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

CUSIP: 33740F862

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2019 to Q3 2026

13F reference period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

178

Shares (Excl. Options)

4.3MFull value: 4,297,634 · shares · 30 Jun 2026

Price

$56.50

The headline uses the Q2 2026 reference period after its reporting deadline. Available reports may still be incomplete or amended. Newer periods in the history table contain incoming reports and may be incomplete.

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
-281,259
Value change
-$15,299,054
Number of holders
178
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
24,626,453
SEC-reported price per share
$58.40
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors
Filing notes and source

Key facts

  • FAUG - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August is tracked under CUSIP 33740F862.
  • 178 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 169 to 178 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from
    $251.41MFull value: $251,411,996 · USD · 31 Mar 2026
    to
    $242.87MFull value: $242,868,959 · USD · 30 Jun 2026
    .

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  • 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 178 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740F862

13F reference period

Q2 2026

13F holders

178

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
FAUG
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 66% -6.7% $941,894,810 +$94,821,163 16,349,502 +11% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Sep 2026
As of 30 Jun 2026, 178 institutional investors reported holding
4.3MFull value: 4,297,634 · shares · 30 Jun 2026
shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August (FAUG). This represents 17% of the company’s total
24.63MFull value: 24,626,453 · shares · Stored outstanding share count
outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
11%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
ASSETMARK, INC 1.2% 291,065 +7.4% 0.03% $16,446,628
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 1.1% 269,545 -9.5% 0% $15,230,640
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC 1% 245,697 +4.6% 0.26% $13,883,110
Cetera Investment Advisers 0.81% 199,452 +5.5% 0.01% $11,270,007
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.75% 183,714 +16% 0% $10,380,760
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.72% 177,108 +11% 0.01% $10,008,116
MBL Wealth, LLC 0.6% 148,704 -7.3% 0.57% $8,402,520
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.49% 121,769 -3.1% 0.01% $6,880,570
REAP Financial Group, LLC 0.49% 121,677 -0.86% 1.2% $6,875,359
Legacy Capital Wealth Partners, LLC 0.48% 118,084 +2.4% 1.3% $6,672,324
LPL Financial LLC 0.37% 91,941 -9.5% 0% $5,195,126
Synergy Asset Management, LLC 0.37% 89,954 -34% 0.48% $5,082,851
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.34% 83,267 +17% 0.01% $4,704,974
Ignite Planners, LLC 0.32% 79,897 -4.1% 0.62% $4,514,581
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.31% 75,829 -33% 0.01% $4,284,718
Regal Investment Advisors LLC 0.3% 73,340 -10% 0.22% $4,144,077
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.26% 64,157 -1.1% 0.01% $3,625,000
Keystone Wealth Services, LLC 0.21% 50,759 -1.1% 0.53% $2,868,137
STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.19% 45,786 -2.7% 0.03% $2,587,110
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC 0.18% 44,969 +176% 0.05% $2,540,974
Sage Capital Advisors,llc 0.17% 41,993 -0.07% 0.49% $2,372,836
NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.15% 37,718 -1.2% 0.01% $2,131,256
SMART Wealth LLC 0.15% 37,007 -39% 0.45% $2,091,082
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.14% 34,806 -3.7% 0.01% $1,966,713
Integrated Advisors Network LLC 0.14% 34,687 +2.6% 0.09% $1,959,962

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
31
Headline period
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 31
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q3 2,404,770 $138,513,277 +$21,955,298 $57.61 80
2026 Q2 4,297,634 $242,868,959 -$15,299,054 $56.50 178
2026 Q1 4,849,861 $251,411,996 -$59,375,895 $51.78 169
2025 Q4 6,099,687 $317,270,536 -$21,991,191 $52.95 178
2025 Q3 6,470,843 $330,336,723 +$88,339,328 $51.91 169
2025 Q2 4,679,643 $224,587,123 -$20,357,784 $49.03 140
2025 Q1 5,019,257 $228,330,967 -$31,454,650 $45.49 149
2024 Q4 5,715,686 $266,087,236 -$33,073,393 $46.54 158
2024 Q3 6,230,083 $285,036,367 +$69,329,645 $45.75 148
2024 Q2 4,721,796 $208,171,303 -$54,773,380 $44.08 121
2024 Q1 5,965,463 $255,611,802 -$23,766,415 $42.88 126
2023 Q4 6,211,272 $252,435,416 -$82,586,128 $40.63 124
2023 Q3 8,202,364 $306,822,469 +$24,289,817 $37.38 122
2023 Q2 7,496,964 $289,203,370 +$113,761,001 $38.62 113
2023 Q1 4,466,778 $161,861,022 +$30,067,242 $36.48 92
2022 Q4 3,677,115 $127,317,634 -$21,315,850 $34.65 81
2022 Q3 4,338,487 $143,230,917 +$63,492,002 $32.84 82
2022 Q2 2,384,067 $82,542,011 +$1,025,979 $34.54 54
2022 Q1 2,212,061 $84,104,327 -$11,855,543 $38.05 59
2021 Q4 2,626,320 $101,671,503 -$20,722,785 $38.73 67
2021 Q3 2,872,997 $104,841,844 +$67,512,219 $36.47 55
2021 Q2 1,042,642 $38,447,122 +$1,302,907 $36.92 31
2021 Q1 1,003,139 $36,097,872 -$22,052,902 $35.94 35
2020 Q4 1,599,647 $55,610,287 +$21,918,353 $34.72 31
2020 Q3 961,934 $31,280,657 +$15,571,043 $32.32 28
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