# FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000079075). Net assets $100.5M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000079075
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 5493009YCBQ0ULMQJT61
- Net assets: $100.5M
- Total assets: $107.7M
- 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. | IWM 5 C2.78 | $90.7M | 9028.91% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 P277.6 | $5.5M | 543.04% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 C2.78 | $4.2M | 417.11% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 C2.78 | $4.2M | 417.11% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 C2.78 | $1.4M | 139.04% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $1.2M | 117.05% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 P277.6 | $252K | 25.09% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 P277.6 | $252K | 25.09% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 P277.6 | $84K | 8.36% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 P235.96 | $-36K | -3.59% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 C330.76 | $-64K | -6.33% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 P235.96 | $-108K | -10.78% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 P235.96 | $-108K | -10.78% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 C330.76 | $-191K | -18.99% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 5 C330.76 | $-191K | -18.99% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $100.5M |
| 2026-02-28 | $85.0M |
| 2025-11-30 | $98.1M |
| 2025-08-31 | $100.2M |
| 2025-05-31 | $95.7M |
| 2025-02-28 | $73.3M |
| 2024-11-30 | $74.6M |
| 2024-08-31 | $76.9M |

## 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/S000079075.md)
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