FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - 30 Apr 2025 SCHEDULE 13G/A Report for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - January (GJAN)

Filing Manager: FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
Reporting Manager: First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Security: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - January
Symbol: GJAN
Shares outstanding: 9,548,374 shares
Disclosed Ownership: 980,618 shares
Ownership: 10.3%
Form type: SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing time: 07 May 2025, 10:05:32 UTC
Date of event: 30 Apr 2025
Previous filing: 16 Apr 2025
Next filing: 23 Jul 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Managers (3)

Name	Ownership	Shares Owned	shared voting power	Signature	Title
First Trust Portfolios L.P.	10.27%	980,618	0	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P.	10.27%	980,618	935,539	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation	10.27%	980,618	935,539	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer