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 Q1 2026

Latest Period

Q1 2026

Institutions Reporting

111

Shares (Excl. Options)

3,195,912

Price

$43.55

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
-139,657
Value change
-$6,176,968
Number of holders
111
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
8,000,050
SEC-reported price per share
$46.52
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.
  • 111 institutions reported positions in Q1 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 120 to 111 between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $148,314,797 to $139,396,887.

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 111 institutions filings for Q1 2026.

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Security key

33740F854

Latest holder period

Q1 2026

13F holders

111

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 38% +8.8% $135,374,206 +$9,424,209 3,052,819 +7.5% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 31 Dec 2025

As of 31 Mar 2026, 111 institutional investors reported holding 3,195,912 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - August (DAUG). This represents 40% of the company’s total 8,000,050 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
30%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 4.6% 369,888 -4% 0.02% $16,109,531
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management, LLC 2.6% 211,946 +3.1% 1.6% $9,230,779
Hartford Financial Management Inc. 2% 161,461 +0.22% 1.8% $7,032,031
LPL Financial LLC 1.9% 154,130 +7.2% 0% $6,712,727
Horizon Investments, LLC 1.8% 145,260 +136% 0.07% $6,326,073
Cetera Investment Advisers 1.7% 138,693 +0.99% 0.01% $6,040,427
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.6% 131,270 +11% 0% $5,717,158
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 1.4% 111,359 -52% 0.01% $4,849,724
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 1.4% 110,360 +10% 0.02% $4,806,454
CWM, LLC 1.3% 107,380 -3.5% 0.01% $4,676,667
REAP Financial Group, LLC 1.3% 106,919 -7.1% 0.92% $4,656,590
FOUNDERS FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC 0.92% 73,947 +20% 0.19% $3,305,579
Prosperity Consulting Group, LLC 0.78% 62,767 -0.76% 0.12% $2,733,660
Mariner, LLC 0.78% 62,590 +0.62% 0% $2,725,951
Sage Capital Advisors,llc 0.77% 61,794 -0.73% 0.62% $2,691,294
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.77% 61,316 -26% 0.01% $2,670,000
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC / DE 0.67% 53,385 -0.02% 0.39% $2,325,051
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.54% 42,931 +64% 0.03% $1,869,752
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.53% 42,685 -0.01% 0% $1,859,000
Wood Tarver Financial Group, LLC 0.48% 38,671 -3.2% 0.47% $1,684,000
LifeWealth Investments, LLC 0.47% 37,583 -0.35% 0.49% $1,636,834
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.46% 36,589 +84% 0% $1,593,542
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. 0.44% 35,000 0% 0.16% $1,524,338
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.41% 32,559 +13% 0% $1,418,026
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.4% 31,688 -3.9% 0% $1,380,092

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
29
Latest
Q1 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 29
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
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
2020 Q1 4,053,913 $114,342,365 +$87,236,911 $27.90 22
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