# FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000084430). Net assets $85.3M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000084430
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 254900ISU8IWFWLYY311
- Net assets: $85.3M
- Total assets: $97.9M
- 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 (17 reported)

_Showing 15 of 17 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 C6.2 | $52.0M | 6094.67% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 C6.2 | $31.5M | 3689.33% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 C6.2 | $7.6M | 890.23% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 C6.2 | $3.9M | 462.24% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 P621.25 | $1.2M | 138.26% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $725K | 85.04% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 P621.25 | $714K | 83.70% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 P621.25 | $172K | 20.20% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 P621.25 | $89K | 10.49% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 P497 | $-30K | -3.49% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 P497 | $-57K | -6.71% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 P497 | $-237K | -27.82% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 P497 | $-392K | -45.96% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 C696.3 | $-490K | -57.40% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 1 C696.3 | $-943K | -110.54% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $85.3M |
| 2026-02-28 | $80.3M |
| 2025-11-30 | $45.8M |
| 2025-08-31 | $49.5M |
| 2025-05-31 | $54.1M |
| 2025-02-28 | $39.5M |

## 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/S000084430.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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