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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000068217). Net assets $1.2B as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000068217
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300SV2ZBFPFU7PJ56
- Net assets: $1.2B
- Total assets: $1.3B
- 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 5 C7.39 | $1.2B | 9657.01% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P739.17 | $57.4M | 470.52% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C7.39 | $23.6M | 193.84% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $13.9M | 114.05% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C7.39 | $4.2M | 34.74% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C7.39 | $2.8M | 23.16% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P739.17 | $1.2M | 9.44% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P739.17 | $207K | 1.69% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P739.17 | $138K | 1.13% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C865.49 | $-63K | -0.52% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P665.25 | $-79K | -0.65% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C865.49 | $-95K | -0.77% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P665.25 | $-119K | -0.97% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C865.49 | $-527K | -4.32% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P665.25 | $-662K | -5.43% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $1.2B |
| 2026-02-28 | $1.1B |
| 2025-11-30 | $1.0B |
| 2025-08-31 | $1.0B |
| 2025-05-31 | $890.1M |
| 2025-02-28 | $874.6M |
| 2024-11-30 | $893.7M |
| 2024-08-31 | $823.2M |

## 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/S000068217.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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