Security Snapshot

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

CUSIP: 33740F854

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

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

115

Shares (Excl. Options)

3,228,323

Price

$46.85

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+93,484
Value change
+$4,570,203
Number of holders
115
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
7,799,225
SEC-reported price per share
$47.49
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • DAUG - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - August is tracked under CUSIP 33740F854.
  • 115 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 111 to 115 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $139,396,887 to $151,246,158.

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 115 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740F854

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

115

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
DAUG
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 44% +15% $159,740,907 +$16,724,580 3,409,821 +12% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Jun 2026

As of 30 Jun 2026, 115 institutional investors reported holding 3,228,323 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - August (DAUG). This represents 41% of the company’s total 7,799,225 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
31%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 4.6% 358,724 -3% 0.02% $16,805,250
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management, LLC 2.7% 212,745 +0.38% 1.5% $9,966,529
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.7% 207,125 +58% 0% $9,703,269
LPL Financial LLC 2.4% 190,083 +23% 0% $8,904,853
Hartford Financial Management Inc. 2.1% 162,249 +0.49% 1.7% $7,600,928
Cetera Investment Advisers 1.9% 145,038 +4.6% 0.01% $6,794,639
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 1.5% 113,974 +2.3% 0.01% $5,339,587
REAP Financial Group, LLC 1.3% 99,211 -7.2% 0.79% $4,647,767
Bluespring Wealth Management, LLC 1.2% 94,504 0.09% $4,427,257
Horizon Investments, LLC 1.1% 83,232 -43% 0.04% $3,899,419
FOUNDERS FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC 1.1% 83,232 +13% 0.2% $3,899,195
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 1% 81,164 -26% 0.01% $3,802,314
Sage Capital Advisors,llc 0.79% 61,759 -0.06% 0.6% $2,893,253
Mariner, LLC 0.77% 59,938 -4.2% 0% $2,807,933
Prosperity Consulting Group, LLC 0.76% 59,449 -5.3% 0.11% $2,785,025
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.75% 58,721 -4.2% 0.01% $2,751,000
Mission Financial Group, LLC 0.63% 49,017 0% 1.9% $2,296,305
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC / DE 0.61% 47,252 -11% 0.34% $2,213,629
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.55% 43,194 +0.61% 0.03% $2,023,522
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.53% 41,618 -2.5% 0% $1,950,000
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.5% 39,361 +21% 0% $1,843,957
LifeWealth Investments, LLC 0.48% 37,090 -1.3% 0.46% $1,737,566
Wood Tarver Financial Group, LLC 0.47% 36,670 -5.2% 0.41% $1,717,000
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC 0.43% 33,696 +111% 0.03% $1,578,567
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.41% 31,896 +0.66% 0% $1,494,242

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 3,228,323 $151,246,158 +$4,570,203 $46.85 115
2026 Q1 3,195,912 $139,396,887 -$6,176,968 $43.55 111
2025 Q4 3,344,182 $148,314,797 -$9,508,518 $44.34 120
2025 Q3 3,498,340 $152,512,755 +$22,017,944 $43.63 112
2025 Q2 3,114,188 $129,762,443 -$35,904,131 $41.66 94
2025 Q1 4,022,910 $156,071,796 -$18,613,169 $38.80 95
2024 Q4 4,501,296 $178,772,321 -$15,835,926 $39.68 105
2024 Q3 3,926,475 $153,609,846 +$32,998,217 $39.13 98
2024 Q2 3,089,307 $116,937,382 -$72,956,211 $37.85 88
2024 Q1 5,008,323 $185,209,437 -$26,583,151 $37.00 87
2023 Q4 5,616,507 $199,089,677 -$48,183,585 $35.43 92
2023 Q3 6,881,069 $228,035,131 -$55,185,587 $33.09 90
2023 Q2 8,483,211 $288,562,995 -$88,352,895 $34.03 91
2023 Q1 11,094,069 $356,961,606 +$146,804,898 $32.12 88
2022 Q4 6,501,352 $202,979,483 +$77,695,911 $31.12 83
2022 Q3 3,827,020 $114,931,370 +$46,433,431 $29.99 69
2022 Q2 2,237,532 $72,389,875 +$5,349,630 $32.33 66
2022 Q1 2,135,565 $74,462,130 -$3,009,574 $34.94 64
2021 Q4 2,188,617 $77,317,826 +$8,573,818 $35.34 64
2021 Q3 1,946,178 $66,491,530 +$19,383,742 $34.11 52
2021 Q2 1,436,330 $49,379,184 -$28,291,773 $34.38 37
2021 Q1 2,261,801 $76,456,989 -$18,107,432 $33.78 44
2020 Q4 2,467,733 $81,833,031 -$11,516,127 $33.12 46
2020 Q3 3,173,068 $101,210,466 -$75,254,685 $31.83 42
2020 Q2 5,573,523 $170,077,910 +$43,690,687 $30.46 40
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