FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - 30 Sep 2025 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: 4,099,293 shares
Disclosed Ownership: 1,055,978 shares
Ownership: 25.8%
Form type: SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing time: 22 Oct 2025, 09:51:53 UTC
Date of event: 30 Sep 2025
Previous 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.	25.76%	1,055,978	0	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P.	25.76%	1,055,978	995,308	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation	25.76%	1,055,978	995,308	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer