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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - April is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000088209). Net assets $18.2M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000088209
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 254900D47T8KYBQCZI81
- Net assets: $18.2M
- Total assets: $19.8M
- 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. | SPY 4 C7.08 | $11.5M | 6323.97% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.08 | $4.9M | 2692.79% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.08 | $1.6M | 897.60% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C7.08 | $818K | 448.80% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.12 | $422K | 231.76% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $206K | 113.02% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.12 | $180K | 98.68% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.12 | $60K | 32.89% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P710.12 | $30K | 16.45% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P354.43 | $-2K | -1.13% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P354.43 | $-4K | -2.26% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P354.43 | $-12K | -6.79% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 P354.43 | $-29K | -15.95% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C759.85 | $-65K | -35.66% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 4 C759.85 | $-130K | -71.32% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $18.2M |
| 2026-02-28 | $9.4M |
| 2025-11-30 | $6.9M |
| 2025-08-31 | $5.3M |
| 2025-05-31 | $6.8M |

## 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/S000088209.md)
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