Security Snapshot

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

CUSIP: 33740U810

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q3 2022 to Q2 2026

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

70

Shares (Excl. Options)

2,025,362

Price

$44.40

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+160,336
Value change
+$7,249,792
Number of holders
70
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
3,024,362
SEC-reported price per share
$44.65
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • XSEP - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - September is tracked under CUSIP 33740U810.
  • 70 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 67 to 70 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $78,072,242 to $89,942,448.

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 70 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740U810

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

70

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
XSEP
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 20% $26,537,050 +$26,021,330 597,614 +5046% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Jun 2026

As of 30 Jun 2026, 70 institutional investors reported holding 2,025,362 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - September (XSEP). This represents 67% of the company’s total 3,024,362 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
58%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 9.8% 296,856 -4.5% 0.02% $13,181,895
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 9.8% 295,404 +34% 0% $13,117,415
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 7.8% 234,857 -4.4% 0.01% $10,429,200
Cetera Investment Advisers 6.4% 194,448 +19% 0.01% $8,634,463
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 5.7% 171,033 -3.8% 0.02% $7,594,703
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 4.9% 149,246 +94% 0.01% $6,627,269
LPL Financial LLC 1.8% 54,913 -7.6% 0% $2,438,412
KRAEMATON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC 1.4% 41,417 -13% 1.4% $1,839,122
Mariner, LLC 1.2% 36,840 -10% 0% $1,635,880
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.91% 27,614 +64% 0% $1,226,200
Noble Wealth Management PBC 0.82% 24,928 -22% 0.51% $1,106,928
Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC 0.79% 23,989 +80% 0.06% $1,065,232
Mutual Advisors, LLC 0.66% 19,829 -3.5% 0.02% $880,507
Diligent Investors, LLC 0.64% 19,497 -0.03% 0.19% $865,764
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.6% 18,049 -0.42% 0% $801,466
Blackhawk Capital Partners, LLC 0.58% 17,470 0% 0.25% $775,755
VestGen Advisors, LLC 0.55% 16,767 +64% 0.02% $744,539
VestGen Investment Management 0.55% 16,767 +53% 0.39% $744,539
Millington Financial Advisors, LLC 0.55% 16,493 -0.17% 0.29% $734,268
UPTICK PARTNERS, LLC 0.54% 16,387 -13% 0.11% $727,665
Benson Wealth Management INC 0.52% 15,849 -0.11% 0.71% $703,775
CreativeOne Wealth, LLC 0.48% 14,463 +35% 0.01% $642,230
Atria Investments, Inc 0.47% 14,072 +135% 0.01% $624,867
SILVER OAK SECURITIES, INCORPORATED 0.44% 13,368 -1.5% 0.04% $593,606
First Heartland Consultants, Inc. 0.43% 13,077 -7% 0.04% $580,684

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
16
Latest
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-16 of 16
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q2 2,025,362 $89,942,448 +$7,249,792 $44.40 70
2026 Q1 1,862,276 $78,072,242 +$2,709,703 $41.88 67
2025 Q4 1,793,314 $76,023,349 +$3,281,680 $42.38 64
2025 Q3 1,709,963 $71,102,986 -$5,661,146 $41.59 66
2025 Q2 1,849,931 $75,150,891 -$9,213,165 $40.61 60
2025 Q1 2,075,166 $80,165,258 +$7,605,312 $38.67 59
2024 Q4 1,880,989 $73,230,747 +$3,993,738 $38.91 61
2024 Q3 1,769,569 $67,897,315 -$13,689,444 $38.37 61
2024 Q2 2,127,104 $80,201,028 +$447,428 $37.71 54
2024 Q1 2,038,161 $75,497,610 -$8,216,303 $37.04 55
2023 Q4 2,241,436 $80,451,020 +$16,837,623 $35.89 55
2023 Q3 1,684,517 $57,114,362 -$27,801,231 $33.90 42
2023 Q2 2,504,543 $84,904,267 -$47,252,582 $33.90 38
2023 Q1 3,893,051 $125,904,895 -$16,311,333 $32.42 44
2022 Q4 4,446,277 $137,790,178 +$89,434,029 $30.92 42
2022 Q3 1,277,610 $37,828,689 +$37,828,689 $29.41 14
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