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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - July is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000068855). Net assets $1.2B as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000068855
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300BE8SLJVN6DHL56
- 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 (16 reported)

_Showing 15 of 16 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 C6.28 | $1.1B | 9308.79% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 C6.28 | $109.8M | 937.21% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 C6.28 | $39.4M | 336.27% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $4.5M | 38.67% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 C6.28 | $1.6M | 13.43% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 P627.58 | $1.4M | 11.79% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 P627.58 | $75K | 0.64% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 P627.58 | $23K | 0.19% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 P564.82 | $-876 | -0.01% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 P564.82 | $-22K | -0.19% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 P564.82 | $-61K | -0.52% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 C718.89 | $-94K | -0.80% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 P564.82 | $-608K | -5.19% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 C718.89 | $-1.6M | -13.69% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 7 C718.89 | $-2.8M | -23.95% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $1.2B |
| 2026-02-28 | $1.2B |
| 2025-11-30 | $1.2B |
| 2025-08-31 | $1.0B |
| 2025-05-31 | $990.4M |
| 2025-02-28 | $961.7M |
| 2024-11-30 | $939.5M |
| 2024-08-31 | $828.7M |

## 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/S000068855.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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