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
InstitutionHoward Financial Services, Ltd.
Latest Disclosed Ownership59,413 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 2,589,802
Howard Financial Services, Ltd. reports 4.27% decrease in ownership of FIXD / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

On April 7, 2026 - Howard Financial Services, Ltd. filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 59,413 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (US:FIXD) valued at $2,589,813 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on January 12, 2026 disclosing 62,065 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF. This represents a change in shares of -4.27% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $2,591,381 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)
2026-04-07 2026-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD 33740F805 59,413 -2,652 -4.27 2,590 -5.85 0.2916
2026-01-12 2025-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD 33740F805 62,065 -42,571 -40.68 2,751 -40.82 0.3217
2025-10-23 2025-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI SMITH OPPORT FXD 33740F805 104,636 -24,407 -18.91 4,648 -17.94 0.5687
2025-07-02 2025-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 129,043 -65,934 -33.82 5,664 -33.74 0.7446
2025-04-07 2025-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 194,977 -28,278 -12.67 8,548 -10.90 1.1639
2025-01-15 2024-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 223,255 -83,107 -27.13 9,593 -30.78 1.3050
2024-10-08 2024-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 306,362 4,152 1.37 13,860 6.53 2.0014
2024-07-12 2024-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 302,210 -110,899 -26.84 13,010 -27.77 2.1320
2024-04-16 2024-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 413,109 19,213 4.88 18,012 2.52 3.1026
2024-01-09 2023-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 393,896 53,973 15.88 17,570 22.90 3.3870
2023-10-10 2023-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 339,923 76,097 28.84 14,295 22.67 3.2776
2023-07-12 2023-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 263,826 4,346 1.67 11,653 -0.33 2.7803
2023-04-05 2023-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 259,480 37,753 17.03 11,692 20.07 2.8486
2023-01-13 2022-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 221,727 124,530 128.12 9,738 130.10 2.5578
2022-10-12 2022-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 97,197 66,180 213.37 4,232 194.30 1.3719
2022-07-18 2022-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 31,017 -4,979 -13.83 1,438 -19.44 0.4883
2022-04-20 2022-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 35,996 3,114 9.47 1,785 2.00 0.5287
2022-01-27 2021-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 32,882 12,385 60.42 1,750 59.38 0.5249
2021-11-01 2021-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 20,497 1,269 6.60 1,098 6.50 0.4117
2021-08-06 2021-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 19,228 5,149 36.57 1,031 38.58 0.4040
2021-05-03 2021-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 14,079 -1,244 -8.12 744 -11.32 0.3342
2021-02-02 2020-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 15,323 3,720 32.06 839 31.50 0.4421
2020-11-12 2020-09-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 11,603 378 3.37 638 3.74 0.4123
2020-07-29 2020-06-30 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 11,225 3,234 40.47 615 46.08 0.4369
2020-05-05 2020-03-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 7,991 -247 -3.00 421 -1.41 0.3724
2020-01-27 2019-12-31 13F FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS 33740F805 8,238 8,238 427 0.2625
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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.