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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - January is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000070586). Net assets $479.3M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000070586
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300WJWSH1ZJIAK120
- Net assets: $479.3M
- Total assets: $507.3M
- 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 C6.91 | $398.3M | 8309.13% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C6.91 | $64.1M | 1337.48% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C6.91 | $26.5M | 553.01% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P657.08 | $7.0M | 146.47% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C6.91 | $5.8M | 121.17% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $4.0M | 83.02% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P657.08 | $1.1M | 22.06% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P657.08 | $463K | 9.66% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P657.08 | $101K | 2.12% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P484.16 | $-23K | -0.49% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P484.16 | $-106K | -2.22% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P484.16 | $-257K | -5.37% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C772.1 | $-301K | -6.29% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C772.1 | $-1.4M | -28.71% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P484.16 | $-1.6M | -33.37% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $479.3M |
| 2026-02-28 | $435.5M |
| 2025-11-30 | $351.0M |
| 2025-08-31 | $350.4M |
| 2025-05-31 | $354.5M |
| 2025-02-28 | $344.7M |
| 2024-11-30 | $215.0M |
| 2024-08-31 | $245.3M |

## 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/S000070586.md)
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