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
InstitutionLPL Financial LLC
Latest Disclosed Ownership8,092,909 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 352,769,885
LPL Financial LLC reports 14.36% increase in ownership of FIXD / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

On May 6, 2026 - LPL Financial LLC filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 8,092,909 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (US:FIXD) valued at $352,769,903 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 11, 2026 disclosing 7,076,780 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF. This represents a change in shares of 14.36% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $352,956,040 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.

Upgrade to unlock premium data and export to Excel .

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)
2026-05-06 2026-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD 33740F805 8,092,909 1,016,129 14.36 352,770 12.48 0.0937
2026-02-11 2025-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD 33740F805 7,076,780 612,706 9.48 313,643 9.23 0.0857
2025-11-12 2025-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD 33740F805 6,464,074 53,767 0.84 287,134 2.06 0.0837
2025-08-12 2025-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD 33740F805 6,410,307 -942,101 -12.81 281,348 -12.71 0.0938
2025-05-07 2025-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 7,352,408 -1,096,927 -12.98 322,330 -11.22 0.1253
2025-02-11 2024-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 8,449,335 -981,030 -10.40 363,068 -14.90 0.1476
2024-11-08 2024-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 9,430,365 615,776 6.99 426,630 12.43 0.1902
2024-08-07 2024-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 8,814,589 -351,571 -3.84 379,468 -5.05 0.1890
2024-05-10 2024-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 9,166,160 1,005,225 12.32 399,645 9.79 0.2146
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 8,160,935 856,338 11.72 364,018 18.50 0.2205
2023-11-13 2023-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 7,304,597 1,393,129 23.57 307,195 17.65 0.2151
2023-07-31 2023-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 5,911,468 1,147,232 24.08 261,110 21.63 0.1866
2023-05-10 2023-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 4,764,236 907,715 23.54 214,676 26.74 0.1671
2023-02-07 2022-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 3,856,521 -571,550 -12.91 169,378 -12.15 0.1450
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 4,428,071 -175,152 -3.80 192,798 -9.68 0.1860
2022-08-12 2022-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 4,603,223 -456,046 -9.01 213,451 -14.91 0.2028
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 5,059,269 -439,516 -7.99 250,839 -14.28 0.2156
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 5,498,785 169,072 3.17 292,618 2.53 0.2456
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 5,329,713 320,030 6.39 285,406 6.22 0.2680
2021-08-13 2021-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 5,009,683 -467,510 -8.54 268,682 -7.15 0.2717
2021-05-14 2021-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 5,477,193 269,872 5.18 289,360 1.53 0.3326
2021-02-12 2020-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 5,207,321 1,039,274 24.93 284,997 24.25 0.3691
2020-11-09 2020-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 4,168,047 1,122,524 36.86 229,368 37.46 0.3582
2020-08-13 2020-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 3,045,523 1,856,698 156.18 166,864 166.29 0.2907
2020-05-14 2020-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 1,188,825 428,361 56.33 62,663 59.01 0.1350
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 760,464 229,373 43.19 39,407 40.92 0.0717
2019-11-13 2019-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 531,091 175,650 49.42 27,965 51.92 0.0569
2019-08-09 2019-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 355,441 152,265 74.94 18,408 79.19 0.0392
2019-05-08 2019-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 203,176 10,980 5.71 10,273 8.33 0.0233
2019-02-07 2018-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 192,196 -22,757 -10.59 9,483 -9.95 0.0252
2018-11-14 2018-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 214,953 -49,953 -18.86 10,531 -19.20 0.0252
2018-08-14 2018-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 264,906 -1,932 -0.72 13,033 -1.65 0.0342
2018-05-15 2018-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 266,838 49,198 22.61 13,251 19.97 0.0365
2018-02-14 2017-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 217,640 113,618 109.22 11,045 108.67 0.0336
2017-11-14 2017-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 104,022 -17,997 -14.75 5,293 -14.48 0.0187
2017-08-14 2017-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 122,019 122,019 6,189 0.0235
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.