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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000080504). Net assets $436.7M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000080504
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 254900QQ919H6TEOY830
- Net assets: $436.7M
- Total assets: $464.5M
- 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 (19 reported)

_Showing 15 of 19 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.83 | $283.7M | 6496.68% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.83 | $83.1M | 1903.67% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.83 | $70.9M | 1622.47% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.83 | $14.6M | 334.04% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.61 | $6.8M | 156.05% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $3.3M | 76.14% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.61 | $1.4M | 32.08% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.61 | $348K | 7.98% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.61 | $286K | 6.54% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.61 | $9K | 0.20% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C762.83 | $-24K | -0.54% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P578.52 | $-109K | -2.51% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C762.83 | $-400K | -9.16% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P578.52 | $-652K | -14.92% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P578.52 | $-706K | -16.16% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $436.7M |
| 2026-02-28 | $498.9M |
| 2025-11-30 | $271.2M |
| 2025-08-31 | $287.1M |
| 2025-05-31 | $434.2M |
| 2025-02-28 | $451.6M |
| 2024-11-30 | $138.2M |
| 2024-08-31 | $127.0M |

## 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/S000080504.md)
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