# FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - January

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - January is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000079228). Net assets $475.8M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000079228
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300Q7T758YCQDKW74
- Net assets: $475.8M
- Total assets: $505.8M
- 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 1 C6.94 | $437.3M | 9189.22% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C6.94 | $43.9M | 923.15% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P691.68 | $10.4M | 218.94% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C6.94 | $8.9M | 186.19% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $4.0M | 83.08% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P691.68 | $908K | 19.08% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P691.68 | $414K | 8.70% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P587.93 | $-83K | -1.75% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P587.93 | $-413K | -8.69% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C773.37 | $-880K | -18.49% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C773.37 | $-2.0M | -41.92% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P587.93 | $-4.1M | -86.45% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C773.37 | $-22.1M | -464.19% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $475.8M |
| 2026-02-28 | $453.3M |
| 2025-11-30 | $345.5M |
| 2025-08-31 | $367.3M |
| 2025-05-31 | $371.2M |
| 2025-02-28 | $384.2M |
| 2024-11-30 | $240.7M |
| 2024-08-31 | $253.6M |

## 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/S000079228.md)
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