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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000083165). Net assets $24.4M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000083165
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 25490001VWFP1641J786
- Net assets: $24.4M
- Total assets: $28.2M
- 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 (15 reported)

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C0.07 | $25.7M | 10543.77% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C0.07 | $826K | 339.13% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.58 | $498K | 204.65% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $315K | 129.52% |
| [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/912797SU2) | — | $245K | 100.64% |
| [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/912797TD9) | — | $125K | 51.15% |
| [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/912797RF6) | — | $124K | 51.05% |
| [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/912797RG4) | — | $124K | 50.90% |
| [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/912797SA6) | — | $123K | 50.61% |
| [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/912797SK4) | — | $123K | 50.46% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.58 | $16K | 6.58% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P612.52 | $-8K | -3.45% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C680.58 | $-111K | -45.53% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P612.52 | $-261K | -107.26% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C680.58 | $-3.4M | -1415.53% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $24.4M |
| 2026-02-28 | $24.1M |
| 2025-11-30 | $22.7M |
| 2025-08-31 | $22.0M |
| 2025-05-31 | $23.3M |
| 2025-02-28 | $23.5M |
| 2024-11-30 | $20.5M |
| 2024-08-31 | $20.5M |

## 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/S000083165.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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