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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - October is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000069651). Net assets $389.0M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000069651
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300U6WE4MBQXZ2227
- Net assets: $389.0M
- Total assets: $413.5M
- 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 (17 reported)

_Showing 15 of 17 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C6.63 | $372.0M | 9561.20% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C6.63 | $29.0M | 744.48% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C6.63 | $4.8M | 122.80% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P631.17 | $2.8M | 71.34% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C6.63 | $2.4M | 61.40% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $2.4M | 61.25% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P631.17 | $162K | 4.16% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P631.17 | $53K | 1.35% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P631.17 | $8K | 0.21% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P465.07 | $-4K | -0.10% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P465.07 | $-8K | -0.20% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P465.07 | $-48K | -1.23% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C742.32 | $-138K | -3.54% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C742.32 | $-413K | -10.61% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P465.07 | $-613K | -15.77% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $389.0M |
| 2026-02-28 | $374.1M |
| 2025-11-30 | $380.3M |
| 2025-08-31 | $304.0M |
| 2025-05-31 | $326.3M |
| 2025-02-28 | $302.9M |
| 2024-11-30 | $294.5M |
| 2024-08-31 | $192.2M |

## 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/S000069651.md)
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