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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - December is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000070189). Net assets $426.3M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000070189
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300KKHV6S5U248052
- Net assets: $426.3M
- Total assets: $451.8M
- 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 C6.8 | $390.5M | 9162.14% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.8 | $28.3M | 663.54% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.8 | $17.2M | 403.36% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.8 | $6.3M | 148.42% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P646.56 | $5.5M | 129.65% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $3.2M | 75.81% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P646.56 | $399K | 9.36% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P646.56 | $243K | 5.71% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P646.56 | $90K | 2.10% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P476.41 | $-21K | -0.48% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P476.41 | $-56K | -1.31% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P476.41 | $-92K | -2.16% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C761.99 | $-341K | -8.00% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C761.99 | $-927K | -21.75% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P476.41 | $-1.3M | -29.80% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $426.3M |
| 2026-02-28 | $414.4M |
| 2025-11-30 | $342.3M |
| 2025-08-31 | $343.7M |
| 2025-05-31 | $341.2M |
| 2025-02-28 | $332.1M |
| 2024-11-30 | $263.9M |
| 2024-08-31 | $322.6M |

## 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/S000070189.md)
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