First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF
US ˙ NasdaqGM ˙ US33740F8059

SecurityFIXD / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF
InstitutionBaird Financial Group, Inc.
Latest Disclosed Ownership538,337 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 23,466,110
Baird Financial Group, Inc. reports 0.65% increase in ownership of FIXD / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

On May 14, 2026 - Baird Financial Group, Inc. filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 538,337 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (US:FIXD) valued at $23,466,110 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 13, 2026 disclosing 534,862 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF. This represents a change in shares of 0.65% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $23,480,322 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)
2026-05-14 2026-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD 33740F805 538,337 3,475 0.65 23,466 -1.01 0.0197
2026-02-13 2025-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD COMMON 33740F805 534,862 9,014 1.71 23,705 1.49 0.0370
2025-11-13 2025-09-30 13F FT SMITH OPPORTUNISTIC FXD COMMON 33740F805 525,848 174,670 49.74 23,358 51.55 0.0376
2025-08-13 2025-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD COMMON 33740F805 351,178 -154,600 -30.57 15,413 -30.49 0.0270
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS COMMON 33740F805 505,778 27,268 5.70 22,173 7.84 0.0427
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 478,510 164,046 52.17 20,562 44.53 0.0393
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 314,464 3,118 1.00 14,226 6.14 0.0276
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 311,346 -74,265 -19.26 13,403 -20.28 0.0278
2024-05-14 2024-03-31 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 385,611 55,904 16.96 16,813 14.32 0.0353
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 329,707 202,792 159.79 14,707 175.55 0.0335
2023-11-13 2023-09-30 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 126,915 64,151 102.21 5,337 92.53 0.0146
2023-08-11 2023-06-30 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 62,764 24,481 63.95 2,772 60.70 0.0073
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 38,283 15,778 70.11 1,725 0.0043
2023-02-13 2022-12-31 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 22,505 -93,387 -80.58 1 -100.00 0.0026
2022-11-15 2022-09-30 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 115,892 -39,292 -25.32 5,046 -29.88 0.0149
2022-08-08 2022-06-30 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 155,184 -32,502 -17.32 7,196 -22.67 0.0200
2022-05-13 2022-03-31 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 187,686 -9,765 -4.95 9,305 -11.44 0.0230
2022-02-09 2021-12-31 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 197,451 -15,115 -7.11 10,507 -7.70 0.0246
2021-11-12 2021-09-30 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 212,566 -33,460 -13.60 11,383 -13.73 0.0291
2021-08-11 2021-06-30 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 246,026 -21,858 -8.16 13,195 -6.76 0.0343
2021-05-13 2021-03-31 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 267,884 77,226 40.50 14,152 35.62 0.0397
2021-02-11 2020-12-31 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 190,658 -10,311 -5.13 10,435 -5.64 0.0312
2020-11-12 2020-09-30 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 200,969 19,096 10.50 11,059 10.98 0.0379
2020-10-22 2020-06-30 13F/A-1 FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 181,873 49,338 37.23 9,965 42.64 0.0375
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF ETF - F 33740F805 22,670 -109,865 1,175 2,328.5830
2020-05-14 2020-03-31 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 132,535 108,266 446.11 6,986 455.33 0.0319
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F FT TCW OPPORTUNISTIC ETF COMMON 33740F805 24,269 13,803 131.88 1,258 128.31 0.0045
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F FIRST TR ETF FD VII ETF Common 33740F805 10,466 5,531 112.08 551 115.23 0.0022
2019-08-14 2019-06-30 13F FIRST TR ETF FD VII ETF COMMON 33740F805 4,935 4,935 256 0.0010
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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.