# FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - February

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - February is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000067881). Net assets $458.4M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000067881
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300W5JHJZFCH3B052
- Net assets: $458.4M
- Total assets: $489.6M
- 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 2 C6.88 | $427.3M | 9320.31% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 C6.88 | $28.7M | 625.69% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 C6.88 | $18.8M | 409.54% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 P654.96 | $8.4M | 182.96% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $4.2M | 90.64% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 C6.88 | $1.3M | 29.25% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 P654.96 | $563K | 12.28% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 P654.96 | $369K | 8.04% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 P654.96 | $26K | 0.57% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 P482.6 | $-6K | -0.14% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 C771.27 | $-80K | -1.75% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 P482.6 | $-90K | -1.96% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 P482.6 | $-138K | -3.00% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 C771.27 | $-1.1M | -24.56% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 2 C771.27 | $-1.7M | -37.52% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $458.4M |
| 2026-02-28 | $402.2M |
| 2025-11-30 | $392.1M |
| 2025-08-31 | $406.7M |
| 2025-05-31 | $416.5M |
| 2025-02-28 | $291.5M |
| 2024-11-30 | $260.9M |
| 2024-08-31 | $262.6M |

## 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/S000067881.md)
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