# FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December

FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000070228). Net assets $158.7M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000070228
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 5493005T88NT5VOXQU68
- Net assets: $158.7M
- Total assets: $166.5M
- 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 (13 reported)

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | EFA 12 C0.95 | $102.8M | 6475.37% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | EFA 12 C0.95 | $37.5M | 2361.79% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | EFA 12 C0.95 | $20.9M | 1316.73% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | EFA 12 P95.46 | $2.6M | 166.15% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $1.3M | 81.98% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | EFA 12 P95.46 | $867K | 54.62% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | EFA 12 P95.46 | $522K | 32.89% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | EFA 12 P81.14 | $-210K | -13.24% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | EFA 12 P81.14 | $-374K | -23.58% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | EFA 12 C107.9 | $-767K | -48.34% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | EFA 12 P81.14 | $-1.2M | -72.65% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | EFA 12 C107.9 | $-1.2M | -77.06% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | EFA 12 C107.9 | $-3.9M | -247.36% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $158.7M |
| 2026-02-28 | $144.5M |
| 2025-11-30 | $75.4M |
| 2025-08-31 | $76.3M |
| 2025-05-31 | $82.8M |
| 2025-02-28 | $62.6M |
| 2024-11-30 | $62.2M |
| 2024-08-31 | $70.3M |

## 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/S000070228.md)
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