First Trust CEF Income Opportunity ETF — new fund registration

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII registered 5 new fund series on Form N-1A, filed 2016-03-14. Featured series: First Trust CEF Income Opportunity ETF.

Registration

Registrant / trust: FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII
CIK: 0001667919
Form: N-1A
Filed: 2016-03-14
Accession: 0001445546-16-007456
Reported net assets: $79.2M

Series & classes (5)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
First Trust CEF Income Opportunity ETF	First Trust CEF Income Opportunity ETF	FCEF	Yes
First Trust Equity Market Neutral ETF	First Trust Equity Market Neutral ETF	—	Yes
First Trust Long/Short Currency Strategy ETF	First Trust Long/Short Currency Strategy ETF	—	Yes
First Trust Municipal CEF Income Opportunity ETF	First Trust Municipal CEF Income Opportunity ETF	MFLX	Yes
First Trust Strategic Mortgage REIT ETF	First Trust Strategic Mortgage REIT ETF	—	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 3.69%
Management fee: 0.85%
Other expenses: 0.00%

Investment objective

The First Trust Income Opportunities ETF (the "Fund" ) seeks to provide current income with a secondary emphasis on total return.

Advisers

First Trust Advisors L.P. (Advisor)