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N/A DE CORP US N 2 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Put Written Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson 100.00000000 238.88000000 USD 2025-01-27 XXXX -81.70000000 N N N CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 DOW INC 000000000 -68.00000000 NC USD -181424.00000000 -0.91012984764 N/A DE CORP US N 2 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Put Written Dow Inc Dow Inc 100.00000000 81.69000000 USD 2025-01-27 XXXX -88.19000000 N N N Amgen Inc 62QBXGPJ34PQ72Z12S66 Amgen Inc 031162100 3245.00000000 NS USD 1019773.70000000 5.115786677679 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 AMGEN INC 000000000 -5.00000000 NC USD -1650.00000000 -0.00827737371 N/A DE CORP US N 1 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Call Written Amgen Inc Amgen Inc 100.00000000 312.50000000 USD 2024-02-02 XXXX -2.00000000 N N N 2024-03-25 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV Derek Maltbie Derek Maltbie Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting 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FT Vest DJIA® Dogs 10 Target Income ETF (DOGG)
Portfolio of Investments
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Shares
Description
Value
COMMON STOCKS — 50.3%
 
Biotechnology — 5.1%
3,245
Amgen, Inc. (a)
$1,019,774
 
Chemicals — 5.0%
18,737
Dow, Inc. (a)
1,004,303
 
Communications Equipment — 4.9%
19,334
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)
970,180
 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 5.1%
44,827
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (a)
1,011,745
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.1%
24,051
Verizon Communications, Inc. (a)
1,018,560
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 5.0%
10,528
3M Co. (a)
993,317
 
IT Services — 5.0%
5,386
International Business Machines Corp. (a)
989,193
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.1%
6,827
Chevron Corp. (a)
1,006,505
 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.0%
6,315
Johnson & Johnson
1,003,453
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.0%
23,350
Intel Corp. (a)
1,005,918
 
Total Common Stocks
10,022,948
 
(Cost $9,935,227)
Principal
Value
Description
Stated
Coupon
Stated
Maturity
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS — 72.8%
$15,192,000
U.S. Treasury Bill
(b)
01/23/25
14,515,614
 
(Cost $14,522,792)
 
 
 
Total Investments — 123.1%
24,538,562
 
(Cost $24,458,019)
Number of
Contracts
Description
Notional
Amount
Exercise
Price
Expiration
Date
Value
PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.5%
 
Call Options Purchased — 0.5%
105
3M Co.
$990,675
$143.16
01/27/25
6,720
32
Amgen, Inc.
1,005,632
469.95
01/27/25
4,960
68
Chevron Corp.
1,002,524
224.75
01/27/25
3,604
198
Cisco Systems, Inc.
993,564
76.01
01/27/25
4,752
186
Dow, Inc.
996,960
81.69
01/27/25
4,464
232
Intel Corp.
999,456
64.05
01/27/25
30,392
54
International Business Machines Corp.
991,764
280.02
01/27/25
4,104
63
Johnson & Johnson
1,001,070
238.88
01/27/25
1,197
237
Verizon Communications, Inc
1,003,695
63.72
01/27/25
4,740
443
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
999,851
34.41
01/27/25
31,896
 
Total Purchased Options
96,829
 
(Cost $98,927)

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Number of
Contracts
Description
Notional
Amount
Exercise
Price
Expiration
Date
Value
WRITTEN OPTIONS — (24.0)%
 
Call Options Written — (0.0)%
(17)
3M Co.
$(160,395
)
$96.00
02/02/24
$(374
)
(5)
Amgen, Inc.
(157,130
)
312.50
02/02/24
(1,650
)
(11)
Chevron Corp.
(162,173
)
149.00
02/02/24
(1,188
)
(31)
Cisco Systems, Inc.
(155,558
)
52.00
02/02/24
(124
)
(30)
Dow, Inc.
(160,800
)
54.00
02/02/24
(750
)
(37)
Intel Corp.
(159,396
)
43.50
02/02/24
(1,295
)
(9)
International Business Machines Corp.
(165,294
)
187.50
02/02/24
(108
)
(38)
Verizon Communications, Inc.
(160,930
)
42.50
02/02/24
(874
)
(71)
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
(160,247
)
23.00
02/02/24
(994
)
 
Total Call Options Written
(7,357
)
 
(Premiums received $18,253)
 
Put Options Written — (24.0)%
(105)
3M Co.
(990,675
)
143.16
01/27/25
(478,275
)
(32)
Amgen, Inc.
(1,005,632
)
469.95
01/27/25
(454,784
)
(68)
Chevron Corp.
(1,002,524
)
224.75
01/27/25
(495,108
)
(198)
Cisco Systems, Inc.
(993,564
)
76.01
01/27/25
(465,300
)
(186)
Dow, Inc.
(996,960
)
81.69
01/27/25
(496,248
)
(232)
Intel Corp.
(999,456
)
64.05
01/27/25
(444,976
)
(54)
International Business Machines Corp.
(991,764
)
280.02
01/27/25
(482,220
)
(63)
Johnson & Johnson
(1,001,070
)
238.88
01/27/25
(458,199
)
(237)
Verizon Communications, Inc
(1,003,695
)
63.72
01/27/25
(490,353
)
(443)
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
(999,851
)
34.41
01/27/25
(506,349
)
 
Total Put Options Written
(4,771,812
)
 
(Premiums received $4,769,714)
 
Total Written Options
(4,779,169
)
 
(Premiums received $4,787,967)
 
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.4%
77,637
 
Net Assets — 100.0%
$19,933,859
(a)
All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for the options written. At January 31, 2024, the value of these securities
amounts to $2,940,504.
(b)
Zero coupon security.

Valuation Inputs
The Fund is subject to fair value accounting standards that define fair value, establish the framework for measuring fair value and provide a three-level hierarchy for fair valuation based upon the inputs to the valuation as of the measurement date. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• Level 1 – Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
• Level 2 – Level 2 inputs are observable inputs, either directly or indirectly. (Quoted prices for similar investments, valuations based on interest rates and yield curves, or valuations derived from observable market data.)
• Level 3 – Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that may reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the investment.
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

FT Vest DJIA® Dogs 10 Target Income ETF (DOGG)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2024 is as follows:
ASSETS TABLE
 
Total
Value at
1/31/2024
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Common Stocks*
$10,022,948
$10,022,948
$
$
U.S. Treasury Bills
14,515,614
14,515,614
Total Investments
24,538,562
10,022,948
14,515,614
Purchased Options
96,829
96,829
Total
$24,635,391
$10,022,948
$14,612,443
$
LIABILITIES TABLE
 
Total
Value at
1/31/2024
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Written Options:
Call Options Written
$(7,357
)
$(7,357
)
$
$
Put Options Written
(4,771,812
)
(4,771,812
)
Total
$(4,779,169
)
$(7,357
)
$(4,771,812
)
$
*
See Portfolio of Investments for industry breakout.