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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - October is a ETF series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (series S000088215). Net assets $31.9M as of 2026-05-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000088215
- Registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- LEI: 254900E1CO4PA946NI82
- Net assets: $31.9M
- Total assets: $35.0M
- 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 (13 reported)

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C6.62 | $27.2M | 8541.07% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C6.62 | $3.7M | 1146.61% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C6.62 | $3.6M | 1123.21% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P664.37 | $289K | 90.74% |
| [DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/262006208) | MISXX | $192K | 60.28% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P664.37 | $39K | 12.18% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P664.37 | $38K | 11.93% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P373.85 | $-3K | -0.91% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P373.85 | $-3K | -0.93% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 P373.85 | $-22K | -6.95% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C710.9 | $-322K | -100.81% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C710.9 | $-328K | -102.91% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | SPY 10 C710.9 | $-2.4M | -766.56% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $31.9M |
| 2026-02-28 | $30.4M |
| 2025-11-30 | $31.0M |
| 2025-08-31 | $25.6M |
| 2025-05-31 | $28.6M |
| 2025-02-28 | $30.8M |
| 2024-11-30 | $32.9M |

## 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/S000088215.md)
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