# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001667919
**File Stem:** 0001752724-25-174425
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 14511
**Document Hash:** 659f7eb242443f520c65eb62a0635146
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001752724-25-174425.hdr.sgml**: 20250723

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001752724-25-174425

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250531

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250723

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250723

**PERIOD START**: 20251130

**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:** 251141906

**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 Active Global Quality Income ETF (Series ID: S000081234)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000243906 | First Trust Active Global Quality Income ETF | AGQI            |

## 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 Active Global Quality Income ETF

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000081234

- **c. LEI of Series:** 5493000JAIO4HZXNFP81

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

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2025-11-30

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2025-05-31

**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:** $55280535.58

**Total Liabilities:** $40448.39

**Net Assets:** $55240087.19

**Cash Not Reported:** $7428.11

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000243906 | -0.71%               | 1.57%                | 5.56%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $1148212.70              | $-1917004.96                               |
| Month 2  | $105109.24               | $553463.26                                 |
| Month 3  | $292517.12               | $2467390.95                                |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc         | Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc                | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300ZUFXI7JXZVTZ25 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | JP        |    228220 | NS      | $1789820.84   | 3.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| BNP Paribas SA                     | BNP Paribas SA                            | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |     18440 | NS      | $1615130.52   | 2.92%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Chevron Corp                       | Chevron Corp                              | CUSIP: 166764100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12636 | NS      | $1727341.20   | 3.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Unilever PLC                       | Unilever PLC                              | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300MKFYEKVRWML317 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     30340 | NS      | $1929170.78   | 3.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TSMC                               | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300KB6NK5SBD14S87 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TW        |     84095 | NS      | $2713511.35   | 4.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Home Depot Inc/The                 | Home Depot Inc/The                        | CUSIP: 437076102<br>LEI: QEKMOTMBBKA8I816DO57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4142 | NS      | $1525457.18   | 2.76%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The            | Procter & Gamble Co/The                   | CUSIP: 742718109<br>LEI: 2572IBTT8CCZW6AU4141 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     11501 | NS      | $1953904.89   | 3.54%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| RELX PLC                           | RELX PLC                                  | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300WSX3VBUFFJOO66 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     44491 | NS      | $2394193.67   | 4.33%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Verizon Communications Inc         | Verizon Communications Inc                | CUSIP: 92343V104<br>LEI: 2S72QS2UO2OESLG6Y829 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     37685 | NS      | $1656632.60   | 3.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AIA Group Ltd                      | AIA Group Ltd                             | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: ZP5ILWVSYE4LJGMMVD57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | HK        |    205923 | NS      | $1724100.57   | 3.12%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| British American Tobacco PLC       | British American Tobacco PLC              | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     25578 | NS      | $1148976.72   | 2.08%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Medtronic PLC                      | Medtronic PLC                             | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300GX3ZBSQWUXY261 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |     19881 | NS      | $1649725.38   | 2.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cie Financiere Richemont SA        | Cie Financiere Richemont SA               | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300YIPGJ6UX2QPS51 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CH        |      9147 | NS      | $1721036.39   | 3.12%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Coca-Cola Co/The                   | Coca-Cola Co/The                          | CUSIP: 191216100<br>LEI: UWJKFUJFZ02DKWI3RY53 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     30172 | NS      | $2175401.20   | 3.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CME Group Inc                      | CME Group Inc                             | CUSIP: 12572Q105<br>LEI: LCZ7XYGSLJUHFXXNXD88 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5474 | NS      | $1581986.00   | 2.86%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tokyo Electron Ltd                 | Tokyo Electron Ltd                        | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300H5LSF8DP3RIJ34 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | JP        |      7200 | NS      | $1150839.15   | 2.08%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Sony Group Corp                    | Sony Group Corp                           | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 529900R5WX9N2OI2N910 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | JP        |     68550 | NS      | $1815042.22   | 3.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AstraZeneca PLC                    | AstraZeneca PLC                           | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |      3938 | NS      | $568786.85    | 1.03%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nordea Bank Abp                    | Nordea Bank Abp                           | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 529900ODI3047E2LIV03 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FI        |    150474 | NS      | $2180968.32   | 3.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Johnson & Johnson                  | Johnson & Johnson                         | CUSIP: 478160104<br>LEI: 549300G0CFPGEF6X2043 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9837 | NS      | $1526800.77   | 2.76%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Carlsberg AS                       | Carlsberg AS                              | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 5299001O0WJQYB5GYZ19 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | DK        |     14319 | NS      | $2046941.37   | 3.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Iberdrola SA                       | Iberdrola SA                              | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 5QK37QC7NWOJ8D7WVQ45 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | ES        |     72977 | NS      | $1332413.80   | 2.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| nVent Electric PLC                 | nVent Electric PLC                        | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     30181 | NS      | $1985909.80   | 3.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc               | Freeport-McMoRan Inc                      | CUSIP: 35671D857<br>LEI: 549300IRDTHJQ1PVET45 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     24138 | NS      | $928830.24    | 1.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nestle SA                          | Nestle SA                                 | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: KY37LUS27QQX7BB93L28 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CH        |     12885 | NS      | $1373043.13   | 2.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Oracle Corp                        | Oracle Corp                               | CUSIP: 68389X105<br>LEI: 1Z4GXXU7ZHVWFCD8TV52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8666 | NS      | $1434482.98   | 2.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| BAE Systems PLC                    | BAE Systems PLC                           | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     94240 | NS      | $2414407.98   | 4.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                       | Alphabet Inc                              | CUSIP: 02079K107<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5971 | NS      | $1032087.35   | 1.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp                     | Microsoft Corp                            | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5489 | NS      | $2526916.04   | 4.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Bank of America Corp               | Bank of America Corp                      | CUSIP: 060505104<br>LEI: 9DJT3UXIJIZJI4WXO774 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     33715 | NS      | $1487842.95   | 2.69%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dreyfus Government Cash Management | Dreyfus Government Cash Management        | CUSIP: 262006208<br>LEI: 5493000Q69I5Q3QZIA91 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |    202642 | NS      | $202641.87    | 0.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Siemens AG                         | Siemens AG                                | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: W38RGI023J3WT1HWRP32 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | DE        |      6149 | NS      | $1478759.41   | 2.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd         | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd                | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 9884007ER46L6N7EI764 | Long             | EP               | CORP              | KR        |     40980 | NS      | $1369267.23   | 2.48%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2025-07-22

**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