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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - May is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000088213). Net assets $35.4M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000088213
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 254900OEWA4MOHAAON36
- Net assets: $35.4M
- Total assets: $37.7M
- 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 (7 reported)

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C7.37 | $19.0M | 5353.68% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C7.37 | $16.5M | 4660.85% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P739.15 | $924K | 260.80% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 P739.15 | $804K | 227.05% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $467K | 131.95% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C790.91 | $-1.0M | -288.30% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 5 C790.91 | $-1.2M | -331.16% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $35.4M |
| 2026-02-28 | $16.2M |
| 2025-11-30 | $19.2M |
| 2025-08-31 | $20.5M |
| 2025-05-31 | $14.7M |

## 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/S000088213.md)
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