Security Snapshot

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

CUSIP: 33740F839

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

Latest Period

Q1 2026

Institutions Reporting

120

Shares (Excl. Options)

3,622,854

Price

$47.91

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+49,883
Value change
+$2,375,912
Number of holders
120
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
7,650,379
SEC-reported price per share
$51.62
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • DNOV - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - November is tracked under CUSIP 33740F839.
  • 120 institutions reported positions in Q1 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 120 to 51 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $173,645,754 to $64,332,856.

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 120 institutions filings for Q1 2026.

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Security key

33740F839

Latest holder period

Q1 2026

13F holders

120

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
DNOV
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 41% +13% $159,770,852 +$17,375,454 3,111,409 +12% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Jun 2026

As of 31 Mar 2026, 120 institutional investors reported holding 3,622,854 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - November (DNOV). This represents 47% of the company’s total 7,650,379 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
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 3.8% 288,263 -6.3% 0.02% $13,809,356
OGOREK ANTHONY JOSEPH /NY/ /ADV 2.4% 185,895 -0.28% 2.4% $8,905,000
Horizon Investments, LLC 1.7% 133,384 +134% 0.07% $6,390,427
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.7% 131,091 +19% 0% $6,279,967
LPL Financial LLC 1.7% 127,499 -1.3% 0% $6,107,890
IFP Advisors, Inc 1.6% 125,779 +0.24% 0.12% $6,025,493
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 1.5% 117,736 +45% 0.09% $5,640,190
Cetera Investment Advisers 1.5% 111,285 +8.2% 0.01% $5,331,128
Waverly Advisors, LLC 1.4% 104,332 -2.5% 0.04% $4,998,066
REAP Financial Group, LLC 1.3% 100,760 -0% 0.95% $4,826,948
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 1.3% 99,380 -10% 0.02% $4,760,839
WINNOW WEALTH LLC 1.3% 99,091 -7% 3.7% $4,747,000
OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 1.2% 90,005 -3.6% 0.05% $4,311,726
1ST SOURCE BANK 1.1% 86,361 +25% 0.21% $4,137,158
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 1.1% 83,339 -21% 0.01% $3,992,638
Benson Wealth Management INC 1% 79,960 -23% 5.2% $3,830,516
CWM, LLC 1% 76,313 -16% 0.01% $3,655,805
Echo Wealth Management, LLC 0.92% 70,275 +66% 1.9% $3,366,552
Mariner, LLC 0.89% 68,140 -2% 0% $3,264,274
FOUNDERS FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC 0.89% 67,875 +19% 0.19% $3,332,398
PRECEDENT WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC 0.87% 66,686 +1.6% 0.64% $3,194,619
Tanglewood Legacy Advisors, LLC 0.83% 63,336 0% 1.1% $3,034,135
Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.81% 62,178 +4.4% 0.04% $2,978,671
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.81% 61,796 +10% 0% $2,960,362
Mutual Advisors, LLC 0.74% 56,554 -1.2% 0.06% $2,709,242

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
30
Latest
Q1 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 30
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q2 1,252,763 $64,332,856 -$8,182,444 $51.35 51
2026 Q1 3,622,854 $173,645,754 +$2,375,912 $47.91 120
2025 Q4 3,572,971 $174,527,512 +$19,767,327 $48.84 117
2025 Q3 3,165,612 $148,187,593 -$13,554,798 $46.82 101
2025 Q2 3,501,047 $156,315,779 -$11,545,727 $44.69 105
2025 Q1 3,800,830 $159,312,380 -$10,044,166 $41.92 106
2024 Q4 3,986,858 $170,961,928 +$45,611,334 $42.87 115
2024 Q3 2,576,319 $108,633,505 -$17,545,635 $42.17 86
2024 Q2 2,996,998 $124,151,314 -$19,243,491 $41.42 86
2024 Q1 3,454,479 $139,513,920 -$27,523,789 $40.39 83
2023 Q4 4,042,849 $156,510,887 +$7,197,910 $38.72 89
2023 Q3 3,433,285 $122,057,171 -$2,237,008 $35.48 80
2023 Q2 3,465,683 $125,825,417 -$56,961,790 $36.30 82
2023 Q1 5,010,435 $171,229,578 -$3,439,573 $34.27 88
2022 Q4 5,323,513 $173,840,141 -$28,495,387 $32.67 87
2022 Q3 6,401,489 $207,802,051 -$31,499,086 $32.50 88
2022 Q2 7,383,663 $239,202,181 +$65,704,897 $32.38 87
2022 Q1 5,396,637 $186,046,832 +$127,815,110 $34.65 75
2021 Q4 1,509,268 $53,262,322 +$19,413,787 $35.32 61
2021 Q3 915,059 $31,881,303 -$26,138,011 $34.85 37
2021 Q2 1,679,417 $58,232,987 -$2,789,391 $34.65 43
2021 Q1 1,767,405 $60,260,671 -$18,224,799 $34.07 47
2020 Q4 1,845,589 $61,502,685 -$22,705,910 $33.31 46
2020 Q3 2,928,900 $93,257,898 +$25,534,028 $31.81 44
2020 Q2 2,106,461 $65,025,249 +$26,988,360 $30.82 31
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