Security Snapshot

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - September (DSEP) Institutional Ownership

CUSIP: 33740F680

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

Latest Period

Q1 2026

Institutions Reporting

110

Shares (Excl. Options)

3,267,827

Price

$43.96

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
-206,864
Value change
-$9,185,454
Number of holders
110
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
7,499,323
SEC-reported price per share
$43.96
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • DSEP - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - September is tracked under CUSIP 33740F680.
  • 110 institutions reported positions in Q1 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 109 to 110 between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $155,803,095 to $143,784,018.

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 Q1 2026.

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Security key

33740F680

Latest holder period

Q1 2026

13F holders

110

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
DSEP
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 40% -3.3% $135,278,638 +$18,633,921 3,012,478 +16% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 31 Dec 2025

As of 31 Mar 2026, 110 institutional investors reported holding 3,267,827 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - September (DSEP). This represents 44% of the company’s total 7,499,323 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
33%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 4% 298,703 +8.7% 0% $13,131,440
Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (NB/CA) 3.4% 255,370 -1.7% 3.6% $11,226,474
REAP Financial Group, LLC 3% 227,985 -5.6% 2% $10,022,581
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 2.4% 176,952 -1.2% 0.03% $7,779,102
Cetera Investment Advisers 1.7% 126,827 +8.5% 0.01% $5,575,518
CWM, LLC 1.7% 125,930 -33% 0.01% $5,536,084
WINNOW WEALTH LLC 1.5% 113,643 -7.2% 3.9% $4,995,941
Wood Tarver Financial Group, LLC 1.3% 95,753 -4.9% 1.2% $4,209,000
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 1.2% 91,025 -20% 0.01% $4,001,605
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 1.2% 88,464 -20% 0.01% $3,889,015
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 1.2% 87,001 -0.46% 0% $3,824,703
Advyzon Investment Management, LLC 1.1% 80,813 -12% 0.32% $3,552,653
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 1.1% 78,866 -21% 0.01% $3,466,953
OGOREK ANTHONY JOSEPH /NY/ /ADV 1% 74,812 -4.2% 0.9% $3,288,000
FOUNDERS FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC 0.97% 72,970 +20% 0.19% $3,292,808
LPL Financial LLC 0.9% 67,546 -2% 0% $2,969,408
Maia Wealth LLC 0.86% 64,478 -3.4% 0.48% $2,834,556
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.79% 59,609 +3% 0% $2,620,485
LifeWealth Investments, LLC 0.75% 56,445 -0.18% 0.74% $2,481,413
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.74% 55,236 +61% 0.04% $2,428,263
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, LLC 0.72% 53,770 0% 0.14% $2,363,815
Hardworking Capital Advisors, LLC 0.61% 45,546 -0.31% 1.9% $2,002,275
Ignite Planners, LLC 0.51% 38,301 0% 0.26% $1,683,773
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.5% 37,786 +8.8% 0% $1,661,000
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.49% 36,487 +2.8% 0% $1,604,000

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
29
Latest
Q1 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 29
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q1 3,267,827 $143,784,018 -$9,185,454 $43.96 110
2025 Q4 3,468,797 $155,803,095 +$25,472,022 $44.91 109
2025 Q3 2,845,118 $125,724,426 -$2,163,030 $44.20 95
2025 Q2 2,915,401 $123,529,790 -$12,619,414 $42.40 89
2025 Q1 3,225,331 $127,966,724 -$6,834,548 $39.68 96
2024 Q4 3,354,708 $136,084,058 +$8,304,738 $40.55 98
2024 Q3 2,464,274 $98,689,653 +$29,924,668 $40.05 77
2024 Q2 1,710,702 $66,921,846 -$7,488,745 $39.12 66
2024 Q1 1,903,629 $72,666,654 -$8,870,067 $38.18 69
2023 Q4 2,135,293 $77,879,955 -$6,988,667 $36.43 66
2023 Q3 2,008,655 $68,453,992 -$22,512,595 $34.05 57
2023 Q2 2,672,489 $90,970,291 -$14,232,427 $34.21 61
2023 Q1 3,091,890 $99,010,263 -$70,880,334 $32.02 59
2022 Q4 5,324,286 $163,295,939 +$104,191,506 $30.65 66
2022 Q3 1,936,125 $56,983,361 +$36,908,947 $29.36 53
2022 Q2 676,756 $20,515,797 +$3,629,518 $30.31 36
2022 Q1 573,014 $18,717,029 -$3,175,032 $32.75 36
2021 Q4 662,194 $21,753,784 +$8,696,387 $33.12 37
2021 Q3 297,087 $9,520,481 -$437,447 $32.04 22
2021 Q2 309,992 $9,984,000 -$13,090,044 $32.21 14
2021 Q1 730,931 $22,929,000 +$1,553,957 $31.66 14
2020 Q4 720,025 $21,894,000 +$3,217,035 $31.11 15
2020 Q3 571,709 $17,050,000 +$16,626,000 $29.95 8
2020 Q2 622 $20,000 $32.15 1
2020 Q1 622 $20,000 $32.15 1
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