# FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000065187). Net assets $1.2B as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000065187
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 5493000SGQR02L5NQO23
- Net assets: $1.2B
- Total assets: $1.2B
- As of: 2026-05-31
- Type: ETF

## Advisers

- [First Trust Advisors L.P. (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/107027)
- [VEST FINANCIAL LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/165976)

## Top holdings (17 reported)

_Showing 15 of 17 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C6.43 | $1.0B | 8865.06% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C6.43 | $110.5M | 937.24% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C6.43 | $74.4M | 631.18% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $5.4M | 45.86% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C6.43 | $5.4M | 45.72% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P643.44 | $4.3M | 36.46% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P643.44 | $343K | 2.91% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P643.44 | $127K | 1.08% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P643.44 | $9K | 0.07% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P579.1 | $-10K | -0.08% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C735.39 | $-123K | -1.05% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P579.1 | $-139K | -1.18% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P579.1 | $-213K | -1.81% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P579.1 | $-1.9M | -16.12% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C735.39 | $-2.2M | -18.27% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $1.2B |
| 2026-02-28 | $1.2B |
| 2025-11-30 | $1.1B |
| 2025-08-31 | $965.5M |
| 2025-05-31 | $896.3M |
| 2025-02-28 | $905.5M |
| 2024-11-30 | $906.4M |
| 2024-08-31 | $736.4M |

## More

- [Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/1667919)
- [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000065187.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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