First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF
US ˙ BATS ˙ US33740F7556

SecurityBUFR / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF
InstitutionAdvisor Group Holdings, Inc.
Latest Disclosed Ownership7,718,941 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 260,665,152
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. reports 7.44% increase in ownership of BUFR / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF

On May 15, 2026 - Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 7,718,941 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF (US:BUFR) valued at $260,668,638 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 17, 2026 disclosing 7,184,486 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF. This represents a change in shares of 7.44% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $279,039,717 USD.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date		 Effective
Date		Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)		 Reported
Shares		 ΔShares ΔShares
(%)		 Reported
Value
(x1000)		 ΔValue
(%)		 Alloc
(%)		 ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)		 Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 7,718,941 534,455 7.44 260,665 5.90 0.2220
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 7,184,486 -396,075 -5.22 246,137 -1.57 0.3597
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 7,580,561 324,116 4.47 250,051 8.36 0.3500
2025-09-04 2025-06-30 13F/A-1 IRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 7,256,445 -2,611,853 -26.47 230,752 -21.24 0.4108
2025-08-13 2025-06-30 13F IRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 9,085,421 -782,877 277,688 0.3211
2025-05-12 2025-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 9,868,298 986,298 11.10 292,986 8.26 0.6529
2025-06-06 2024-12-31 13F/A-1 FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 8,882,000 3,828,445 75.76 270,631 79.17 0.6074
2025-02-07 2024-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 4,095,087 -958,468 122,657 0.3129
2024-11-13 2024-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 5,053,555 501,466 11.02 151,049 14.74 0.3406
2024-08-13 2024-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST FD OF BU 33740F755 4,552,089 59,781 1.33 131,646 4.81 0.3111
2024-05-10 2024-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST FD OF BU 33740F755 4,492,308 429,664 10.58 125,603 16.36 0.2805
2024-02-12 2023-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 4,062,644 -188,187 -4.43 107,943 3.69 0.1889
2023-11-13 2023-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 4,250,831 1,698,861 66.57 104,102 62.91 0.1538
2023-08-21 2023-06-30 13F/A-1 FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 2,551,970 608,188 31.29 63,900 40.07 0.1147
2023-08-10 2023-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 2,551,970 608,188 63,900 0.0173
2023-05-12 2023-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 1,943,782 91,103 4.92 45,620 10.87 0.0858
2023-02-10 2022-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 1,852,679 301,584 19.44 41,148 27.30 0.0833
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 1,551,095 107,347 7.44 32,323 4.32 0.0739
2022-08-10 2022-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 1,443,748 -162,168 -10.10 30,983 -18.83 0.0683
2022-05-04 2022-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 1,605,916 572,376 55.38 38,172 53.71 0.0741
2022-02-03 2021-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 1,033,540 13,608 1.33 24,834 6.10 0.0470
2021-11-05 2021-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 1,019,932 514,096 101.63 23,406 101.71 0.0488
2021-08-02 2021-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 505,836 223,198 78.97 11,604 85.78 0.0251
2021-05-13 2021-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 282,638 228,357 420.69 6,246 436.14 0.0150
2021-02-10 2020-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 54,281 53,528 7,108.63 1,165 7,666.67 0.0031
2020-11-12 2020-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 753 753 15 0.0000
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Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.