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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - April is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000071434). Net assets $306.1M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000071434
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300YG870X4J4NCT56
- Net assets: $306.1M
- Total assets: $324.7M
- 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 4 C7.09 | $278.3M | 9091.71% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.09 | $19.9M | 650.97% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.09 | $10.4M | 340.06% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P674.63 | $7.7M | 251.08% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.09 | $4.2M | 136.02% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $3.2M | 104.85% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P674.63 | $581K | 18.99% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P674.63 | $289K | 9.43% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P674.63 | $115K | 3.77% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P497.1 | $-29K | -0.94% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P497.1 | $-72K | -2.34% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P497.1 | $-137K | -4.49% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C795.64 | $-216K | -7.05% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C795.64 | $-540K | -17.63% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C795.64 | $-1.1M | -35.50% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $306.1M |
| 2026-02-28 | $291.4M |
| 2025-11-30 | $283.1M |
| 2025-08-31 | $286.4M |
| 2025-05-31 | $233.2M |
| 2025-02-28 | $263.4M |
| 2024-11-30 | $234.8M |
| 2024-08-31 | $238.7M |

## 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/S000071434.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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