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

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 - April
Symbol: GAPR
Shares outstanding: 6,399,986 shares
Disclosed Ownership: 1,884,156 shares
Ownership: 29%
Form type: SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing time: 22 Oct 2025, 09:41:26 UTC
Date of event: 30 Sep 2025
Previous filing: 07 Jul 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Managers (3)

Name	Ownership	Shares Owned	shared voting power	Signature	Title
First Trust Portfolios L.P.	29%	1,884,156	0	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P.	29%	1,884,156	1,819,510	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation	29%	1,884,156	1,819,510	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer