Security Snapshot

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

CUSIP: 33740U307

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

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

150

Shares (Excl. Options)

4,749,138

Price

$55.08

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
-903,373
Value change
-$48,079,743
Number of holders
150
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
21,951,120
SEC-reported price per share
$55.26
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • FSEP - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September is tracked under CUSIP 33740U307.
  • 150 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 152 to 150 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $306,226,239 to $261,595,937.

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 150 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740U307

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

150

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
FSEP
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 69% +5.7% $829,299,517 +$87,082,306 15,056,273 +12% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Jun 2026

As of 30 Jun 2026, 150 institutional investors reported holding 4,749,138 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September (FSEP). This represents 22% of the company’s total 21,951,120 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
16%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC 3.4% 741,908 +1.1% 0.77% $40,864,267
ASSETMARK, INC 1.4% 298,150 +6.5% 0.03% $16,422,102
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 1.4% 297,940 +6.8% 0.02% $16,410,460
Cetera Investment Advisers 0.99% 217,847 -41% 0.01% $11,998,985
LPL Financial LLC 0.97% 212,430 -12% 0% $11,700,644
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.9% 196,805 -60% 0% $10,840,019
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.87% 191,163 -5.9% 0.01% $10,529,260
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.83% 182,416 -7% 0% $10,047,473
REAP Financial Group, LLC 0.57% 125,551 -9% 1.2% $6,915,349
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.51% 110,990 -32% 0.02% $6,113,329
Keystone Wealth Services, LLC 0.43% 93,482 -0.85% 0.96% $5,148,989
Strategic Blueprint, LLC 0.39% 84,737 -18% 0.23% $4,667,314
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.38% 84,069 +24% 0.01% $4,630,521
1776 Wealth LLC 0.33% 73,408 0% 1.4% $4,043,313
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.32% 69,276 +1.3% 0.01% $3,816,000
Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.32% 69,160 -0.41% 0.06% $3,809,303
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.31% 67,191 -8.1% 0.05% $3,700,880
HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.29% 62,632 0.01% $3,449,000
Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc 0.28% 60,522 -1.3% 0.18% $3,333,552
OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC 0.27% 58,463 +466% 0.08% $3,220,142
ERn Financial, LLC 0.2% 42,838 -0.43% 0.39% $2,359,517
Integrity Financial Corp /WA 0.19% 42,121 -2.1% 1.1% $2,320,025
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.16% 34,882 -4.9% 0.01% $1,921,301
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.15% 32,507 -5.4% 0% $1,790,486
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management 0.15% 31,873 -1.2% 0.05% $1,755,565

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 4,749,138 $261,595,937 -$48,079,743 $55.08 150
2026 Q1 6,080,930 $306,226,239 +$37,929,053 $50.33 152
2025 Q4 5,439,069 $280,469,774 -$3,066,102 $51.56 148
2025 Q3 5,486,380 $277,126,237 +$23,037,160 $50.54 139
2025 Q2 4,910,335 $235,640,608 +$34,188,950 $48.01 125
2025 Q1 4,207,664 $187,465,321 -$35,575,939 $44.55 124
2024 Q4 5,030,064 $229,901,816 -$12,001,733 $45.70 132
2024 Q3 5,069,215 $227,795,540 +$81,814,775 $44.94 111
2024 Q2 3,248,503 $142,085,726 -$8,325,832 $43.76 96
2024 Q1 3,396,357 $144,292,896 -$12,192,967 $42.50 93
2023 Q4 3,574,243 $143,878,843 +$1,247,775 $40.24 97
2023 Q3 3,296,447 $122,240,380 -$12,461,795 $37.08 87
2023 Q2 3,605,222 $136,752,286 -$30,608,434 $37.98 77
2023 Q1 4,436,665 $156,746,965 +$4,581,344 $35.36 84
2022 Q4 4,384,562 $146,487,501 +$48,521,791 $33.47 77
2022 Q3 2,628,467 $82,995,390 +$52,790,365 $31.56 69
2022 Q2 979,408 $31,276,887 -$4,303,455 $31.92 43
2022 Q1 1,046,979 $36,852,138 -$6,078,949 $35.34 47
2021 Q4 1,260,473 $45,387,715 +$17,688,974 $36.01 46
2021 Q3 713,932 $24,232,959 +$12,291,838 $33.93 31
2021 Q2 356,024 $12,185,605 +$1,427,144 $34.22 16
2021 Q1 317,252 $10,590,774 -$3,033,266 $33.30 17
2020 Q4 416,438 $13,434,493 +$8,207,916 $32.26 19
2020 Q3 147,908 $4,485,000 +$2,511,000 $30.10 10
2020 Q2 6,108 $209,000 $34.22 1
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