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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - March is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000071219). Net assets $420.1M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000071219
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 54930016Y4QZ1XCT8Q38
- Net assets: $420.1M
- Total assets: $467.2M
- 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. | SPY 3 C6.48 | $414.9M | 9875.69% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C6.48 | $23.1M | 548.94% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C6.48 | $17.9M | 424.99% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P616.14 | $7.0M | 167.31% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $4.0M | 95.47% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P616.14 | $229K | 5.44% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P616.14 | $41K | 0.96% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P454 | $-16K | -0.39% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P454 | $-105K | -2.50% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C733.34 | $-357K | -8.50% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C733.34 | $-976K | -23.24% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P454 | $-2.0M | -46.47% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C733.34 | $-43.3M | -1030.83% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $420.1M |
| 2026-02-28 | $380.8M |
| 2025-11-30 | $359.4M |
| 2025-08-31 | $358.4M |
| 2025-05-31 | $369.5M |
| 2025-02-28 | $258.5M |
| 2024-11-30 | $264.8M |
| 2024-08-31 | $301.1M |

## 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/S000071219.md)
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