# FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF

FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000085089). Net assets $161.6M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000085089
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 254900X8Y7K23OM4Q989
- Net assets: $161.6M
- Total assets: $161.6M
- 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 (5 reported)

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/33740F466) | SMAY | $40.5M | 2508.28% |
| [First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/33740F292) | SFEB | $40.4M | 2502.88% |
| [First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/33740F342) | SNOV | $40.2M | 2490.82% |
| [First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/33740F417) | SAUG | $40.2M | 2489.36% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $153K | 9.44% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $161.6M |
| 2026-02-28 | $129.2M |
| 2025-11-30 | $108.9M |
| 2025-08-31 | $92.7M |
| 2025-05-31 | $92.1M |
| 2025-02-28 | $68.2M |
| 2024-11-30 | $40.9M |
| 2024-08-31 | $10.5M |

## 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/S000085089.md)
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