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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - March is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000071218). Net assets $1.2B as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000071218
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300EZUE3A50QLAH54
- Net assets: $1.2B
- Total assets: $1.3B
- 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 3 C6.49 | $1.1B | 9628.42% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C6.49 | $84.7M | 722.48% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P648.57 | $24.2M | 206.22% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C6.49 | $19.4M | 165.70% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $11.1M | 94.74% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C6.49 | $10.4M | 88.88% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P648.57 | $1.2M | 10.23% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P648.57 | $406K | 3.46% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P648.57 | $193K | 1.64% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P583.71 | $-128K | -1.09% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P583.71 | $-238K | -2.03% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C759.93 | $-683K | -5.82% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C759.93 | $-765K | -6.53% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P583.71 | $-935K | -7.98% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C759.93 | $-4.9M | -41.95% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $1.2B |
| 2026-02-28 | $958.1M |
| 2025-11-30 | $928.4M |
| 2025-08-31 | $878.4M |
| 2025-05-31 | $862.4M |
| 2025-02-28 | $813.7M |
| 2024-11-30 | $941.7M |
| 2024-08-31 | $860.2M |

## 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/S000071218.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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