Security Snapshot

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

CUSIP: 33740F847

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

Latest Period

Q1 2026

Institutions Reporting

159

Shares (Excl. Options)

5,537,410

Price

$53.40

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
-127,134
Value change
-$6,953,256
Number of holders
159
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
20,800,608
SEC-reported price per share
$58.49
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • FNOV - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - November is tracked under CUSIP 33740F847.
  • 159 institutions reported positions in Q1 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 159 to 4 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $294,365,851 to $1,335,810.

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 159 institutions filings for Q1 2026.

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Security key

33740F847

Latest holder period

Q1 2026

13F holders

159

13D/G owners

1

CIK / CUSIP context first

13D/G owners

Significant owners

Large-stake holder rows connected to Schedule 13D/G evidence.

Rows
1
Security
FNOV
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 65% -5.8% $741,551,351 +$81,398,809 13,524,555 +12% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 31 Dec 2025

As of 31 Mar 2026, 159 institutional investors reported holding 5,537,410 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - November (FNOV). This represents 27% of the company’s total 20,800,608 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
18%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3.7% 767,803 +2.7% 0.01% $40,997,352
Cetera Investment Advisers 2.5% 513,728 -6.2% 0.03% $27,430,866
LPL Financial LLC 1.4% 284,863 -2.7% 0% $15,210,459
ASSETMARK, INC 1.3% 263,143 +12% 0.03% $14,050,705
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 1.2% 242,141 -12% 0% $12,929,289
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 1.1% 236,670 -13% 0.02% $12,637,988
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.74% 153,049 -16% 0.01% $8,172,159
Atria Investments, Inc 0.72% 149,891 +2.4% 0.09% $8,003,558
REAP Financial Group, LLC 0.45% 94,496 -0.35% 1% $5,045,680
Altman Advisors, Inc. 0.45% 94,298 -0.77% 1.5% $3,535,281
CWM, LLC 0.45% 92,811 -4.2% 0.01% $4,955,708
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.41% 86,126 +33% 0.02% $4,598,758
BAM Wealth Management, LLC 0.4% 83,930 -11% 3.4% $4,481,502
MBL Wealth, LLC 0.38% 79,281 +12% 0.32% $4,233,265
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.32% 67,068 +0.51% 0.01% $3,581,155
CreativeOne Wealth, LLC 0.3% 61,563 -1.7% 0.08% $3,287,200
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.3% 61,553 +3.6% 0.01% $3,287,000
Mariner, LLC 0.29% 59,475 -2.5% 0% $3,175,709
OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC 0.28% 58,971 0% 0.03% $3,148,798
DHJJ Financial Advisors, Ltd. 0.28% 58,904 -1.2% 1% $3,145,221
McKinley Carter Wealth Services, Inc. 0.28% 58,051 0% 0.18% $3,099,674
ERn Financial, LLC 0.27% 56,916 -0.82% 0.57% $3,039,087
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.25% 52,198 +21% 0.04% $2,787,149
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.24% 50,115 -3.9% 0.04% $2,675,926
NORTHEAST PLANNING ASSOCIATES, INC. / NH / 0.24% 49,954 0% 1.8% $2,667,329

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 22,822 $1,335,810 -$213,458 $58.49 4
2026 Q1 5,537,410 $294,365,851 -$6,953,256 $53.40 159
2025 Q4 5,681,949 $309,971,181 +$97,053,289 $54.83 163
2025 Q3 3,850,618 $201,860,909 -$79,121,000 $52.89 136
2025 Q2 5,389,113 $268,022,615 +$28,357,675 $50.11 147
2025 Q1 4,822,520 $223,915,417 -$80,384,503 $46.67 139
2024 Q4 6,621,880 $315,508,041 +$95,113,547 $47.82 152
2024 Q3 4,358,820 $205,284,860 -$31,133,387 $47.18 114
2024 Q2 5,017,483 $230,558,126 -$4,141,872 $46.03 112
2024 Q1 5,098,281 $227,504,109 -$28,915,776 $44.74 104
2023 Q4 5,413,633 $230,233,811 +$42,681,701 $42.51 114
2023 Q3 4,346,735 $168,895,925 -$9,416,714 $38.86 92
2023 Q2 4,125,310 $166,089,289 -$8,075,120 $40.26 94
2023 Q1 4,733,697 $177,709,055 -$16,265,140 $37.60 98
2022 Q4 5,199,647 $184,947,263 +$54,161,634 $35.52 91
2022 Q3 3,951,903 $130,448,600 -$5,324,390 $32.95 76
2022 Q2 4,161,722 $141,626,033 -$3,806,653 $34.01 82
2022 Q1 4,066,161 $153,626,522 +$16,341,228 $37.87 82
2021 Q4 3,805,278 $148,168,394 +$72,664,965 $38.98 75
2021 Q3 1,908,571 $72,724,867 -$28,971,745 $38.08 45
2021 Q2 2,669,244 $100,829,766 -$20,636,804 $37.77 42
2021 Q1 3,220,598 $117,962,639 -$15,665,206 $36.55 51
2020 Q4 3,437,418 $121,041,583 +$48,575,305 $35.19 46
2020 Q3 2,111,550 $68,708,035 +$19,318,109 $32.57 34
2020 Q2 1,584,143 $48,699,251 +$17,589,057 $30.70 31
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