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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - April is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000079967). Net assets $286.7M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000079967
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 549300IDZTUPTJD6GN34
- Net assets: $286.7M
- Total assets: $306.3M
- 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 C7.12 | $269.1M | 9387.11% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.12 | $13.8M | 482.32% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.16 | $9.8M | 342.72% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.12 | $5.4M | 189.30% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.12 | $4.2M | 145.21% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $3.0M | 104.18% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.16 | $504K | 17.59% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.16 | $273K | 9.51% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.16 | $123K | 4.28% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P603.64 | $-86K | -2.99% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P603.64 | $-105K | -3.65% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C797.79 | $-169K | -5.88% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P603.64 | $-197K | -6.89% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C797.79 | $-375K | -13.06% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C797.79 | $-693K | -24.17% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $286.7M |
| 2026-02-28 | $256.0M |
| 2025-11-30 | $255.0M |
| 2025-08-31 | $248.2M |
| 2025-05-31 | $218.9M |
| 2025-02-28 | $245.1M |
| 2024-11-30 | $214.8M |
| 2024-08-31 | $218.7M |

## 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/S000079967.md)
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