# FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - October

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - October is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000084432). Net assets $68.0M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000084432
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 254900IQJ2563H8V9Y69
- Net assets: $68.0M
- Total assets: $77.4M
- 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 (19 reported)

_Showing 15 of 19 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 C6.03 | $43.1M | 6328.08% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 C6.03 | $24.9M | 3663.63% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 C6.03 | $4.2M | 612.40% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 C6.03 | $2.7M | 397.52% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 C6.03 | $1.3M | 193.39% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 P603.92 | $578K | 84.88% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $433K | 63.69% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 P603.92 | $215K | 31.54% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 P603.92 | $30K | 4.41% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 P483.13 | $-4K | -0.62% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 P483.13 | $-9K | -1.26% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 P483.13 | $-13K | -1.95% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 P483.13 | $-79K | -11.66% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 P483.13 | $-137K | -20.14% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | QQQ 10 C678.87 | $-157K | -23.08% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $68.0M |
| 2026-02-28 | $76.3M |
| 2025-11-30 | $77.1M |
| 2025-08-31 | $35.8M |
| 2025-05-31 | $37.1M |
| 2025-02-28 | $34.5M |
| 2024-11-30 | $32.2M |

## 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/S000084432.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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