FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - 31 Jan 2026 SCHEDULE 13G/A Report for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - July (JULM)

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 Max Buffer ETF - July
Symbol: JULM
Shares outstanding: 875,183 shares
Disclosed Ownership: 95,570 shares
Ownership: 11%
Form type: SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing time: 06 Feb 2026, 10:31:27 UTC
Date of event: 31 Jan 2026
Previous filing: 30 Jan 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Managers (3)

Name	Ownership	Shares Owned	shared voting power	Signature	Title
First Trust Portfolios L.P.	11%	95,570	0	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P.	11%	95,570	95,570	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation	11%	95,570	95,570	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer