FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - Mar 31, 2025 Form SCHEDULE 13G/A Schedule Report for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (DOCT)

Filing Manager
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
Reporting Manager
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Security
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - October
Symbol
DOCT
Shares outstanding
7.82M shares
Disclosed Ownership
2.62M shares
Ownership
33.5%
Form type
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Date filed
4/21/2025, 10:47 AM
Date of event
Mar 31, 2025
Previous filing
Jan 24, 2025
SEC
View on sec.gov

Reporting Managers (3)

Name Ownership Shares Owned sole voting power shared voting power Signature Title CIK
First Trust Portfolios L.P. 33.47% 2.62M 0 0 /s/ James M. Dykas James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P. 33.47% 2.62M 0 2.62M /s/ James M. Dykas James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation 33.47% 2.62M 0 2.62M /s/ James M. Dykas James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer