FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - Mar 31, 2025 SCHEDULE 13G/A Report for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest Nasdaq-100(R) Buffer ETF - September (QSPT)

Filing Manager
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
Reporting Manager
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Security
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest Nasdaq-100(R) Buffer ETF - September
Symbol
QSPT
Shares outstanding
14.5M shares
Disclosed Ownership
8.52M shares
Ownership
58.8%
Form type
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Date filed
4/23/2025, 10:08 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. 58.76% 8.52M 0 0 /s/ James M. Dykas James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P. 58.76% 8.52M 0 8.52M /s/ James M. Dykas James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation 58.76% 8.52M 0 8.52M /s/ James M. Dykas James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer