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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - May is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000068219). Net assets $354.5M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000068219
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300GSST0K3UKSM891
- Net assets: $354.5M
- Total assets: $369.5M
- 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 (13 reported)

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C7.38 | $341.9M | 9644.51% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P702.21 | $12.6M | 356.18% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C7.38 | $8.3M | 232.83% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $4.0M | 111.62% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C7.38 | $2.4M | 67.12% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P702.21 | $305K | 8.60% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P702.21 | $88K | 2.48% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P517.42 | $-22K | -0.61% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P517.42 | $-75K | -2.12% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C839.4 | $-78K | -2.20% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C839.4 | $-271K | -7.64% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P517.42 | $-3.1M | -87.63% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C839.4 | $-11.2M | -316.61% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $354.5M |
| 2026-02-28 | $300.0M |
| 2025-11-30 | $292.7M |
| 2025-08-31 | $289.1M |
| 2025-05-31 | $258.0M |
| 2025-02-28 | $228.3M |
| 2024-11-30 | $268.5M |
| 2024-08-31 | $314.9M |

## 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/S000068219.md)
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