First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - October (GOCT)

Q: What does CUSIP 33740U695 represent in this 13F holders report?

CUSIP 33740U695 is the security identifier for GOCT - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - October used to aggregate holder disclosures.

Q: How many institutions held GOCT - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - October in Q3 2026?

41 institutional investors reported GOCT - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - October for Q3 2026. Use the holders table for investor-level position and value details.

CUSIP: 33740U695

Q3 2026 13F Holders as of 30 Sep 2026

Security type / class: Equity / FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - October
Total 13F shares: 966,047
Total 13F value: $41,241,596
Share change: -32,383
SEC-reported price per share: $42.68
Number of holders: 41
Value change: -$1,375,106
Number of buys: 6
Number of sells: 18
Shares outstanding: 10,498,296

Security key

33740U695

Report period

Q3 2026

Institutions

Top holders

GOCT full security history Ownership snapshot Full 13F holder table Previous quarter: Q2 2026 FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII SEC filings

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Reporting periods

Holder history for CUSIP 33740U695

Previous quarter: Q2 2026

Recent filing periods:

Q3 2026 Q2 2026 Q1 2026 Q4 2025 Q3 2025

Ownership snapshot

Top reported holders of GOCT - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - October (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)

Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.

Comparable stake leader

PRECEDENT WEALTH PARTNERS...

Disclosed value leader

LPL Financial LLC

Comparable rows

8/15

Latest evidence

30 Sep 2026

13F 13D/G Lead comparable stake: 11% 7 rows are not safely comparable across share classes. 13D/G row: PRECEDENT WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC Showing 1-6 of 15 holder rows.

Quick read

PRECEDENT WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC leads the comparable SEC ownership view at 11%.

8 of 15 rows have a safely comparable ownership percentage. Use this as a filing-backed starting point, then open the detailed table for source links, reporting role, position value, share count, and filing date.

Open SEC evidence Opens PRECEDENT WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC's linked filing trail.

Comparable ownership Top 5

PRECEDENT WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC 11%

Arax Advisory Partners 9.5%

MONEY CONCEPTS CAPITAL CORP 6.8%

FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 6.6%

FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 6.2%

Ownership % is shown only when SEC disclosures are safely comparable across share classes.

Detailed SEC evidence table Showing 1-6 of 15 holder rows

Holder	Evidence	Ownership %	Position	12M Net Δ	As of
PRECEDENT WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC	13F 13D/G Company 13F 13D/G	11% Reported 13D/G · 30 Sep 2026	$35,750,861 1,060,444 shares mixed-class rows	—	30 Jun 2026
Arax Advisory Partners	13F 13D/G Company 13F 13D/G	9.5% Reported 13D/G · 31 Dec 2024	$144,625,744 3,640,381 shares mixed-class rows	—	30 Jun 2026
MONEY CONCEPTS CAPITAL CORP	13D/G 13D/G	6.8% Reported 13D/G · 11 Jun 2026	$786,199 23,785 shares	$0	11 Jun 2026
FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	13D/G 13D/G	6.6% Reported 13D/G · 30 Sep 2025	$1,560,611 51,369 shares	-$428,759	30 Sep 2025
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP	13D/G First Trust Portfolios L.P. 13D/G	6.2% Reported 13D/G · 30 Sep 2026	$1,600,287 40,359 shares	+$384,776	30 Sep 2026
SECURED RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC	13D/G 13D/G	5.9% Reported 13D/G · 31 Dec 2024	$1,204,177 62,103 shares	$0	31 Dec 2024

How to read this table

Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. — indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.

13F holder rows

Institutional holders as of Q3 2026

Investor-level positions for this CUSIP, loaded as an interactive table.

Institutions

966,047

Rows available

Investor	Option	Weight %	Change %	SEC-reported value	* Price	Shares	Share Change	Activity	Report Period

^* SEC-reported price is the security price as of the portfolio date and can indicate the last known price at which the security was still held. The marker flags a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Compare Q3 2026 vs Q2 2026 Across Filers

Q2 2026 holders

107

Q3 2026 holders

Holder diff

-66

Investor	Q2 2026 Shares	Q3 2026 Shares	Share Diff	Share Chg %	Q2 2026 value	Q3 2026 value	Value change	Value Chg %

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