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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000070187). Net assets $1.4B as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000070187
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 5493009ZWQ1EUO6ROI80
- Net assets: $1.4B
- Total assets: $1.4B
- 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 12 C6.81 | $1.3B | 9231.48% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.81 | $66.5M | 483.73% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.81 | $50.1M | 364.15% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.59 | $24.9M | 181.18% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.81 | $22.1M | 160.70% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $10.5M | 76.00% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.59 | $1.2M | 8.88% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.59 | $981K | 7.13% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.59 | $459K | 3.34% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P612.53 | $-227K | -1.65% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P612.53 | $-514K | -3.74% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P612.53 | $-684K | -4.97% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C780.98 | $-871K | -6.33% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C780.98 | $-2.0M | -14.39% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C780.98 | $-2.5M | -18.30% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $1.4B |
| 2026-02-28 | $1.3B |
| 2025-11-30 | $1.1B |
| 2025-08-31 | $1.1B |
| 2025-05-31 | $985.2M |
| 2025-02-28 | $1.0B |
| 2024-11-30 | $784.0M |
| 2024-08-31 | $723.6M |

## 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/S000070187.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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