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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - January is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000088212). Net assets $36.4M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000088212
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 254900WDTP8PQ2YTYW22
- Net assets: $36.4M
- Total assets: $39.5M
- 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. | SPY 1 C6.9 | $27.5M | 7574.76% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C6.9 | $8.9M | 2456.68% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C6.9 | $893K | 245.67% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C6.9 | $893K | 245.67% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P691.64 | $617K | 169.62% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $320K | 88.00% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P691.64 | $214K | 58.83% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P691.64 | $64K | 17.65% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P691.64 | $21K | 5.88% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P375.23 | $-3K | -0.92% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P375.23 | $-17K | -4.58% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 P375.23 | $-51K | -14.13% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C740.08 | $-142K | -39.04% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C740.08 | $-213K | -58.56% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 1 C740.08 | $-710K | -195.19% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $36.4M |
| 2026-02-28 | $32.3M |
| 2025-11-30 | $31.2M |
| 2025-08-31 | $36.2M |
| 2025-05-31 | $30.5M |
| 2025-02-28 | $24.1M |

## 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/S000088212.md)
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