Security Snapshot

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

CUSIP: 33740U885

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

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

144

Shares (Excl. Options)

5,991,175

Price

$46.74

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+2,180,781
Value change
+$102,075,211
Number of holders
144
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
24,323,500
SEC-reported price per share
$47.64
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • FAPR - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - April is tracked under CUSIP 33740U885.
  • 144 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 124 to 144 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $174,567,375 to $280,035,253.

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 144 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33740U885

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

144

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
FAPR
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 70% -4.1% $792,873,139 +$48,153,419 17,143,203 +6.5% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 31 May 2026

As of 30 Jun 2026, 144 institutional investors reported holding 5,991,175 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - April (FAPR). This represents 25% of the company’s total 24,323,500 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
18%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3.7% 891,078 +385% 0.01% $41,648,986
Cetera Investment Advisers 1.7% 424,042 +96% 0.02% $19,819,723
ASSETMARK, INC 1.5% 354,563 +12% 0.03% $16,572,275
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 1.3% 313,474 +26% 0.03% $14,651,775
LPL Financial LLC 0.95% 230,451 +50% 0% $10,771,280
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.84% 205,015 +20% 0.01% $9,582,374
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.82% 199,308 -10% 0% $9,315,656
Atria Investments, Inc 0.73% 178,176 0.08% $8,327,946
REAP Financial Group, LLC 0.7% 170,547 +11% 1.4% $7,971,355
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.7% 169,136 +69% 0.01% $7,905,383
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC 0.6% 146,856 -1.9% 1.7% $6,864,049
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.52% 125,531 -1% 0.01% $5,867,319
NEW WAVE WEALTH ADVISORS LLC 0.47% 115,024 1.5% $5,376,222
BAM Wealth Management, LLC 0.41% 100,600 2.9% $4,702,044
Tanglewood Legacy Advisors, LLC 0.41% 98,740 +0.67% 1.5% $4,615,091
STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.36% 87,483 +34% 0.05% $4,088,955
Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC 0.35% 84,120 +21% 0.21% $3,931,757
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.33% 79,123 -16% 0.01% $3,698,209
CreativeOne Wealth, LLC 0.32% 77,316 +680% 0.08% $3,613,750
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.31% 75,881 +0.45% 0% $3,546,678
OGOREK ANTHONY JOSEPH /NY/ /ADV 0.3% 72,699 -4.2% 0.84% $3,397,000
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.25% 59,884 +13% 0.01% $2,799,000
Integrity Financial Corp /WA 0.22% 53,167 +135% 1.2% $2,485,026
SMART Wealth LLC 0.21% 50,916 +22% 0.51% $2,379,814
BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% 50,159 +0.86% 0.29% $2,344,432

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 5,991,175 $280,035,253 +$102,075,211 $46.74 144
2026 Q1 3,885,831 $174,567,375 -$17,625,938 $44.91 124
2025 Q4 4,318,154 $191,816,391 +$2,911,298 $44.42 131
2025 Q3 4,176,738 $181,652,156 -$10,984,636 $43.50 123
2025 Q2 4,462,652 $188,245,467 +$45,123,157 $42.19 125
2025 Q1 3,384,197 $138,358,343 -$15,033,383 $40.89 109
2024 Q4 3,772,203 $155,829,056 -$10,064,783 $41.29 112
2024 Q3 3,878,488 $156,906,239 -$29,688,561 $40.43 99
2024 Q2 4,676,186 $182,459,348 +$45,987,050 $39.02 101
2024 Q1 3,503,215 $127,580,849 -$137,402,338 $36.44 83
2023 Q4 7,103,608 $248,283,160 +$46,167,464 $34.95 99
2023 Q3 5,701,928 $184,041,883 -$18,854,462 $32.26 82
2023 Q2 6,276,347 $205,959,346 +$39,882,349 $32.81 82
2023 Q1 5,023,372 $155,255,915 -$2,166,416 $30.89 68
2022 Q4 5,118,000 $149,801,685 -$4,793,841 $29.25 68
2022 Q3 5,070,127 $140,037,672 +$27,686,209 $27.59 69
2022 Q2 4,103,701 $116,604,085 +$55,111,041 $28.39 62
2022 Q1 2,123,880 $68,584,038 -$6,565,503 $32.35 40
2021 Q4 2,339,021 $76,278,146 -$1,832,901 $32.61 47
2021 Q3 2,316,300 $71,707,902 -$5,170,470 $30.86 44
2021 Q2 2,477,191 $76,378,598 +$75,830,598 $30.78 44
2021 Q1 7,400 $228,000 $30.81 1
2020 Q4 7,400 $228,000 $30.81 1
2020 Q3 7,400 $228,000 $30.81 1
2020 Q2 7,400 $228,000 $30.81 1
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