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
InstitutionRetirement Planning Group
Latest Disclosed Ownership107,088 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 4,667,981
Retirement Planning Group reports 11.39% increase in ownership of FIXD / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

On May 4, 2026 - Retirement Planning Group filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 107,088 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (US:FIXD) valued at $4,667,966 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 3, 2026 disclosing 96,135 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF. This represents a change in shares of 11.39% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $4,665,428 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)
2026-05-04 2026-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD 33740F805 107,088 10,953 11.39 4,668 9.55 0.1446
2026-02-03 2025-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD 33740F805 96,135 11,316 13.34 4,261 13.09 0.1400
2025-10-27 2025-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD 33740F805 84,819 29,020 52.01 3,768 53.82 0.1308
2025-07-30 2025-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD 33740F805 55,799 8,334 17.56 2,449 17.74 0.1042
2025-04-10 2025-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 47,465 22,096 87.10 2,081 90.83 0.0976
2025-02-18 2024-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 25,369 9,176 56.67 1,090 48.91 0.0548
2024-10-10 2024-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 16,193 582 3.73 733 8.93 0.0399
2024-07-12 2024-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 15,611 3,831 32.52 672 30.99 0.0427
2024-04-12 2024-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 11,780 1,013 9.41 514 6.88 0.0393
2024-01-16 2023-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 10,767 -60 -0.55 480 5.49 0.0430
2023-10-25 2023-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 10,827 168 1.58 455 -3.19 0.0483
2023-07-24 2023-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 10,659 1,552 17.04 471 14.63 0.0470
2023-04-20 2023-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 9,107 177 1.98 410 4.59 0.0437
2023-01-19 2022-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 8,930 8,930 392 0.0448
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.