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
InstitutionCooper Financial Group
Latest Disclosed Ownership508,888 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 17,185,148
Cooper Financial Group reports 5.59% increase in ownership of BUFR / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF

On April 7, 2026 - Cooper Financial Group filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 508,888 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF (US:BUFR) valued at $17,185,148 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on January 8, 2026 disclosing 481,960 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF. This represents a change in shares of 5.59% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $18,589,679 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)
2026-04-07 2026-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 508,888 26,928 5.59 17,185 4.08 1.7368
2026-01-08 2025-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 481,960 12,062 2.57 16,512 5.15 1.7569
2025-10-07 2025-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 469,898 -1,969 -0.42 15,704 4.65 1.7382
2025-07-18 2025-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 471,867 25,714 5.76 15,005 13.28 1.7648
2025-05-12 2025-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 446,153 14,416 3.34 13,246 0.69 1.7449
2025-01-13 2024-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 431,737 179,628 71.25 13,155 74.59 1.5842
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 252,109 27,865 12.43 7,536 16.19 0.9782
2024-07-15 2024-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED 33740F755 224,244 21,549 10.63 6,485 14.43 0.9534
2024-04-11 2024-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST FD OF BU 33740F755 202,695 175,241 638.31 5,667 677.37 0.9315
2024-01-16 2023-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 27,454 2,958 12.08 729 21.70 0.1326
2023-10-13 2023-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 24,496 1,695 7.43 600 5.09 0.1442
2023-07-07 2023-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 22,801 10,935 92.15 571 105.04 0.1416
2023-05-11 2023-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 11,866 1,426 13.66 278 20.35 0.0750
2023-01-13 2022-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US EQ 33740F755 10,440 10,440 232 0.0708
Legend
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.