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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - March is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000079853). Net assets $395.6M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000079853
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300BOHM826AXZTR83
- Net assets: $395.6M
- Total assets: $439.0M
- 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 3 C6.51 | $379.9M | 9603.02% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C6.51 | $35.7M | 902.57% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P648.59 | $8.2M | 207.56% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C6.51 | $6.0M | 150.43% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C6.51 | $4.8M | 120.34% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $3.8M | 94.90% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P648.59 | $696K | 17.60% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P551.3 | $-45K | -1.14% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P551.3 | $-56K | -1.42% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P551.3 | $-56K | -1.42% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C740.04 | $-1.4M | -35.85% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 P551.3 | $-3.9M | -97.73% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 3 C740.04 | $-37.7M | -951.96% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $395.6M |
| 2026-02-28 | $348.4M |
| 2025-11-30 | $388.0M |
| 2025-08-31 | $417.4M |
| 2025-05-31 | $431.8M |
| 2025-02-28 | $288.8M |
| 2024-11-30 | $310.2M |
| 2024-08-31 | $361.4M |

## 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/S000079853.md)
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