# FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - September is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000086491). Net assets $31.1M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000086491
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 254900AYIPZQIGFQXZ29
- Net assets: $31.1M
- Total assets: $34.0M
- 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. | SPY 9 C6.62 | $26.4M | 8491.85% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C6.62 | $3.6M | 1151.44% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C6.62 | $3.5M | 1127.45% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P663.68 | $204K | 65.44% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $191K | 61.30% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P663.68 | $43K | 13.78% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P663.68 | $21K | 6.70% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P349.44 | $-1K | -0.48% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P349.44 | $-2K | -0.61% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 P349.44 | $-11K | -3.46% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C710.16 | $-220K | -70.64% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C710.16 | $-452K | -145.32% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 9 C710.16 | $-2.1M | -690.25% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $31.1M |
| 2026-02-28 | $32.0M |
| 2025-11-30 | $29.3M |
| 2025-08-31 | $21.9M |
| 2025-05-31 | $22.7M |
| 2025-02-28 | $23.3M |
| 2024-11-30 | $31.4M |

## 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/S000086491.md)
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