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        </securityLending>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Bank of America Corp.</name>
        <lei>9DJT3UXIJIZJI4WXO774</lei>
        <title>Bank of America Corp. COM</title>
        <cusip>060505104</cusip>
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          <isin value="US0605051046"/>
          <ticker value="BAC"/>
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        <balance>33662.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1677377.46000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.741939731083</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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        <name>Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds</name>
        <lei>549300F7IDB6WRO7VJ11</lei>
        <title>Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds SH BEN INT</title>
        <cusip>262006208</cusip>
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          <isin value="US2620062081"/>
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        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>194075.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.317246804303</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Schneider Electric SE</name>
        <lei>969500A1YF1XUYYXS284</lei>
        <title>Schneider Electric SE EUR4.00</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="FR0000121972"/>
          <ticker value="SU"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="4834108"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>6713.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.84631000"/>
        <valUSD>2194806.99000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.587760436426</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>FR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Publicis Groupe SA</name>
        <lei>2138004KW8BV57III342</lei>
        <title>Publicis Groupe SA EUR0.40</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="FR0000130577"/>
          <ticker value="PUB"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="4380429"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>14184.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.84631000"/>
        <valUSD>1264025.33000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.066250057648</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>FR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.</name>
        <lei>9884007ER46L6N7EI764</lei>
        <title>Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. N/VTG PFD KRW100</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KR7005931001"/>
          <ticker value="005935"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="6773812"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>32500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="KRW" exchangeRt="1438.50000000"/>
        <valUSD>3248870.35000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>5.310794324018</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-04-23</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Derek Maltbie</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Derek Maltbie</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
