# FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - December

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - December is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000070225). Net assets $696.9M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000070225
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 5493006AP0DPO688F520
- Net assets: $696.9M
- Total assets: $772.2M
- 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. | QQQ 12 C6.16 | $642.8M | 9223.93% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 C6.16 | $54.2M | 778.10% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 C6.16 | $36.1M | 518.03% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 C6.16 | $19.4M | 278.94% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 P617.04 | $12.3M | 177.13% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $5.2M | 74.21% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 P617.04 | $1.0M | 14.38% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 P617.04 | $691K | 9.92% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 P617.04 | $372K | 5.34% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 P555.34 | $-188K | -2.70% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 P555.34 | $-429K | -6.16% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 P555.34 | $-564K | -8.09% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 C729.47 | $-1.7M | -24.71% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 C729.47 | $-3.0M | -43.47% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 12 C729.47 | $-4.8M | -68.92% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $696.9M |
| 2026-02-28 | $606.7M |
| 2025-11-30 | $515.1M |
| 2025-08-31 | $544.2M |
| 2025-05-31 | $518.0M |
| 2025-02-28 | $529.1M |
| 2024-11-30 | $367.9M |
| 2024-08-31 | $355.5M |

## 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/S000070225.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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