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

Historical Holders from Q1 2016 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF
Symbol
FIXD
Shares outstanding
75,834,685
Price per share
$44.32
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares as of 30 Sep 2025
58,110,262
Holdings value
$2,573,497,835
% of all portfolios
0.01%
Share change
+884,653
Value change
+$34,534,960
Average buys %
+0%
Average sells %
-0%
Number of holders
291
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

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 30 Sep 2025, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) has 291 institutional shareholders filing 13F forms. They hold 58,110,262 shares of 75,834,685 outstanding shares (77%) .

Top 25 institutional shareholders own 58% of the company.

Filer Ownership Nb Shares Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
MORGAN STANLEY 11% 8,651,060 +1.9% 0.02% $384,280,115
LPL Financial LLC 8.5% 6,464,074 +0.84% 0.08% $287,134,145
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 7.5% 5,688,979 +9% 0.05% $252,704,393
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 3.6% 2,753,726 -2.6% 0.03% $122,213,506
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 3.6% 2,722,669 -0.03% 0.04% $120,940,953
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3% 2,270,157 +5% 0.03% $100,840,351
Arax Advisory Partners 1.9% 1,463,082 +173% 1.1% $57,659,484
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.8% 1,350,682 +12% 0.01% $59,997,000
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 1.7% 1,281,747 +1.5% 0.08% $56,935,203
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 1.6% 1,229,556 +4.6% 0.08% $54,202,763
Cetera Investment Advisers 1.2% 942,771 +29% 0.05% $41,877,904
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 1.1% 865,894 +5% 0.11% $38,463,000
HighTower Advisors, LLC 1.1% 844,686 +0.33% 0.04% $37,521,130
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.95% 722,955 -2% 0% $32,113,644
UBS Group AG 0.95% 718,476 -15% 0.01% $31,914,704
Commonwealth Financial Services, LLC 0.94% 715,827 +1.2% 5.4% $31,797,041
&PARTNERS 0.91% 692,489 -18% 0.2% $30,767,769
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.87% 658,688 -23% 0.04% $29,259,000
Great Lakes Retirement, Inc. 0.81% 612,143 +3% 3% $27,191,397
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.76% 578,922 +1940% 0.05% $25,715,000
Geneos Wealth Management Inc. 0.74% 559,749 +3.5% 0.63% $24,864,049
Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.7% 533,624 -0.01% 0.4% $23,708,237
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.69% 526,350 -2.5% 0.02% $23,379,819
Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.69% 525,848 +50% 0.04% $23,358,168
LeClair Wealth Partners LLC 0.69% 525,519 +2.3% 15% $23,343,554

Institutional Holders of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price Investors
2025 Q4 1,100,695 $48,777,495 -$1,652,917 $44.32 19
2025 Q3 58,110,262 $2,573,497,835 +$34,534,960 $44.42 291
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
2019 Q4 16,244,199 $842,746,225 +$233,778,521 $51.82 128
2019 Q3 11,365,769 $598,583,209 +$177,514,933 $52.65 105
2019 Q2 7,978,378 $413,645,555 +$61,892,646 $51.79 78
2019 Q1 6,786,358 $343,887,230 +$105,035,361 $50.56 72
2018 Q4 4,943,517 $243,901,011 +$4,619,652 $49.34 63
2018 Q3 4,777,111 $233,875,949 +$72,526,015 $48.99 52
2018 Q2 6,004,661 $217,228,421 -$8,824,757 $49.20 53
2018 Q1 3,527,311 $175,188,000 -$58,056 $49.66 47
2017 Q4 3,517,210 $178,495,655 +$146,435,137 $50.75 46
2017 Q3 608,482 $30,956,000 +$1,761,818 $50.88 16
2017 Q2 573,883 $29,107,000 +$9,473,124 $50.72 17
2017 Q1 388,052 $19,453,000 +$19,453,000 $50.13 8
2016 Q2 0 $0 -$785,000 0
2016 Q1 15,466 $785,000 $50.76 1