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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000069649). Net assets $1.2B as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000069649
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 5493007S2MXH1M7JFV31
- 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 (21 reported)

_Showing 15 of 21 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C6.64 | $1.0B | 8562.56% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C6.64 | $109.0M | 900.22% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C6.64 | $67.2M | 554.93% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C6.64 | $18.8M | 155.38% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C6.64 | $13.4M | 110.99% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P664.39 | $11.1M | 91.58% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $7.3M | 60.64% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P664.39 | $901K | 7.44% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P664.39 | $871K | 7.19% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P664.39 | $228K | 1.89% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P664.39 | $143K | 1.18% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P597.95 | $-69K | -0.57% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P597.95 | $-111K | -0.92% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P597.95 | $-361K | -2.99% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C764.65 | $-515K | -4.25% |

## 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 | $947.6M |
| 2025-05-31 | $820.4M |
| 2025-02-28 | $866.2M |
| 2024-11-30 | $758.0M |
| 2024-08-31 | $602.4M |

## 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/S000069649.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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