First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May
US ˙ BATS ˙ US33740F7481

SecurityFMAY / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May
InstitutionCommonwealth Equity Services, Llc
Latest Disclosed Ownership281,571 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 15,049,971
Commonwealth Equity Services, Llc reports 4.85% decrease in ownership of FMAY / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May

On February 12, 2026 - Commonwealth Equity Services, Llc filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 281,571 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May (US:FMAY) valued at $15,049,970 USD as of December 31, 2025. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on October 22, 2025 disclosing 295,937 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May. This represents a change in shares of -4.85% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $15,900,314 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)
2026-02-12 2025-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F748 281,571 -14,366 -4.85 15,050 100,226.67 0.0201
2025-10-22 2025-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F748 295,937 -79,113 -21.09 15 -16.67 0.0200
2025-08-06 2025-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F748 375,050 29,438 8.52 19 20.00 0.0248
2025-05-09 2025-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F748 345,612 1,922 0.56 16 -6.25 0.0226
2025-02-10 2024-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F748 343,690 -15,342 -4.27 16 0.00 0.0238
2024-10-18 2024-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F748 359,032 -280,422 -43.85 17 -42.86 0.0253
2024-07-31 2024-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F748 639,454 41,468 6.93 29 12.00 0.0452
2024-04-29 2024-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT 33740F748 597,986 -275,731 -31.56 26 -30.56 0.0429
2024-02-06 2023-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 873,717 -121,896 -12.24 36 -5.26 0.0663
2023-10-23 2023-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 995,613 -15,974 -1.58 38 -2.56 0.0790
2023-08-10 2023-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 1,011,587 535,081 112.29 39 129.41 0.0802
2023-05-11 2023-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 476,506 24,342 5.38 18 13.33 0.0368
2023-02-07 2022-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 452,164 -10,941 -2.36 16 -99.90 0.0382
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 463,105 19,478 4.39 15,388 0.92 0.0397
2022-07-19 2022-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 443,627 354,924 400.13 15,247 351.76 0.0397
2022-05-04 2022-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 88,703 -26,186 -22.79 3,375 -23.21 0.0077
2022-01-31 2021-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 114,889 4,858 4.42 4,395 9.90 0.0099
2021-10-29 2021-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 110,031 11,643 11.83 3,999 12.39 0.0100
2021-08-11 2021-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 98,388 46,874 90.99 3,558 96.14 0.0090
2021-05-04 2021-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 51,514 -327 -0.63 1,814 1.57 0.0051
2021-02-11 2020-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 51,841 11,286 27.83 1,786 33.28 0.0054
2020-11-05 2020-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 40,555 1,634 4.20 1,340 8.15 0.0046
2020-08-12 2020-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI CBOE VEST US BUF 33740F748 38,921 38,921 1,239 0.0047
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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.