# FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETF - August

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETF - August is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000084421). Net assets $60.6M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000084421
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 254900DRUZEPHATWAT05
- Net assets: $60.6M
- Total assets: $69.7M
- 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. | QQQ 8 C5.76 | $36.0M | 5939.75% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 8 C5.76 | $21.6M | 3561.44% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 8 C5.76 | $11.5M | 1895.41% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $298K | 49.10% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 8 P577.33 | $147K | 24.17% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 8 P577.33 | $74K | 12.22% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 8 P577.33 | $31K | 5.10% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 8 P490.73 | $-15K | -2.55% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 8 P490.73 | $-37K | -6.15% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 8 P490.73 | $-40K | -6.62% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 8 C657.81 | $-1.1M | -179.95% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 8 C657.81 | $-2.6M | -431.27% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 8 C657.81 | $-5.2M | -853.22% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $60.6M |
| 2026-02-28 | $59.2M |
| 2025-11-30 | $60.0M |
| 2025-08-31 | $48.7M |
| 2025-05-31 | $27.9M |
| 2025-02-28 | $28.4M |
| 2024-11-30 | $88.6M |
| 2024-08-31 | $72.1M |

## 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/S000084421.md)
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