# FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000086744). Net assets $37.6M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000086744
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 254900AFWZ1JQ8Q5W249
- Net assets: $37.6M
- Total assets: $38.5M
- 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 (16 reported)

_Showing 15 of 16 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 C1.89 | $17.2M | 4581.76% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 C1.89 | $13.7M | 3654.43% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 C1.89 | $4.6M | 1223.63% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 C1.89 | $2.3M | 614.56% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 P189.21 | $265K | 70.43% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $221K | 58.75% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 P189.21 | $104K | 27.51% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 P189.21 | $12K | 3.08% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 P170.29 | $-11K | -2.80% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 C216.78 | $-21K | -5.53% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 C216.78 | $-21K | -5.53% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 P170.29 | $-21K | -5.57% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 P170.29 | $-63K | -16.62% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 P170.29 | $-78K | -20.84% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | RSP 9 C216.78 | $-165K | -43.88% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $37.6M |
| 2026-02-28 | $36.7M |
| 2025-11-30 | $27.6M |
| 2025-08-31 | $23.1M |
| 2025-05-31 | $21.0M |
| 2025-02-28 | $26.3M |
| 2024-11-30 | $20.6M |

## 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/S000086744.md)
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