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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - December is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000088210). Net assets $53.9M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000088210
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 2549000XTHRG756YIT75
- Net assets: $53.9M
- Total assets: $58.9M
- 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 12 C6.79 | $37.7M | 6988.07% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.79 | $8.0M | 1491.52% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.79 | $6.3M | 1160.07% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C6.79 | $5.4M | 994.35% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.57 | $790K | 146.55% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $418K | 77.57% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.57 | $122K | 22.71% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.57 | $105K | 19.47% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P680.57 | $105K | 19.47% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P336.21 | $-4K | -0.76% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P336.21 | $-7K | -1.33% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P336.21 | $-7K | -1.33% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 P336.21 | $-47K | -8.77% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C728.23 | $-454K | -84.24% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 12 C728.23 | $-454K | -84.24% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $53.9M |
| 2026-02-28 | $52.8M |
| 2025-11-30 | $33.5M |
| 2025-08-31 | $36.8M |
| 2025-05-31 | $38.1M |
| 2025-02-28 | $37.9M |

## 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/S000088210.md)
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