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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000070584). Net assets $1.4B as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000070584
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300PUXE8WJI576085
- Net assets: $1.4B
- Total assets: $1.5B
- 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 1 C6.92 | $1.2B | 8779.05% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C6.92 | $113.2M | 812.67% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C6.92 | $70.4M | 504.91% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P691.66 | $29.3M | 210.27% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C6.92 | $13.7M | 98.31% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $11.6M | 82.89% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P691.66 | $2.8M | 20.42% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P691.66 | $1.6M | 11.61% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P691.66 | $262K | 1.88% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P622.49 | $-175K | -1.26% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C792.16 | $-413K | -2.96% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P622.49 | $-900K | -6.46% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P622.49 | $-1.4M | -10.40% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C792.16 | $-2.5M | -18.29% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C792.16 | $-4.5M | -32.18% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $1.4B |
| 2026-02-28 | $1.2B |
| 2025-11-30 | $1.2B |
| 2025-08-31 | $1.1B |
| 2025-05-31 | $1.0B |
| 2025-02-28 | $943.8M |
| 2024-11-30 | $774.7M |
| 2024-08-31 | $742.3M |

## 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/S000070584.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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