Filed pursuant to Rule 497(c)
Registration Nos. 333-210186 and 811-23147
First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund VIII |
Ticker Symbol: |
MMSC |
Exchange: |
NYSE Arca, Inc. |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) |
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Management Fees |
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
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Other Expenses(1) |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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1 Year |
3 Years |
$ |
$ |
First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund VIII |
FUND NAME |
TICKER SYMBOL |
EXCHANGE |
First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF |
MMSC |
NYSE Arca |
Name and
Year of Birth |
Position
and Offices
with Trust |
Term of
Office and
Year First
Elected or
Appointed |
Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years |
Number of
Portfolios
in the First
Trust Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee |
Other
Trusteeships or
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
During the
Past 5 Years |
TRUSTEE WHO IS AN INTERESTED PERSON OF THE TRUST | |||||
James A. Bowen (1)
1955 |
Chairman of the
Board and Trustee |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Chief Executive Officer, First Trust
Advisors L.P. and First Trust Portfolios
L.P.; Chairman of the Board of Directors,
BondWave LLC (Software Development
Company) and Stonebridge Advisors LLC
(Investment Advisor) |
214 Portfolios |
None |
Name and
Year of Birth |
Position
and Offices
with Trust |
Term of
Office and
Year First
Elected or
Appointed |
Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years |
Number of
Portfolios
in the First
Trust Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee |
Other
Trusteeships or
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
During the
Past 5 Years |
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES | |||||
Richard E. Erickson
1951 |
Trustee |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Physician; Officer, Wheaton Orthopedics;
Limited Partner, Gundersen Real Estate
Limited Partnership (June 1992 to
December 2016) |
214 Portfolios |
None |
Thomas R. Kadlec
1957 |
Trustee |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
President, ADM Investor Services, Inc.
(Futures Commission Merchant) |
214 Portfolios |
Director of ADM
Investor Services,
Inc., ADM Investor
Services
International,
Futures Industry
Association, and
National Futures
Association |
Robert F. Keith
1956 |
Trustee |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
President, Hibs Enterprises (Financial and
Management Consulting) |
214 Portfolios |
Director of Trust
Company of
Illinois |
Niel B. Nielson
1954 |
Trustee |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Senior Advisor (August 2018 to present),
Managing Director and Chief Operating
Officer (January 2015 to August 2018),
Pelita Harapan Educational Foundation
(Educational Products and Services) |
214 Portfolios |
None |
Name and
Year of Birth |
Position and
Offices with Trust |
Term of Office and
Length of Service |
Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years |
OFFICERS OF THE TRUST | |||
James M. Dykas
1966 |
President and Chief
Executive Officer |
•Indefinite term
•Since January 2016 |
Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
(January 2016 to present), First Trust Advisors L.P.
and First Trust Portfolios L.P.; Chief Financial Officer
(January 2016 to present), BondWave LLC
(Software Development Company) and Stonebridge
Advisors LLC (Investment Advisor) |
W. Scott Jardine
1960 |
Secretary and Chief Legal
Officer |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
General Counsel, First Trust Advisors L.P. and First
Trust Portfolios L.P.; Secretary and General Counsel,
BondWave LLC; and Secretary, Stonebridge Advisors
LLC |
Daniel J. Lindquist
1970 |
Vice President |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Managing Director, First Trust Advisors L.P. and First
Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Kristi A. Maher
1966 |
Chief Compliance Officer
and Assistant Secretary |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Deputy General Counsel, First Trust Advisors L.P.
and First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Donald P. Swade
1972 |
Treasurer, Chief Financial
Officer and Chief
Accounting Officer |
•Indefinite term
•Since January 2016 |
Senior Vice President (July 2016 to Present), Vice
President (April 2012 to July 2016), First Trust
Advisors L.P. and First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Roger F. Testin
1966 |
Vice President |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Senior Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Stan Ueland
1970 |
Vice President |
•Indefinite term
•Since inception |
Senior Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Name of Trustee |
Estimated Compensation from
the Fund (1) |
Total Compensation from
the First Trust Fund Complex (2) |
Richard E. Erickson |
$ 3,837 |
$ 472,625 |
Thomas R. Kadlec |
$ 3,837 |
$ 472,625 |
Robert F. Keith |
$ 3,829 |
$ 462,625 |
Niel B. Nielson |
$ 3,845 |
$482,625 |
Trustee |
Dollar Range of
Equity Securities
in the Fund
(Number of Shares
Held) |
Aggregate Dollar
Range of
Equity Securities in All
Registered
Investment Companies
Overseen by Trustee in
the
First Trust Fund
Complex |
Interested Trustee | ||
James A. Bowen |
None |
Over $100,000 |
Independent Trustees | ||
Richard E. Erickson |
None |
Over $100,000 |
Thomas R. Kadlec |
None |
Over $100,000 |
Robert F. Keith |
None |
Over $100,000 |
Niel B. Nielson |
None |
Over $100,000 |
Name |
Position with
First Trust |
Length of Service
with First Trust |
Principal Occupation During Past Five Years |
Advisor’s Investment Committee | |||
Daniel J. Lindquist |
Chairman of the
Investment Committee
and Managing Director |
Since 2004 |
Managing Director, First Trust Advisors L.P.
and First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
David G. McGarel |
Chief Operating Officer,
Chief Investment Officer
and Managing
Director |
Since 1997 |
Chief Operating Officer (2016 to present),
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director,
First Trust Advisors L.P. and First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Name |
Position with
First Trust |
Length of Service
with First Trust |
Principal Occupation During Past Five Years |
Jon C. Erickson |
Senior Vice President |
Since 1994 |
Senior Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Roger F. Testin |
Senior Vice President |
Since 2001 |
Senior Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Stan Ueland |
Senior Vice President |
Since 2001 |
Senior Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Chris A. Peterson |
Senior Vice President |
Since 2000 |
Senior Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and
First Trust Portfolios L.P. |
Erik Russo |
Vice President |
Since 2010 |
Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. |
Sub-Advisor’s Portfolio Managers | |||
Name |
Position |
Principal Occupation During Past Five Years | |
DCM | |||
Jeffrey James |
Lead Portfolio Manager |
Lead Portfolio Manager (2020 to present), Portfolio Manager,
Driehaus Capital Management LLC | |
Michael Buck |
Portfolio Manager |
Portfolio Manager (2020 to present), Assistant Portfolio Manager,
Driehaus Capital Management LLC | |
Prakash Vijayan, CFA |
Assistant Portfolio Manager |
Assistant Portfolio Manager (2020 to present), Investment Analyst,
Driehaus Capital Management LLC | |
SIMG | |||
Ryan E. Crane |
Chief Investment Officer |
Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, Stephens
Investment Management Group, LLC | |
Kelly Ranucci |
Senior Portfolio Manager |
Senior Portfolio Manager, Stephens Investment Management
Group, LLC | |
John Keller |
Portfolio Manager |
Portfolio Manager (2019 to present), Senior Equity Analyst,
Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC | |
John M. Thornton |
Senior Portfolio Manager |
Senior Portfolio Manager, Stephens Investment Management
Group, LLC | |
Samuel M. Chase III |
Senior Portfolio Manager |
Senior Portfolio Manager, Stephens Investment Management
Group, LLC |
Investment Committee Members
and Portfolio Managers |
Type of Account
Managed |
Number of
Accounts |
$ Assets
(In Millions) |
Number of
Accounts with
Performance
Based Fees |
Assets of
Accounts with
Performance
Based Fees
(In Millions) |
Daniel J. Lindquist | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
115 |
$96,620 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
42 |
$1,955 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
1,387 |
$624 |
N/A |
N/A |
Investment Committee Members
and Portfolio Managers |
Type of Account
Managed |
Number of
Accounts |
$ Assets
(In Millions) |
Number of
Accounts with
Performance
Based Fees |
Assets of
Accounts with
Performance
Based Fees
(In Millions) |
Jon C. Erickson | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
114 |
$96,592 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
42 |
$1,955 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
1,387 |
$624 |
N/A |
N/A |
David G. McGarel | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
116 |
$96,623 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
42 |
$1,955 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
1,387 |
$624 |
N/A |
N/A |
Roger F. Testin | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
114 |
$96,592 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
42 |
$1,955 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
1,387 |
$624 |
N/A |
N/A |
Stan Ueland | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
106 |
$95,384 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
35 |
$1,872 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Chris A. Peterson | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
116 |
$96,623 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
42 |
$1,955 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
1,387 |
$624 |
N/A |
N/A |
Erik Russo | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
106 |
$95,384 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
35 |
$1,872 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Jeffrey James | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
3 |
$895 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
53 |
$3,786 |
2 |
$566 |
Michael Buck | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
3 |
$895 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
53 |
$3,786 |
2 |
$566 |
Investment Committee Members
and Portfolio Managers |
Type of Account
Managed |
Number of
Accounts |
$ Assets
(In Millions) |
Number of
Accounts with
Performance
Based Fees |
Assets of
Accounts with
Performance
Based Fees
(In Millions) |
Prakash Vijayan | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
3 |
$895 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
53 |
$3,786 |
2 |
$566 |
Ryan E. Crane | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
4 |
$5,573 |
1 |
$3,693 |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
61 |
$2,122 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Kelly Ranucci | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
4 |
$5,573 |
1 |
$3,693 |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
61 |
$2,122 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
John Keller | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
4 |
$5,573 |
1 |
$3,693 |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
61 |
$2,122 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
John M. Thornton | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
4 |
$5,573 |
1 |
$3,693 |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
61 |
$2,122 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Samuel M. Chase III | |||||
|
Registered Investment
Companies |
4 |
$5,573 |
1 |
$3,693 |
|
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles |
61 |
$2,122 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Other Accounts |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |