# FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000081790). Net assets $36.6M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000081790
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 254900DEH13XIEHELC77
- Net assets: $36.6M
- Total assets: $42.5M
- 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 (13 reported)

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C0.07 | $40.2M | 10975.07% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C0.07 | $904K | 246.63% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $330K | 90.06% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P663.69 | $318K | 86.81% |
| [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/912797QX8) | — | $177K | 48.42% |
| [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/912797RF6) | — | $177K | 48.29% |
| [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/912797RG4) | — | $176K | 48.15% |
| [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/912797RS8) | — | $176K | 48.02% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P663.69 | $7K | 1.95% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P597.32 | $-3K | -0.90% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C663.69 | $-124K | -33.96% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P597.32 | $-147K | -40.22% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C663.69 | $-5.5M | -1511.13% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $36.6M |
| 2026-02-28 | $54.6M |
| 2025-11-30 | $60.7M |
| 2025-08-31 | $57.8M |
| 2025-05-31 | $59.8M |
| 2025-02-28 | $69.8M |
| 2024-11-30 | $82.2M |
| 2024-08-31 | $78.4M |

## 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/S000081790.md)
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