Security Snapshot

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

CUSIP: 33740F771

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2019 to Q2 2026

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

144

Shares (Excl. Options)

3,965,742

Price

$50.49

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+97,506
Value change
+$5,105,032
Number of holders
144
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
9,124,844
SEC-reported price per share
$50.62
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • DFEB - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - February is tracked under CUSIP 33740F771.
  • 144 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 143 to 144 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $195,094,767 to $200,252,765.

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

33740F771

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

144

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
DFEB
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 35% -1.4% $159,506,552 +$15,079,656 3,159,021 +10% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Jun 2026

As of 30 Jun 2026, 144 institutional investors reported holding 3,965,742 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - February (DFEB). This represents 43% of the company’s total 9,124,844 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
30%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
Advance Capital Management, Inc. 4.7% 431,637 +2% 0.7% $21,794,388
Cetera Investment Advisers 2.6% 237,132 +6% 0.01% $11,973,339
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.4% 217,664 +41% 0% $10,990,378
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 1.9% 176,888 +1.7% 0.01% $8,931,499
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 1.7% 154,220 -9.2% 0.01% $7,786,589
Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (NB/CA) 1.5% 139,879 -2.9% 2% $7,062,827
LPL Financial LLC 1.4% 123,312 +46% 0% $6,226,293
UPTICK PARTNERS, LLC 1.3% 121,216 +9.7% 0.95% $6,120,481
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 1.2% 112,772 -13% 0.02% $5,694,129
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.99% 90,157 -2.4% 0.01% $4,552,000
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.91% 83,331 -4% 0.01% $4,208,000
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.9% 82,195 -5.2% 0% $4,150,223
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.89% 81,511 -0.7% 0.06% $4,115,686
FOUNDERS FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC 0.86% 78,268 +12% 0.2% $3,951,939
Horizon Investments, LLC 0.85% 77,108 -43% 0.04% $3,893,183
BEACON FINANCIAL GROUP 0.82% 74,494 -3.2% 0.34% $3,761,386
LifeWealth Investments, LLC 0.72% 65,247 -0.18% 0.88% $3,294,478
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.66% 59,846 0% 0.01% $3,021,769
Tanglewood Legacy Advisors, LLC 0.57% 51,607 -3% 0.84% $2,605,761
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.53% 48,625 +33% 0.01% $2,455,169
Mutual Advisors, LLC 0.48% 43,995 -1.1% 0.04% $2,221,413
REAP Financial Group, LLC 0.47% 42,693 -23% 0.37% $2,155,672
PRECEDENT WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC 0.45% 40,701 +1.3% 0.34% $2,055,091
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management 0.44% 40,255 0% 0.05% $2,032,574
Mariner, LLC 0.41% 37,272 -12% 0% $1,881,953

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
30
Latest
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 30
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q2 3,965,742 $200,252,765 +$5,105,032 $50.49 144
2026 Q1 4,115,507 $195,094,767 +$30,912,810 $47.37 143
2025 Q4 3,466,961 $165,431,057 -$27,936,540 $47.72 139
2025 Q3 4,047,929 $188,303,574 -$27,215,738 $46.54 137
2025 Q2 4,752,461 $212,213,305 +$28,257,621 $44.64 143
2025 Q1 4,140,219 $174,488,393 +$63,937,703 $42.15 124
2024 Q4 2,622,075 $111,957,989 -$19,862,933 $42.69 101
2024 Q3 2,951,983 $123,223,624 -$19,021,430 $41.74 98
2024 Q2 3,403,697 $137,290,088 -$18,740,164 $40.33 98
2024 Q1 3,861,885 $150,996,238 +$55,877,113 $39.11 93
2023 Q4 2,432,301 $91,214,473 -$5,978,863 $37.49 80
2023 Q3 2,561,081 $89,260,351 -$21,339,093 $34.85 79
2023 Q2 3,164,408 $111,904,731 -$27,405,891 $35.37 83
2023 Q1 3,956,298 $133,061,454 -$34,951,726 $33.63 87
2022 Q4 5,127,131 $170,808,118 +$55,046,707 $33.33 84
2022 Q3 5,109,325 $166,914,834 +$6,572,135 $32.67 76
2022 Q2 4,825,041 $160,069,499 -$7,437,337 $33.18 79
2022 Q1 5,134,423 $183,325,162 +$22,800,666 $35.81 85
2021 Q4 4,433,412 $156,171,265 -$34,858,793 $35.24 73
2021 Q3 5,476,393 $187,775,722 -$14,326,846 $34.25 70
2021 Q2 5,821,052 $199,380,528 -$36,618,121 $34.23 75
2021 Q1 6,928,414 $230,335,886 -$51,116,003 $33.19 74
2020 Q4 8,372,127 $271,269,348 -$52,282,753 $32.38 79
2020 Q3 9,875,946 $305,474,056 +$54,948,642 $30.93 70
2020 Q2 8,034,015 $240,896,051 +$9,278,751 $29.86 58
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