First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF
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SecurityBUFT / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF
InstitutionAdvisor Group Holdings, Inc.
Latest Disclosed Ownership111,971 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 2,777,973
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. reports 67.62% increase in ownership of BUFT / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF

On May 15, 2026 - Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 111,971 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (US:BUFT) valued at $2,778,001 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 17, 2026 disclosing 66,802 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF. This represents a change in shares of 67.62% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $2,894,450 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 VEST BUFFERED 33740U760 111,971 45,169 67.62 2,778 69.02 0.0024
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST BUFFERED 33740U760 66,802 -27,820 -29.40 1,644 -27.65 0.0024
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST BUFFERED 33740U760 94,622 8,778 10.23 2,272 12.99 0.0032
2025-09-04 2025-06-30 13F/A-1 IRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST BUFFERED 33740U760 85,844 7,203 9.16 2,011 13.88 0.0036
2025-08-13 2025-06-30 13F IRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST BUFFERED 33740U760 94,651 16,010 2,125 0.0025
2025-05-12 2025-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST BUFFERED 33740U760 78,641 -6,589 -7.73 1,765 -7.69 0.0039
2025-06-06 2024-12-31 13F/A-1 FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST BUFFERED 33740U760 85,230 15,410 22.07 1,913 23.91 0.0043
2025-02-07 2024-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST BUFFERED 33740U760 69,491 -329 1,537 0.0039
2024-11-13 2024-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST BUFFERED 33740U760 69,820 -7,229 -9.38 1,544 -8.10 0.0035
2024-08-13 2024-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST BUFFERED 33740U760 77,049 -48,149 -38.46 1,680 -37.16 0.0040
2024-05-10 2024-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST BUFFERED 33740U760 125,198 -275,353 -68.74 2,673 -67.97 0.0060
2024-02-12 2023-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST BUFERD 33740U760 400,551 -204,507 -33.80 8,342 -29.98 0.0146
2023-11-13 2023-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST BUFERD 33740U760 605,058 232,614 62.46 11,913 60.75 0.0176
2023-08-21 2023-06-30 13F/A-1 FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST BUFERD 33740U760 372,444 19,129 5.41 7,411 10.35 0.0133
2023-08-10 2023-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST BUFERD 33740U760 372,444 19,129 7,411 0.0020
2023-05-12 2023-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST BUFERD 33740U760 353,315 48,286 15.83 6,716 19.37 0.0126
2023-02-10 2022-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST BUFERD 33740U760 305,029 -860 -0.28 5,627 1.63 0.0114
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST BUFERD 33740U760 305,889 30,691 11.15 5,536 8.46 0.0127
2022-08-10 2022-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST BUFERD 33740U760 275,198 266,559 3,085.53 5,104 2,850.29 0.0113
2022-05-04 2022-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST BUFERD 33740U760 8,639 8,639 173 0.0003
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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.