Series	Ticker	%Monthly Return ?			$Assets	#Holdings	As of
EquityCompass Risk Manager ETF	ERM	-9.49	4.79	-1.88	19.24 mm	151	Aug 2022
EquityCompass Tactical Risk Manager ETF	TERM	0.15	0.18	1.55	12.28 mm	151	Aug 2021
First Trust Active Factor Large Cap ETF	AFLG	-8.73	7.56	-3.41	4.70 mm	238	Aug 2022
First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF	AFMC	-10.76	10.00	-3.48	1.11 mm	249	Aug 2022
First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF	AFSM	-9.49	10.51	-4.73	2.30 mm	309	Aug 2022
First Trust Expanded Technology ETF	XPND	-10.26	13.03	-6.23	15.31 mm	51	Aug 2022
First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF	MFLX	-2.85	3.75	-2.58	14.28 mm	66	Aug 2022
First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	FCEF	-7.02	7.67	-2.50	28.03 mm	56	Aug 2022
First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF	ILDR	-7.33	11.76	-1.43	3.04 mm	78	Aug 2022
First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF	LDSF	-1.86	1.88	-0.81	210.79 mm	6	Aug 2022
First Trust Multi-Manager Large Growth ETF	MMLG	-9.42	11.64	-4.02	63.53 mm	84	Aug 2022
First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF	MMSC	-8.13	9.86	-0.65	1.52 mm	195	Aug 2022
First Trust SkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy ETF	CRPT	-37.55	45.59	-5.14	29.27 mm	31	Aug 2022
First Trust TCW Emerging Markets Debt ETF	EFIX	-7.07	3.20	-0.83	7.82 mm	53	Aug 2022
First Trust TCW ESG Premier Equity ETF	EPRE	-7.04	12.44	-3.65	845.09 k	21	Aug 2022
First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	FIXD	-2.10	2.68	-2.85	4.73 bn	887	Aug 2022
First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF	DEED	-1.90	2.79	-2.95	336.98 mm	346	Aug 2022
First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF	UCON	-2.08	1.88	-0.82	1.60 bn	936	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF	BUFT	-3.29	2.37	-1.63	154.87 mm	6	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF	BUFG	-5.83	6.42	-3.04	163.45 mm	6	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest Fund of Buffer ETFs	BUFR	-4.72	6.21	-2.33	728.70 mm	13	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest Fund of Deep Buffer ETFs	BUFD	-3.56	3.12	-1.69	541.22 mm	13	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest Fund of Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETFs	BUFQ	-0.93	9.32	-3.20	10.73 mm	5	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest International Equity Buffer ETF - December	YDEC	-5.55	3.85	-4.17	12.45 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest International Equity Buffer ETF - June	YJUN	-8.26	3.79	-4.86	31.98 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest International Equity Buffer ETF - March	YMAR	-6.09	3.38	-3.65	41.18 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest International Equity Buffer ETF - September	YSEP	-7.01	4.55	-5.40	6.94 mm	12	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - December	QDEC	-6.60	9.73	-3.59	82.04 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - June	QJUN	-6.49	7.22	-2.64	100.21 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - March	QMAR	-6.22	8.75	-3.38	51.41 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - September	QSPT	-6.66	10.50	-3.79	27.04 mm	17	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - April	FAPR	-6.13	6.81	-2.81	300.90 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August	FAUG	-4.14	5.70	-3.31	346.97 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December	FDEC	-5.40	6.30	-2.25	203.34 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - February	FFEB	-5.68	6.37	-2.58	319.97 mm	13	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January	FJAN	-5.74	6.45	-2.53	199.29 mm	13	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - July	FJUL	-3.05	7.65	-2.47	234.95 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - June	FJUN	-1.29	5.95	-2.12	317.52 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - March	FMAR	-5.74	6.39	-2.68	210.70 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May	FMAY	-5.21	6.37	-2.46	383.07 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - November	FNOV	-5.15	6.58	-2.15	281.14 mm	13	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October	FOCT	-4.85	5.79	-1.59	152.13 mm	13	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September	FSEP	-4.64	5.61	-0.89	128.21 mm	17	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - April	DAPR	-4.11	4.15	-1.74	274.09 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - August	DAUG	-2.80	0.93	-3.22	163.08 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - December	DDEC	-3.08	2.97	-1.33	253.83 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - February	DFEB	-3.99	4.12	-1.85	307.64 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - January	DJAN	-3.79	3.94	-2.13	135.24 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July	DJUL	-3.22	3.36	-1.83	165.90 mm	13	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - June	DJUN	-3.75	4.41	-1.52	192.42 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - March	DMAR	-4.03	4.17	-2.10	198.58 mm	9	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - May	DMAY	-3.53	4.31	-1.74	235.62 mm	13	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - November	DNOV	-2.47	2.32	-0.91	402.96 mm	12	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - October	DOCT	-3.16	2.54	-1.58	126.56 mm	13	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - September	DSEP	-3.07	1.85	-1.49	99.01 mm	16	Aug 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - December	XDEC	1.77	-4.38	0.31	66.44 mm	11	May 2022
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - June	XJUN	1.83	-3.57	0.20	11.85 mm	16	May 2022

Institutional ownership, Q3 2022

First Trust Exchange-traded Fund Viii institutional ownership history Ownership history

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	300	293	+2.4%
Opened positions	42	24	+75.0%
Closed positions	35	166	-78.9%
Increased positions	119	54	+120.4%
Reduced positions	119	208	-42.8%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	4.11 bn	2.78 bn	+47.9%
Total shares	68.03 mm	65.71 mm	+3.5%
Total puts	0.00	0.00
Total calls	0.00	0.00
Total put/call ratio	–	–	–

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
MS Morgan Stanley	5.69 mm	$247.80 mm	-9.5%
Advance Capital Management	5.62 mm	$244.49 mm	-1.7%
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors	4.95 mm	$215.70 mm	NEW
LPL Financial	4.44 mm	$193.17 mm	-3.6%
First Trust Portfolios	2.91 mm	$0.00	-50.3%
Envestnet Asset Management	2.76 mm	$118.27 mm	+7.7%
WFC Wells Fargo & Co.	2.50 mm	$108.80 mm	-18.2%
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors	1.85 mm	$79.60 mm	+1.1%
Advisor	1.78 mm	$71.77 mm	+45.5%
Horizon Investments	1.56 mm	$67.54 mm	+8.5%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors	4.95 mm	+4.95 mm	NEW
First Trust Portfolios	2.91 mm	-2.94 mm	-50.3%
Allworth Financial	6.17 k	-697.31 k	-99.1%
MS Morgan Stanley	5.69 mm	-597.38 k	-9.5%
American Financial Advisors	560.54 k	+560.54 k	NEW
Advisor	1.78 mm	+557.26 k	+45.5%
WFC Wells Fargo & Co.	2.50 mm	-556.84 k	-18.2%
Jane Street	131.58 k	-544.42 k	-80.5%
NewSquare Capital	19.14 k	-455.05 k	-96.0%
BAC Bank Of America	886.03 k	-382.52 k	-30.2%

Data from 13F filings, for the last complete 13F reporting period. For most recent data, click the ownership history button. Values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.