785,327 $48.99 145
2025 Q3 3,778,381 $179,149,186 -$77,648,673 $47.51 112
2025 Q2 5,413,263 $242,259,672 +$36,193,714 $44.77 113
2025 Q1 4,618,775 $191,696,654 -$33,146,204 $41.50 117
2024 Q4 5,407,081 $230,527,895 +$94,175,518 $42.63 128
2024 Q3 2,432,778 $102,757,590 -$30,332,952 $42.26 94
2024 Q2 3,154,891 $131,018,157 -$16,853,524 $41.54 97
2024 Q1 3,563,572 $144,570,529 -$28,019,641 $40.57 94
2023 Q4 4,144,311 $161,161,720 +$81,144,622 $38.89 97
2023 Q3 1,953,097 $71,330,895 -$13,773,658 $36.53 75
2023 Q2 2,273,729 $85,743,850 -$72,815,670 $37.74 81
2023 Q1 4,301,705 $150,727,503 -$11,613,935 $35.05 86
2022 Q4 4,691,413 $154,737,055 +$87,723,013 $33.01 85
2022 Q3 1,434,010 $44,211,281 +$488,847 $30.84 50
2022 Q2 1,458,615 $45,991,677 -$22,445,280 $31.55 51
2022 Q1 2,084,742 $72,326,816 +$20,356,983 $34.99 54
2021 Q4 1,433,212 $51,132,238 +$24,738,918 $35.72 49
2021 Q3 475,664 $16,429,814 -$6,863,058 $34.36 24
2021 Q2 741,469 $25,223,983 -$3,539,945 $33.99 30
2021 Q1 840,699 $27,721,824 -$390,782 $32.80 31
2020 Q4 871,191 $27,638,929 +$24,178,928 $31.58 27
2020 Q3 65,965 $2,241,000 $33.97 1
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