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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - April is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000071432). Net assets $1.1B as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000071432
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300PTYSM57R9T3N74
- Net assets: $1.1B
- Total assets: $1.2B
- 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 (21 reported)

_Showing 15 of 21 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.1 | $1.1B | 9326.72% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.1 | $39.3M | 344.90% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.14 | $38.9M | 341.86% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.1 | $31.9M | 280.23% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $12.0M | 104.99% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.1 | $11.8M | 103.86% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.1 | $8.3M | 73.16% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.14 | $1.4M | 12.64% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.14 | $1.2M | 10.27% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.14 | $433K | 3.81% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.14 | $305K | 2.68% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P639.13 | $-174K | -1.53% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P639.13 | $-248K | -2.18% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C817.8 | $-317K | -2.79% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C817.8 | $-451K | -3.96% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $1.1B |
| 2026-02-28 | $992.6M |
| 2025-11-30 | $930.3M |
| 2025-08-31 | $863.8M |
| 2025-05-31 | $796.8M |
| 2025-02-28 | $749.7M |
| 2024-11-30 | $700.4M |
| 2024-08-31 | $689.1M |

## 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/S000071432.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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