FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - 31 Dec 2024 SCHEDULE 13G/A Report for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August (SAUG)

Filing Manager: FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
Reporting Manager: First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Security: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August
Symbol: SAUG
Shares outstanding: 3,349,757 shares
Disclosed Ownership: 566,109 shares
Ownership: 17%
Form type: SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing time: 17 Jan 2025, 11:16:48 UTC
Date of event: 31 Dec 2024
Next filing: 07 Mar 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Managers (3)

Name	Ownership	Shares Owned	shared voting power	Signature	Title
First Trust Portfolios L.P.	17%	566,109	0	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P.	17%	566,109	543,156	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation	17%	566,109	543,156	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer