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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2526916.04000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Bank of America Corp</name>
        <lei>9DJT3UXIJIZJI4WXO774</lei>
        <title>Bank of America Corp</title>
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          <isin value="US0605051046"/>
          <ticker value="BAC"/>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1487842.95000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Dreyfus Government Cash Management</name>
        <lei>5493000Q69I5Q3QZIA91</lei>
        <title>Dreyfus Government Cash Management</title>
        <cusip>262006208</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2620062081"/>
          <ticker value="MISXX"/>
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        <balance>202641.87000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>202641.87000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.366838432573</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>Siemens AG</name>
        <lei>W38RGI023J3WT1HWRP32</lei>
        <title>Siemens AG</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="DE0007236101"/>
          <ticker value="SIE"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="5727973"/>
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        <balance>6149.00000000</balance>
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        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.88071000"/>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>DE</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</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KR7005931001"/>
          <ticker value="005935"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="6773812"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>40980.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="KRW" exchangeRt="1379.70000000"/>
        <valUSD>1369267.23000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.478756460485</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>2025-07-22</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>
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</edgarSubmission>
