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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc</name>
        <lei>549300JOTMM1DVBHF402</lei>
        <title>Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc</title>
        <cusip>037638103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0376381036"/>
          <ticker value="AIF"/>
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        <balance>18626.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>242324.26000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.865207801831</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</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>Blackrock Science &amp; Technology Trust</name>
        <lei>549300LK15IHMMH5IS84</lei>
        <title>Blackrock Science &amp; Technology Trust</title>
        <cusip>09258G104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US09258G1040"/>
          <ticker value="BST"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>19146.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>671450.22000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.397382618171</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</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>Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund</name>
        <lei>RQLXTE3CBG56EZF1BQ60</lei>
        <title>Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund</title>
        <cusip>67074Y105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US67074Y1055"/>
          <ticker value="JRI"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>31787.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>421177.75000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.503796092301</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</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>Tri-Continental Corp</name>
        <lei>6QVMFZKY1QSOOIHD7Y77</lei>
        <title>Tri-Continental Corp</title>
        <cusip>895436103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8954361031"/>
          <ticker value="TY"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>28859.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>797951.35000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.849049176924</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</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>
    </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>2022-10-26</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Donald P. Swade</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Donald P. Swade</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
