Security Snapshot

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) Institutional Ownership

CUSIP: 33740F805

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2016 to Q1 2026

Latest Period

Q1 2026

Institutions Reporting

320

Shares (Excl. Options)

61,323,774

Price

$43.59

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0.01%
Share change
+64,806
Value change
+$2,004,170
Number of holders
320
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
75,834,685
SEC-reported price per share
$43.54
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • FIXD - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF is tracked under CUSIP 33740F805.
  • 320 institutions reported positions in Q1 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 312 to 320 between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $2,707,297,682 to $2,673,239,399.

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 320 institutions filings for Q1 2026.

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Security key

33740F805

Latest holder period

Q1 2026

13F holders

320

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
FIXD
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 4.4% $149,564,805 3,367,060 First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Sep 2025

As of 31 Mar 2026, 320 institutional investors reported holding 61,323,774 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD). This represents 81% of the company’s total 75,834,685 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
62%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
MORGAN STANLEY 12% 8,906,859 +0.54% 0.02% $388,250,026
LPL Financial LLC 11% 8,092,909 +14% 0.09% $352,769,885
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 7.9% 5,954,859 +0.4% 0.05% $259,572,336
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 3.7% 2,816,876 -2.8% 0.04% $122,787,610
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 3.1% 2,312,968 -29% 0.02% $100,824,382
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3% 2,261,190 +3.5% 0.03% $98,565,291
HighTower Advisors, LLC 2.2% 1,640,667 +14% 0.08% $71,516,846
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 2% 1,537,064 +7.1% 0.01% $67,000,000
UBS Group AG 2% 1,535,593 +0.72% 0.01% $66,936,499
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 1.6% 1,200,067 +2.9% 0.07% $52,310,930
Cetera Investment Advisers 1.2% 945,688 -0.19% 0.04% $41,222,529
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 1.2% 915,602 -9.7% 0% $39,911,081
NewEdge Advisors, LLC 1.1% 857,345 +10% 0.14% $37,371,669
Geneos Wealth Management Inc. 1.1% 856,734 +52% 0.87% $37,345,052
Commonwealth Financial Services, LLC 1% 784,257 +8.1% 5.4% $34,185,764
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 1% 764,931 +1.8% 0.09% $33,343,000
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 1% 759,099 -9.8% 0.05% $33,092,514
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.98% 739,524 +3.4% 0.06% $32,236,000
&PARTNERS 0.96% 731,650 +7.6% 0.16% $31,887,672
GDS Wealth Management 0.9% 685,735 +13% 1.8% $29,891,203
Arax Advisory Partners 0.84% 638,957 +7.1% 0.79% $27,852,123
Great Lakes Retirement, Inc. 0.84% 638,192 +2.5% 2.9% $27,818,791
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.75% 571,263 +5.9% 0.02% $24,901,587
Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.71% 538,337 +0.65% 0.04% $23,466,110
Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.71% 535,827 +1.4% 0.38% $23,361,517

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
39
Latest
Q1 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 39
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q1 61,323,774 $2,673,239,399 +$2,004,170 $43.59 320
2025 Q4 61,085,328 $2,707,297,682 +$116,831,074 $44.32 312
2025 Q3 58,303,213 $2,582,144,266 +$36,758,027 $44.42 293
2025 Q2 58,035,708 $2,547,074,160 -$507,012,386 $43.89 306
2025 Q1 69,650,041 $3,052,746,133 -$645,596,382 $43.84 331
2024 Q4 85,984,517 $3,695,582,187 -$494,532,992 $42.97 357
2024 Q3 97,415,715 $4,405,751,780 +$134,910,378 $45.24 333
2024 Q2 94,493,447 $4,068,413,473 -$128,400,024 $43.05 339
2024 Q1 98,131,703 $4,278,116,290 +$171,668,401 $43.60 344
2023 Q4 93,274,004 $4,158,676,158 +$116,349,382 $44.60 345
2023 Q3 89,782,690 $3,776,756,586 +$217,571,435 $42.06 319
2023 Q2 84,458,173 $3,729,721,587 +$595,044,829 $44.17 329
2023 Q1 70,377,543 $3,173,564,622 +$437,867,221 $45.06 303
2022 Q4 58,777,690 $2,584,355,423 -$279,609,615 $43.92 291
2022 Q3 61,672,903 $2,686,210,451 +$28,236,014 $43.54 282
2022 Q2 60,342,851 $2,799,521,726 -$510,989,902 $46.37 296
2022 Q1 70,522,233 $3,494,094,246 -$281,453,739 $49.58 313
2021 Q4 75,751,526 $4,030,422,442 -$4,865,843 $53.21 321
2021 Q3 67,824,409 $3,631,969,724 +$53,967,014 $53.55 284
2021 Q2 67,172,451 $3,602,999,988 -$20,797,060 $53.63 278
2021 Q1 68,294,166 $3,607,490,065 +$410,018,163 $52.83 279
2020 Q4 58,625,006 $3,206,927,817 +$424,637,937 $54.73 257
2020 Q3 48,288,528 $2,657,487,754 +$695,313,683 $55.03 208
2020 Q2 34,491,558 $1,889,320,065 +$786,100,711 $54.79 168
2020 Q1 20,020,020 $1,055,754,861 +$257,953,674 $52.71 135
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