# First Trust TCW Emerging Markets Debt ETF

First Trust TCW Emerging Markets Debt ETF is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000070694). Net assets $41.3M as of 2025-02-28.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000070694
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300CKDP5ZRJ045G87
- Net assets: $41.3M
- Total assets: $41.6M
- As of: 2025-02-28
- Type: ETF

## Advisers

- [TCW Investment Management Company LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/106546)
- [First Trust Advisors L.P. (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/107027)

## Top holdings (197 reported)

_Showing 15 of 197 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL | — | $736K | 178.51% |
| SAUDI INTERNATIONAL BOND | — | $709K | 171.81% |
| [SAUDI INTERNATIONAL BOND](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/80413TBH1) | — | $683K | 165.53% |
| OMAN GOV INTERNTL BOND | — | $619K | 150.12% |
| REPUBLIC OF GABON | — | $566K | 137.19% |
| ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT | — | $528K | 127.95% |
| [GREENSAIF PIPELINES BIDC](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/39541EAA1) | — | $507K | 122.82% |
| REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL | — | $478K | 115.79% |
| [STATE OF ISRAEL](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/46514BRL3) | — | $464K | 112.50% |
| [UNITED MEXICAN STATES](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/91087BAV2) | — | $454K | 110.01% |
| [REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/195325EP6) | — | $452K | 109.65% |
| [ISTANBUL METROPOLITAN MU](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/46522TAC2) | — | $435K | 105.37% |
| KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN | — | $409K | 99.15% |
| [REPUBLIC OF TURKIYE](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/900123DL1) | — | $400K | 96.91% |
| [REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/718286CX3) | — | $399K | 96.80% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2025-02-28 | $41.3M |
| 2024-11-30 | $39.5M |
| 2024-08-31 | $41.9M |
| 2024-05-31 | $40.0M |
| 2024-02-29 | $35.8M |
| 2023-11-30 | $33.8M |
| 2023-08-31 | $31.4M |
| 2023-05-31 | $30.3M |

## 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/S000070694.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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