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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000069329). Net assets $1.3B as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000069329
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300Z08145VU7Q3I60
- Net assets: $1.3B
- 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 9 C6.64 | $1.2B | 9203.00% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C6.64 | $79.3M | 614.11% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C6.64 | $53.9M | 417.11% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P663.7 | $9.4M | 72.87% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C6.64 | $8.5M | 65.86% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $7.0M | 54.32% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P663.7 | $642K | 4.97% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P663.7 | $462K | 3.58% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P663.7 | $56K | 0.44% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P597.33 | $-32K | -0.25% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P597.33 | $-201K | -1.55% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P597.33 | $-296K | -2.29% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C756.62 | $-323K | -2.50% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C756.62 | $-2.3M | -17.91% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C756.62 | $-2.8M | -22.05% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $1.3B |
| 2026-02-28 | $1.2B |
| 2025-11-30 | $1.1B |
| 2025-08-31 | $942.2M |
| 2025-05-31 | $805.9M |
| 2025-02-28 | $861.1M |
| 2024-11-30 | $846.8M |
| 2024-08-31 | $598.2M |

## 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/S000069329.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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