# FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000080851). Net assets $51.6M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000080851
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 5493000JAWNCIHWUHC13
- Net assets: $51.6M
- Total assets: $65.1M
- 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 8 C6.44 | $29.4M | 5701.08% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C6.44 | $22.0M | 4264.93% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C643.45 | $4.7M | 916.81% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C643.45 | $3.5M | 685.85% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C6.44 | $2.2M | 420.69% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C6.44 | $2.1M | 406.18% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C643.45 | $349K | 67.65% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 C643.45 | $337K | 65.32% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $250K | 48.50% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P643.45 | $118K | 22.84% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P643.45 | $89K | 17.28% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P643.45 | $8K | 1.63% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P546.93 | $-3K | -0.54% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P546.93 | $-3K | -0.56% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 8 P546.93 | $-31K | -5.97% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $51.6M |
| 2026-02-28 | $24.5M |
| 2025-11-30 | $28.8M |
| 2025-08-31 | $29.9M |
| 2025-05-31 | $53.5M |
| 2025-02-28 | $31.2M |
| 2024-11-30 | $33.5M |
| 2024-08-31 | $27.5M |

## 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/S000080851.md)
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