First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August
US ˙ BATS ˙ US33740F8620

SecurityFAUG / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August
InstitutionSowell Financial Services LLC
Latest Disclosed Ownership12,860 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 665,929
Sowell Financial Services LLC reports 0.12% decrease in ownership of FAUG / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August

On April 20, 2026 - Sowell Financial Services LLC filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 12,860 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August (US:FAUG) valued at $665,929 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on January 21, 2026 disclosing 12,876 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August. This represents a change in shares of -0.12% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $723,889 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)
2026-04-20 2026-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F862 12,860 -16 -0.12 666 -2.35 0.0246
2026-01-21 2025-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F862 12,876 2,538 24.55 682 27.05 0.0250
2025-10-17 2025-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F862 10,338 -243 -2.30 537 3.47 0.0206
2025-07-14 2025-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F862 10,581 -483 -4.37 519 2.98 0.0211
2025-04-17 2025-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F862 11,064 781 7.60 503 5.23 0.0229
2025-02-07 2024-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F862 10,283 10,283 479 0.0252
2024-01-24 2023-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST US BUFFER 33740F862 0 -11,398 -100.00 0 -100.00
2023-11-08 2023-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST US BUFFER 33740F862 11,398 -131 -1.14 426 -4.27 0.0267
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST US BUFFER 33740F862 11,529 11,529 445 0.0248
2023-05-12 2023-03-31 13F First TR Exchng ETF 33740F862 0 -12,403 -100.00 0 0.0000
2023-02-09 2022-12-31 13F First TR Exchng ETF 33740F862 12,403 12,403 0 0.0278
2022-05-13 2022-03-31 13F FT CBOE VEST U.S. EQUITY BUFFER ETF - AUGUST ETF 33740F862 0 -20,158 -100.00 0 -100.00
2022-02-09 2021-12-31 13F FT CBOE VEST U.S. EQUITY BUFFER ETF - AUGUST ETF 33740F862 20,158 329 1.66 781 8.02 0.0448
2021-11-04 2021-09-30 13F FT CBOE VEST U.S. EQUITY BUFFER ETF - AUGUST ETF 33740F862 19,829 19,829 723 0.0488
2021-08-05 2021-06-30 13F FT CBOE VEST U.S. EQUITY BUFFER ETF - AUGUST ETF 33740F862 0 -5,000 -100.00 0 -100.00
2021-05-07 2021-03-31 13F FT CBOE VEST U.S. EQUITY BUFFER ETF - AUGUST ETF 33740F862 5,000 0 0.00 182 4.60 0.0063
2021-01-13 2020-12-31 13F FT CBOE VEST U.S. EQUITY BUFFER ETF - AUGUST ETF 33740F862 5,000 0 0.00 174 7.41 0.0074
2020-11-12 2020-09-30 13F FT CBOE VEST U.S. EQUITY BUFFER ETF - AUGUST ETF 33740F862 5,000 5,000 162 0.0081
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.