FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - 30 Sep 2025 SCHEDULE 13G/A Report for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD)

Filing Manager
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
Reporting Manager
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Security
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF
Symbol
FIXD
Shares outstanding
75,834,685 shares
Disclosed Ownership
3,367,060 shares
Ownership
4.44%
Form type
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing time
31 Oct 2025, 10:35:47 UTC
Date of event
30 Sep 2025
SEC
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Reporting Managers (3)

Name Ownership Shares Owned sole voting power shared voting power Signature Title CIK
First Trust Portfolios L.P. 4.44% 3,367,060 0 0 /s/ James M. Dykas James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P. 4.44% 3,367,060 0 156,464 /s/ James M. Dykas James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation 4.44% 3,367,060 0 156,464 /s/ James M. Dykas James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer