# FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF

FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000076430). Net assets $1.5B as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000076430
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 5493008XNSXNAZMNWV17
- Net assets: $1.5B
- Total assets: $1.5B
- As of: 2026-05-31
- Type: ETF, Fund of funds

## 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 (5 reported)

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/33740F649) | QDEC | $374.6M | 2544.05% |
| [First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/33740U836) | QSPT | $373.3M | 2535.14% |
| [First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/33740F581) | QMAR | $367.7M | 2496.84% |
| [First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/33740F557) | QJUN | $356.1M | 2417.99% |
| [MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/61747C582) | MISXX | $1.0M | 6.79% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $1.5B |
| 2026-02-28 | $1.2B |
| 2025-11-30 | $1.1B |
| 2025-08-31 | $1.0B |
| 2025-05-31 | $943.9M |
| 2025-02-28 | $926.7M |
| 2024-11-30 | $813.8M |
| 2024-08-31 | $710.4M |

## 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/S000076430.md)
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