FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII registered 4 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2026-03-20. Featured series: FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - December.
| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - December | FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - December | DQDE | Yes |
| FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - June | FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - June | DQJN | Yes |
| FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - March | FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - March | DQMR | Yes |
| FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - September | FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - September | DQSE | Yes |
The investment objective of the FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF December (the Fund ) is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) that either match the positive price return of the Invesco QQQ Trust SM , Series 1 ( "QQQ" or the Underlying ETF ) up to a predetermined upside cap (the Cap ) or match the absolute value of the negative price return of the Underlying ETF up to a specified threshold (the Inverse Performance Threshold ) (as further described below), while also seeking to provide a 10% buffer (the Buffer ) against losses that exceed the Inverse…