NPORT-P false 0001667919 XXXXXXXX S000067879 C000217668 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII 811-23147 0001667919 549300NT36PJKGP5Y765 120 East Liberty Drive Suite 400 Wheaton 60187 630-765-8000 FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF February S000067879 549300ETGZ43J6HSKL25 2020-08-31 2020-05-29 N 118585283.67 8951878.13 109633405.54 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 122.78000000 N DREYFUS GOVT CASH MAN INS N/A 000000000 1178933.21000000 NS USD 1178933.21000000 1.075341228518 Long STIV RF US N 1 N N N CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 000000000 552.00000000 NC USD 2258527.13000000 2.060072036324 N/A DE CORP US N 2 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Put Purchased SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 100.00000000 333.48000000 USD 2021-02-19 XXXX -246362.65000000 N N N CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 000000000 2898.00000000 NC USD 86763841.39000000 79.13996738735 N/A DE CORP US N 2 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Call Purchased SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 100.00000000 3.33000000 USD 2021-02-19 XXXX 1830883.07000000 N N N CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 000000000 -2806.00000000 NC USD -391188.40000000 -0.35681496718 N/A DE CORP US N 2 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Call Written SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 100.00000000 369.33000000 USD 2021-02-19 XXXX -46746.47000000 N N N CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 000000000 92.00000000 NC USD 376421.19000000 0.343345340907 N/A DE CORP US N 2 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Put Purchased SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 100.00000000 333.48000000 USD 2021-02-19 XXXX 186041.56000000 N N N CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 000000000 552.00000000 NC USD 16526445.98000000 15.07427950322 N/A DE CORP US N 2 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Call Purchased SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 100.00000000 3.33000000 USD 2021-02-19 XXXX 713940.20000000 N N N CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 000000000 -552.00000000 NC USD -1343193.45000000 -1.22516804379 N/A DE CORP US N 2 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Put Written SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 100.00000000 300.13000000 USD 2021-02-19 XXXX 166579.38000000 N N N CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 000000000 -92.00000000 NC USD -12825.85000000 -0.01169885213 N/A DE CORP US N 2 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Call Written SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 100.00000000 369.33000000 USD 2021-02-19 XXXX 25965.71000000 N N N CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 000000000 -2898.00000000 NC USD -7051765.65000000 -6.43213226412 N/A DE CORP US N 2 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Put Written SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 100.00000000 300.13000000 USD 2021-02-19 XXXX 193784.59000000 N N N CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 000000000 -552.00000000 NC USD -76955.10000000 -0.07019311278 N/A DE CORP US N 2 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Call Written SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 100.00000000 369.33000000 USD 2021-02-19 XXXX -22774.10000000 N N N CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 000000000 2806.00000000 NC USD 11480846.23000000 10.47203283839 N/A DE CORP US N 2 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC 529900RLNSGA90UPEH54 Put Purchased SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 100.00000000 333.48000000 USD 2021-02-19 XXXX 1523687.54000000 N N N 2020-07-24 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII Donald P. Swade Donald P. Swade Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer XXXX