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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - May is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000080201). Net assets $456.4M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000080201
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 54930007BEYQFAZQ1H03
- Net assets: $456.4M
- Total assets: $480.8M
- 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 (17 reported)

_Showing 15 of 17 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C7.41 | $425.7M | 9326.47% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C7.41 | $24.6M | 539.22% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P739.19 | $20.7M | 454.49% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $5.1M | 111.85% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C7.41 | $2.2M | 47.24% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P739.19 | $1.2M | 26.28% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C7.41 | $1.1M | 24.44% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P739.19 | $105K | 2.30% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P739.19 | $54K | 1.19% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P628.31 | $-24K | -0.52% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C841.42 | $-36K | -0.78% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P628.31 | $-46K | -1.00% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C841.42 | $-69K | -1.51% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P628.31 | $-522K | -11.43% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C841.42 | $-785K | -17.20% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $456.4M |
| 2026-02-28 | $297.9M |
| 2025-11-30 | $305.3M |
| 2025-08-31 | $303.0M |
| 2025-05-31 | $281.0M |
| 2025-02-28 | $218.0M |
| 2024-11-30 | $249.0M |
| 2024-08-31 | $275.2M |

## 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/S000080201.md)
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