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
InstitutionCommonwealth Equity Services, Llc
Latest Disclosed Ownership11,528,758 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 394,975,260
Commonwealth Equity Services, Llc reports 1.01% increase in ownership of BUFR / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF

On February 12, 2026 - Commonwealth Equity Services, Llc filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 11,528,758 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF (US:BUFR) valued at $394,975,249 USD as of December 31, 2025. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on October 22, 2025 disclosing 11,413,499 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF. This represents a change in shares of 1.01% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $420,338,517 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)
2026-02-12 2025-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 11,528,758 115,259 1.01 394,975 103,567.98
2025-10-22 2025-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 11,413,499 662,999 6.17 381 11.73 0.4941
2025-08-06 2025-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 10,750,500 2,422,745 29.09 342 38.06 0.4516
2025-05-09 2025-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 8,327,755 -265,053 -3.08 247 -5.36 0.3499
2025-02-10 2024-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 8,592,808 1,184,145 15.98 262 18.10 0.3828
2024-10-18 2024-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 7,408,663 862,804 13.18 221 16.93 0.3357
2024-07-31 2024-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 6,545,859 548,286 9.14 189 13.17 0.2997
2024-04-29 2024-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST FD OF BU 33740F755 5,997,573 2,082,727 53.20 168 60.58 0.2786
2024-02-06 2023-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 3,914,846 905,706 30.10 104 42.47 0.1906
2023-10-23 2023-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 3,009,140 637,749 26.89 74 23.73 0.1527
2023-08-10 2023-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 2,371,391 -168,872 -6.65 59 0.00 0.1208
2023-05-11 2023-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 2,540,263 26,271 1.04 60 7.27 0.1252
2023-02-07 2022-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 2,513,992 -288,737 -10.30 56 -99.91 0.1343
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 2,802,729 -2,535 -0.09 58,408 -2.98 0.1505
2022-07-19 2022-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 2,805,264 476,683 20.47 60,200 8.76 0.1569
2022-05-04 2022-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 2,328,581 595,319 34.35 55,350 32.89 0.1265
2022-01-31 2021-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 1,733,262 297,519 20.72 41,650 26.40 0.0938
2021-10-29 2021-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 1,435,743 134,035 10.30 32,950 10.34 0.0827
2021-08-11 2021-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 1,301,708 547,830 72.67 29,861 79.24 0.0758
2021-05-04 2021-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 753,878 383,549 103.57 16,660 109.45 0.0471
2021-02-11 2020-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 370,329 178,119 92.67 7,954 105.64 0.0239
2020-11-05 2020-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 192,210 192,210 3,868 0.0132
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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.