Security Snapshot

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

CUSIP: 33740F748

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q2 2020 to Q1 2026

Latest Period

Q1 2026

Institutions Reporting

128

Shares (Excl. Options)

4,220,145

Price

$52.80

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+87,599
Value change
+$4,619,656
Number of holders
128
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
19,673,654
SEC-reported price per share
$56.35
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • FMAY - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May is tracked under CUSIP 33740F748.
  • 128 institutions reported positions in Q1 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 123 to 128 between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $224,002,737 to $222,931,107.

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 128 institutions filings for Q1 2026.

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Security key

33740F748

Latest holder period

Q1 2026

13F holders

128

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
FMAY
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 66% +3.7% $698,654,357 +$51,334,716 13,071,176 +7.9% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 31 Dec 2025

As of 31 Mar 2026, 128 institutional investors reported holding 4,220,145 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May (FMAY). This represents 21% of the company’s total 19,673,654 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
16%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
FOCUS Wealth Advisors, LLC 2.4% 480,320 -3.3% 12% $25,360,965
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 1.4% 267,661 -4.9% 0.02% $14,132,526
ASSETMARK, INC 1.4% 266,045 +9.9% 0.03% $14,047,203
Cetera Investment Advisers 1.2% 240,360 -5% 0.01% $12,691,032
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 1.1% 210,643 +28% 0.02% $11,121,971
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.86% 169,645 -19% 0% $8,957,272
Keystone Wealth Services, LLC 0.85% 166,508 1.9% $8,791,639
REAP Financial Group, LLC 0.85% 166,350 -2.5% 1.7% $8,783,297
CWM, LLC 0.76% 149,771 -4.3% 0.02% $7,907,924
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.73% 142,776 +11% 0% $7,538,587
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.6% 117,813 +2.2% 0.02% $6,220,512
Tanglewood Legacy Advisors, LLC 0.53% 104,089 -1.4% 2% $5,495,904
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.48% 94,322 -19% 0.01% $4,980,173
LPL Financial LLC 0.45% 89,124 -3.5% 0% $4,705,748
FSB PREMIER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.36% 71,328 -0.55% 1.2% $3,766,126
Ignite Planners, LLC 0.35% 68,190 -4.1% 0.56% $3,600,439
STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.27% 52,810 -37% 0.03% $2,788,373
WESPAC Advisors SoCal, LLC 0.26% 51,311 -12% 0.58% $2,709,226
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.26% 50,462 +19% 0.01% $2,664,399
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.22% 44,260 +1.2% 0.01% $2,337,000
Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC 0.21% 41,845 0% 0.3% $2,209,421
Integrated Advisors Network LLC 0.21% 41,644 +0.48% 0.12% $2,198,808
Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC 0.2% 39,958 -0.59% 0.14% $2,109,786
NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.18% 35,744 +0.02% 0.01% $1,887,287
FOUNDERS FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC 0.18% 35,503 +7.2% 0.11% $1,930,298

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
24
Latest
Q1 2026
Rows shown
1-24 of 24
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q1 4,220,145 $222,931,107 +$4,619,656 $52.80 128
2025 Q4 4,190,172 $224,002,737 -$12,009,840 $53.45 123
2025 Q3 4,389,729 $229,160,120 -$51,822,093 $52.25 116
2025 Q2 5,390,983 $269,632,524 +$60,295,438 $50.03 117
2025 Q1 4,183,403 $192,839,958 -$20,580,456 $46.18 106
2024 Q4 4,634,762 $219,892,309 -$37,913,763 $47.43 122
2024 Q3 5,291,563 $246,128,667 -$22,265,831 $46.51 122
2024 Q2 5,784,472 $258,293,468 +$95,631,735 $44.65 121
2024 Q1 3,600,131 $155,481,611 -$89,168,042 $43.22 83
2023 Q4 5,470,215 $226,800,877 -$9,965,418 $41.44 91
2023 Q3 5,628,613 $215,580,576 +$28,251,450 $38.30 92
2023 Q2 4,865,109 $189,543,115 -$3,896,291 $38.97 94
2023 Q1 4,861,790 $179,016,749 -$13,964,314 $36.83 76
2022 Q4 5,417,833 $190,593,200 -$14,110,007 $35.17 77
2022 Q3 5,736,817 $190,654,871 -$11,248,459 $33.23 78
2022 Q2 6,134,715 $210,864,400 +$179,230,972 $34.37 83
2022 Q1 910,333 $34,448,156 -$6,092,552 $38.05 45
2021 Q4 1,069,910 $40,867,065 -$3,914,919 $38.26 47
2021 Q3 1,182,920 $43,049,052 -$5,622,215 $36.35 46
2021 Q2 1,331,572 $48,237,203 +$29,006,259 $36.17 43
2021 Q1 533,407 $18,788,000 -$41,500,869 $35.21 23
2020 Q4 1,683,685 $58,024,000 +$17,049,512 $34.47 22
2020 Q3 1,136,489 $37,581,000 +$23,590,038 $33.04 20
2020 Q2 303,199 $9,651,000 +$9,651,000 $31.84 15
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