# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001667919
**File Stem:** 0000940400-26-014539
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000940400-26-014539.hdr.sgml**: 20260423

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000940400-26-014539

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260228

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260423

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260423

**PERIOD START**: 20260831

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001667919

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-23147
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26888520

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
- **CITY:** WHEATON
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60187
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 630-765-8000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
- **CITY:** WHEATON
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60187

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### First Trust Expanded Technology ETF (Series ID: S000071978)

| Class ID   | Class Name                          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000227615 | First Trust Expanded Technology ETF | XPND            |

## Form NPORT-P: Monthly Portfolio Investments Report

### NPORT-P: Part A: General Information

**Item A.1. Information about the Registrant.**

- **a. Name of Registrant:** First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-23147

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0001667919

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** 549300NT36PJKGP5Y765

- **e. Address and telephone number of Registrant.**

  - **Street Address 1:** 120 East Liberty Drive

  - **City:** Wheaton

  - **State:** IL

  - **Foreign country:** US

  - **Zip / Postal Code:** 60187

  - **Telephone number:** 630-765-8000

**Item A.2. Information about the Series.**

- **a. Name of Series:** First Trust Expanded Technology ETF

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000071978

- **c. LEI of Series:** 5493004771S8UONQ1564

**Item A.3. Reporting period.**

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2026-08-31

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2026-02-28

**Item A.4. Final filing**

Does the Fund anticipate that this will be its final filing on Form N-PORT? **No**

### Fund Information

**Total Assets:** $51670396.34

**Total Liabilities:** $26603.81

**Net Assets:** $51643792.53

**Cash Not Reported:** $688.06

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000227615 | -0.46%               | -2.13%               | -2.49%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $1242660.41              | $-1688261.47                               |
| Month 2  | $0.00                    | $-1171185.99                               |
| Month 3  | $0.00                    | $-1330238.08                               |

### Schedule of Portfolio Investments

| Name                                         | Title                                                       | Identifiers                                   | Payoff Profile   | Asset Category   | Issuer Category   | Country   |   Balance | Units   | Value (USD)   | % of Net Assets   | Maturity Date   | Coupon Type   | Annualized Rate (%)   | Restricted?   |   Fair Value Level | Lending Status   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Zoom Communications Inc.                     | Zoom Communications Inc. CL A                               | CUSIP: 98980L101<br>LEI: 549300T9GCHU0ODOM055 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1587 | NS      | $117342.78    | 0.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TKO Group Holdings Inc.                      | TKO Group Holdings Inc. CL A                                | CUSIP: 87256C101<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       693 | NS      | $155141.91    | 0.30%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Applovin Corp.                               | Applovin Corp. COM CL A                                     | CUSIP: 03831W108<br>LEI: 549300LLVXMUAOL3SQ07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2613 | NS      | $1136054.01   | 2.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Netflix, Inc.                                | Netflix, Inc. COM                                           | CUSIP: 64110L106<br>LEI: 549300Y7VHGU0I7CE873 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     22529 | NS      | $2168190.96   | 4.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Applied Materials Inc.                       | Applied Materials Inc. COM                                  | CUSIP: 038222105<br>LEI: 41BNNE1AFPNAZELZ6K07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6160 | NS      | $2293368.00   | 4.44%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Walt Disney Company                          | Walt Disney Company COM                                     | CUSIP: 254687106<br>LEI: 549300GZKULIZ0WOW665 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     13810 | NS      | $1464412.40   | 2.84%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Zscaler Inc                                  | Zscaler Inc COM                                             | CUSIP: 98980G102<br>LEI: 529900MZ0RTK1BWRNF46 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       537 | NS      | $78933.63     | 0.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Servicenow Inc                               | Servicenow Inc COM                                          | CUSIP: 81762P102<br>LEI: 549300HJTQM36M0E1G39 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8020 | NS      | $866240.20    | 1.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Warner Music Group Corporation               | Warner Music Group Corporation COM CL A                     | CUSIP: 934550203<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4769 | NS      | $136393.40    | 0.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amphenol Corporation                         | Amphenol Corporation CL A                                   | CUSIP: 032095101<br>LEI: 549300D3L3G0R4U4VT04 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9474 | NS      | $1383772.44   | 2.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc.                 | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. COM                            | CUSIP: 127387108<br>LEI: GCT7RXJOGLXPV0NXZY22 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2104 | NS      | $634145.60    | 1.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Godaddy Inc                                  | Godaddy Inc CL A                                            | CUSIP: 380237107<br>LEI: 549300J8H1TB0I2CB447 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1052 | NS      | $91692.32     | 0.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Paypal Holdings Inc.                         | Paypal Holdings Inc. COM                                    | CUSIP: 70450Y103<br>LEI: 5493005X2GO78EFZ3E94 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2152 | NS      | $99443.92     | 0.19%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Visa Inc                                     | Visa Inc COM CL A                                           | CUSIP: 92826C839<br>LEI: 549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      7251 | NS      | $2321335.14   | 4.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Corning Incorporated                         | Corning Incorporated COM                                    | CUSIP: 219350105<br>LEI: 549300X2937PB0CJ7I56 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6633 | NS      | $997470.54    | 1.93%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Gen Digital Inc                              | Gen Digital Inc COM                                         | CUSIP: 668771108<br>LEI: YF6ZV0M6AU4FY94MK914 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5104 | NS      | $115197.28    | 0.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| T-Mobile US Inc                              | T-Mobile US Inc COM                                         | CUSIP: 872590104<br>LEI: 549300QHIJYOHPACPG31 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8650 | NS      | $1877828.50   | 3.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp.                              | Microsoft Corp. COM                                         | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4924 | NS      | $1933851.76   | 3.74%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds TREAS PTF INST | CUSIP: 61747C582<br>LEI: 5493000A332Y142SOW84 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |    151430 | PA      | $151429.86    | 0.29%             | 2099-12-01      | Floating      | 0.00%                 | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Marvell Technology Inc                       | Marvell Technology Inc COM                                  | CUSIP: 573874104<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6667 | NS      | $544627.23    | 1.05%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc                                 | Broadcom Inc COM                                            | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6010 | NS      | $1920495.50   | 3.72%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.                  | Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. COM SER A                       | CUSIP: 934423104<br>LEI: 5493006ZCRFWKF6B1K26 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5610 | NS      | $158033.70    | 0.31%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc.                                | Alphabet Inc. CAP STK CL A                                  | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      7566 | NS      | $2358776.16   | 4.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Workday Inc                                  | Workday Inc CL A                                            | CUSIP: 98138H101<br>LEI: 549300J0DYC0N31V7G13 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       626 | NS      | $83733.76     | 0.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Autodesk Inc                                 | Autodesk Inc COM                                            | CUSIP: 052769106<br>LEI: FRKKVKAIQEF3FCSTPG55 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       446 | NS      | $109658.02    | 0.21%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Pure Storage Inc                             | Pure Storage Inc CL A                                       | CUSIP: 74624M102<br>LEI: 549300NPDB0BZTK3WO90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1509 | NS      | $96907.98     | 0.19%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cisco Systems, Inc.                          | Cisco Systems, Inc. COM                                     | CUSIP: 17275R102<br>LEI: 549300LKFJ962MZ46593 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     30572 | NS      | $2429251.12   | 4.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NetApp Inc.                                  | NetApp Inc. COM                                             | CUSIP: 64110D104<br>LEI: QTX3D84DZDD5JYOCYH15 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1205 | NS      | $119331.15    | 0.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Fox Corporation                              | Fox Corporation CL A COM                                    | CUSIP: 35137L105<br>LEI: 549300DDU6FDRBIELS05 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2050 | NS      | $115497.00    | 0.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Motorola Solutions Inc                       | Motorola Solutions Inc COM NEW                              | CUSIP: 620076307<br>LEI: 6S552MUG6KGJVEBSEC55 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       363 | NS      | $175060.38    | 0.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp.                                 | NVIDIA Corp. COM                                            | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     13689 | NS      | $2425553.91   | 4.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Fortinet Inc                                 | Fortinet Inc COM                                            | CUSIP: 34959E109<br>LEI: 549300O0QJWDBAS0QX03 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1656 | NS      | $130873.68    | 0.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuit Inc                                   | Intuit Inc COM                                              | CUSIP: 461202103<br>LEI: VI90HBPH7XSFMB9E4M29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2156 | NS      | $881868.68    | 1.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| QUALCOMM Inc.                                | QUALCOMM Inc. COM                                           | CUSIP: 747525103<br>LEI: H1J8DDZKZP6H7RWC0H53 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8278 | NS      | $1178456.08   | 2.28%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Texas Instruments Inc.                       | Texas Instruments Inc. COM                                  | CUSIP: 882508104<br>LEI: WDJNR2L6D8RWOEB8T652 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      7027 | NS      | $1490496.97   | 2.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc                           | Meta Platforms Inc CL A                                     | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3744 | NS      | $2426785.92   | 4.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apple Inc.                                   | Apple Inc. COM                                              | CUSIP: 037833100<br>LEI: HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8694 | NS      | $2296780.92   | 4.45%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc.                | Monolithic Power Systems Inc. COM                           | CUSIP: 609839105<br>LEI: 529900TB7O85LSZ1XU31 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       147 | NS      | $167982.78    | 0.33%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| KLA Corp.                                    | KLA Corp. COM NEW                                           | CUSIP: 482480100<br>LEI: 549300H0BF5JCG96TJ81 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1018 | NS      | $1551991.90   | 3.01%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Adobe Inc                                    | Adobe Inc COM                                               | CUSIP: 00724F101<br>LEI: FU4LY2G4933NH2E1CP29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3239 | NS      | $849945.99    | 1.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| PTC Inc                                      | PTC Inc COM                                                 | CUSIP: 69370C100<br>LEI: 54930050SSMU8SKDJ030 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       772 | NS      | $120887.48    | 0.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Lam Research Corporation                     | Lam Research Corporation COM NEW                            | CUSIP: 512807306<br>LEI: 549300I4GMO6D34U1T02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9719 | NS      | $2273176.91   | 4.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Oracle Corp.                                 | Oracle Corp. COM                                            | CUSIP: 68389X105<br>LEI: 1Z4GXXU7ZHVWFCD8TV52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12001 | NS      | $1744945.40   | 3.38%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| MasterCard Incorporated                      | MasterCard Incorporated CL A                                | CUSIP: 57636Q104<br>LEI: AR5L2ODV9HN37376R084 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4405 | NS      | $2278310.05   | 4.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palantir Technologies Inc                    | Palantir Technologies Inc CL A                              | CUSIP: 69608A108<br>LEI: 549300UVN46B3BBDHO85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14392 | NS      | $1974438.48   | 3.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Jabil Inc                                    | Jabil Inc COM                                               | CUSIP: 466313103<br>LEI: 5493000CGCQY2OQU7669 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       636 | NS      | $168533.64    | 0.33%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Datadog Inc                                  | Datadog Inc CL A COM                                        | CUSIP: 23804L103<br>LEI: 549300F6JNO0KRPO1K63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       841 | NS      | $94158.36     | 0.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| International Business Machines Corp.        | International Business Machines Corp. COM                   | CUSIP: 459200101<br>LEI: VGRQXHF3J8VDLUA7XE92 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      7232 | NS      | $1737198.72   | 3.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Teradyne Inc.                                | Teradyne Inc. COM                                           | CUSIP: 880770102<br>LEI: C3X4YJ278QNZHRJULN75 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       744 | NS      | $238102.32    | 0.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Arista Networks Inc                          | Arista Networks Inc COM SHS                                 | CUSIP: 040413205<br>LEI: 635400H1WKBLOQERUU95 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9746 | NS      | $1301091.00   | 2.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.              | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. COM                         | CUSIP: 538034109<br>LEI: 5493007B9BM9ZXJINO78 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1023 | NS      | $165869.22    | 0.32%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2026-04-23

**Name of Applicant:** First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII

**Signature:** Derek Maltbie

**Name of Signer:** Derek Maltbie

**Title:** Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer