# FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000081334). Net assets $106.1M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000081334
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 5493000JATOPH2Y1H084
- Net assets: $106.1M
- Total assets: $118.7M
- 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. | IWM 8 C2.27 | $99.5M | 9381.14% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 8 C2.27 | $13.7M | 1290.58% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 8 C2.27 | $4.7M | 441.94% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $461K | 43.45% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 8 P227.13 | $330K | 31.07% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 8 P227.13 | $14K | 1.32% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 8 P227.13 | $14K | 1.31% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 8 P193.06 | $-5K | -0.45% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 8 P193.06 | $-16K | -1.47% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 8 P193.06 | $-100K | -9.46% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 8 C265.47 | $-485K | -45.75% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 8 C265.47 | $-640K | -60.34% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | IWM 8 C265.47 | $-11.3M | -1066.08% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $106.1M |
| 2026-02-28 | $97.4M |
| 2025-11-30 | $105.8M |
| 2025-08-31 | $98.9M |
| 2025-05-31 | $98.0M |
| 2025-02-28 | $80.6M |
| 2024-11-30 | $80.4M |
| 2024-08-31 | $58.1M |

## 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/S000081334.md)
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