# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001667919
**File Stem:** 0000940400-26-014523
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 30610
**Document Hash:** eee2d56d8e1d2be2aba5ca7828d616ee
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000940400-26-014523.hdr.sgml**: 20260423

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000940400-26-014523

**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:** 26888502

**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 Innovation Leaders ETF (Series ID: S000071847)

| Class ID   | Class Name                         | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000227373 | First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF | ILDR            |

## 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 Innovation Leaders ETF

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000071847

- **c. LEI of Series:** 549300R2M552NTWQVM90

**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:** $220734562.69

**Total Liabilities:** $131519.40

**Net Assets:** $220603043.29

**Cash Not Reported:** $3253.87

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000227373 | -0.06%               | -0.15%               | -5.42%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $566174.56               | $-676131.89                                |
| Month 2  | $2981015.17              | $-3413350.96                               |
| Month 3  | $-1693349.66             | $-10582581.93                              |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Tradeweb Markets Inc                         | Tradeweb Markets Inc CL A                                   | CUSIP: 892672106<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     13694 | NS      | $1687853.97   | 0.77%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Halozyme Therapeutics Inc                    | Halozyme Therapeutics Inc COM                               | CUSIP: 40637H109<br>LEI: 529900242I3SV9AGM753 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     39259 | NS      | $2729678.27   | 1.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NextEra Energy Inc                           | NextEra Energy Inc COM                                      | CUSIP: 65339F101<br>LEI: 254900RHL9MEUS5NKX63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     37934 | NS      | $3557071.18   | 1.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| MongoDB Inc.                                 | MongoDB Inc. CL A                                           | CUSIP: 60937P106<br>LEI: 549300TPTG69WKWE1Z37 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4963 | NS      | $1630196.61   | 0.74%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ATLASSIAN CORP                               | Atlassian Corporation CL A                                  | CUSIP: 049468101<br>LEI: 549300V7ZY5P02D2MY38 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     17877 | NS      | $1343099.01   | 0.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ascendis Pharma A/S                          | Ascendis Pharma A/S SPONSORED ADR                           | CUSIP: 04351P101<br>LEI: 549300B66JN3W3J8GH73 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | DK        |     13998 | NS      | $3268533.00   | 1.48%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Neurocrine Biosciences Inc                   | Neurocrine Biosciences Inc COM                              | CUSIP: 64125C109<br>LEI: 549300FECER0XBN49756 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     22810 | NS      | $3016622.50   | 1.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc                 | Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc COM                            | CUSIP: 558868105<br>LEI: 549300CHIMT2EUSNJB60 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6221 | NS      | $2687472.00   | 1.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Rigetti Computing Inc                        | Rigetti Computing Inc COMMON STOCK                          | CUSIP: 76655K103<br>LEI: 52990024JHY459DH8W71 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     38280 | NS      | $666837.60    | 0.30%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Zscaler Inc                                  | Zscaler Inc COM                                             | CUSIP: 98980G102<br>LEI: 529900MZ0RTK1BWRNF46 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9261 | NS      | $1361274.39   | 0.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Micron Technology Inc.                       | Micron Technology Inc. COM                                  | CUSIP: 595112103<br>LEI: B3DXGBC8GAIYWI2Z0172 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14333 | NS      | $5910499.21   | 2.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc.                                | Alphabet Inc. CAP STK CL A                                  | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     38218 | NS      | $11914843.68  | 5.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Servicenow Inc                               | Servicenow Inc COM                                          | CUSIP: 81762P102<br>LEI: 549300HJTQM36M0E1G39 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     35417 | NS      | $3825390.17   | 1.73%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tesla Inc                                    | Tesla Inc COM                                               | CUSIP: 88160R101<br>LEI: 54930043XZGB27CTOV49 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     11081 | NS      | $4460213.31   | 2.02%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Airbnb Inc                                   | Airbnb Inc COM CL A                                         | CUSIP: 009066101<br>LEI: 549300HMUDNO0RY56D37 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9294 | NS      | $1255712.34   | 0.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Modine Manufacturing Co.                     | Modine Manufacturing Co. COM                                | CUSIP: 607828100<br>LEI: Z35SZFYJR8GZZRSIUU09 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8940 | NS      | $2031615.00   | 0.92%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Robinhood Markets Inc                        | Robinhood Markets Inc COM CL A                              | CUSIP: 770700102<br>LEI: 213800FS5AO3YWIE6F63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     20147 | NS      | $1528149.95   | 0.69%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Siemens Energy AG                            | Siemens Energy AG NPV                                       | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 5299005CHJZ14D4FDJ62 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | DE        |     29214 | NS      | $5745731.82   | 2.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dynatrace Inc                                | Dynatrace Inc COM NEW                                       | CUSIP: 268150109<br>LEI: 6488T0Z33CE9L61EX904 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     30518 | NS      | $1096206.56   | 0.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Rocket Lab Corp.                             | Rocket Lab Corp. COM                                        | CUSIP: 773121108<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9897 | NS      | $683882.70    | 0.31%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Shopify Inc                                  | Shopify Inc CL A SUB VTG SHS                                | CUSIP: 82509L107<br>LEI: 549300HGQ43STJLLP808 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |     27207 | NS      | $3284701.11   | 1.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Baker Hughes Company                         | Baker Hughes Company CL A                                   | CUSIP: 05722G100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     29799 | NS      | $1944682.74   | 0.88%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Rambus Inc.                                  | Rambus Inc. COM                                             | CUSIP: 750917106<br>LEI: 2549000211GDCQSLV833 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     29799 | NS      | $2969768.34   | 1.35%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Oklo Inc.                                    | Oklo Inc. COM CL A                                          | CUSIP: 02156V109<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9066 | NS      | $570704.70    | 0.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp.                              | Microsoft Corp. COM                                         | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     21883 | NS      | $8594329.42   | 3.90%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| BWX Technologies Inc.                        | BWX Technologies Inc. COM                                   | CUSIP: 05605H100<br>LEI: 549300NP85N265KWMS58 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6362 | NS      | $1310444.76   | 0.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amazon.com, Inc.                             | Amazon.com, Inc. COM                                        | CUSIP: 023135106<br>LEI: ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     58105 | NS      | $12202050.00  | 5.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| GE Vernova Inc.                              | GE Vernova Inc. COM                                         | CUSIP: 36828A101<br>LEI: 254900DP080RU6OK2553 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5445 | NS      | $4756752.00   | 2.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Argenx SE                                    | Argenx SE EUR0.10                                           | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 7245009C5FZE6G9ODQ71 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |      3212 | NS      | $2495029.95   | 1.13%             |  |  |  | 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        |   2206668 | PA      | $2206667.77   | 1.00%             | 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        |     55405 | NS      | $4526034.45   | 2.05%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc                                 | Broadcom Inc COM                                            | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     27199 | NS      | $8691440.45   | 3.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Maplebear Inc.                               | Maplebear Inc. COM                                          | CUSIP: 565394103<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     27818 | NS      | $1043453.18   | 0.47%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eli Lilly & Co.                              | Eli Lilly & Co. COM                                         | CUSIP: 532457108<br>LEI: FRDRIPF3EKNDJ2CQJL29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8757 | NS      | $9212276.43   | 4.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Schneider Electric SE                        | Schneider Electric SE EUR4.00                               | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 969500A1YF1XUYYXS284 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |     27066 | NS      | $8849194.98   | 4.01%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ionq Inc                                     | Ionq Inc COM                                                | CUSIP: 46222L108<br>LEI: 529900RB2VEFGLQS7G28 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     18133 | NS      | $695763.21    | 0.32%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc.                      | Intuitive Surgical Inc. COM NEW                             | CUSIP: 46120E602<br>LEI: 54930052SRG011710797 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2368 | NS      | $1192311.68   | 0.54%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuitive Machines Inc                       | Intuitive Machines Inc CLASS A COM                          | CUSIP: 46125A100<br>LEI: 254900386IE2PEPLVM59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     49441 | NS      | $814787.68    | 0.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Block Inc                                    | Block Inc CL A                                              | CUSIP: 852234103<br>LEI: 549300OHIIUWSTIZME52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     25106 | NS      | $1599252.20   | 0.72%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AeroVironment, Inc.                          | AeroVironment, Inc. COM                                     | CUSIP: 008073108<br>LEI: 529900PGHVI29YLZ6221 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4575 | NS      | $1154043.75   | 0.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eaton Corporation PLC                        | Eaton Corporation PLC SHS                                   | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300VDIGTMXUNT7H71 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |      9858 | NS      | $3705819.36   | 1.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Figure Technology Solutions Inc.             | Figure Technology Solutions Inc. COM CL A                   | CUSIP: 349381103<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     42370 | NS      | $1071113.60   | 0.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc                       | Palo Alto Networks Inc COM                                  | CUSIP: 697435105<br>LEI: 549300QXR2YVZV231H43 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     23979 | NS      | $3570952.68   | 1.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Toast Inc                                    | Toast Inc CL A                                              | CUSIP: 888787108<br>LEI: 549300TN1PZNLCD4I551 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     54874 | NS      | $1498608.94   | 0.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC                        | Firefly Aerospace Inc. COM                                  | CUSIP: 31816X106<br>LEI: 529900JPYLDP30163X55 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     32695 | NS      | $630032.65    | 0.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Snowflake Inc                                | Snowflake Inc COM SHS                                       | CUSIP: 833445109<br>LEI: 254900CJNSY1K7T53Z16 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4906 | NS      | $826219.46    | 0.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.                 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. COM                            | CUSIP: 02043Q107<br>LEI: 529900S3ZI14OWRJII50 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4029 | NS      | $1341334.68   | 0.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Adyen NV                                     | Adyen NV EUR0.01                                            | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 724500973ODKK3IFQ447 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |      1741 | NS      | $2046468.55   | 0.93%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Leonardo DRS Inc                             | Leonardo DRS Inc COM                                        | CUSIP: 52661A108<br>LEI: 549300HMMEWVG3PPQU18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     35756 | NS      | $1551452.84   | 0.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Pinterest Inc                                | Pinterest Inc CL A                                          | CUSIP: 72352L106<br>LEI: 529900Y043CEBGO4HB65 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     42735 | NS      | $732050.55    | 0.33%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Reddit Inc                                   | Reddit Inc CL A                                             | CUSIP: 75734B100<br>LEI: 529900APN1YHPBHPI679 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     11081 | NS      | $1615720.61   | 0.73%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Bridgebio Pharma Inc                         | Bridgebio Pharma Inc COM                                    | CUSIP: 10806X102<br>LEI: 54930028YG89VTY2J114 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     21255 | NS      | $1413032.40   | 0.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cellebrite Di Ltd                            | Cellebrite Di Ltd ORDINARY SHARES                           | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 254900G03462YGP1IO36 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IL        |     99363 | NS      | $1325502.42   | 0.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Synopsys Inc                                 | Synopsys Inc COM                                            | CUSIP: 871607107<br>LEI: QG7T915N9S0NY5UKNE63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2946 | NS      | $1219644.00   | 0.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp.                                 | NVIDIA Corp. COM                                            | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     91208 | NS      | $16161145.52  | 7.33%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Indie Semiconductor Inc.                     | Indie Semiconductor Inc. CLASS A COM                        | CUSIP: 45569U101<br>LEI: 254900L1MFXFYGB1PV53 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    277024 | NS      | $1013907.84   | 0.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Coinbase Global Inc                          | Coinbase Global Inc COM CL A                                | CUSIP: 19260Q107<br>LEI: 5493004G3J2SC154DU06 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     11763 | NS      | $2068523.55   | 0.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Solaris Energy Infrastructure Inc            | Solaris Energy Infrastructure Inc COM CL A                  | CUSIP: 83418M103<br>LEI: 529900MTK3C8Y8TIIC10 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     38147 | NS      | $1893235.61   | 0.86%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mercadolibre Inc                             | Mercadolibre Inc COM                                        | CUSIP: 58733R102<br>LEI: 549300DKPDN9M5S8GB14 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       432 | NS      | $759274.56    | 0.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cloudflare Inc                               | Cloudflare Inc CL A COM                                     | CUSIP: 18915M107<br>LEI: 5493007DY18BGNLDWU14 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5445 | NS      | $937574.55    | 0.43%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NuScale Power Corp.                          | NuScale Power Corp. CL A COM                                | CUSIP: 67079K100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     43592 | NS      | $560157.20    | 0.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc                           | Meta Platforms Inc CL A                                     | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4780 | NS      | $3098300.40   | 1.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA                        | Spotify Technology S.A. SHS                                 | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300B4X0JHWV0DTD60 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | LU        |      3715 | NS      | $1913002.10   | 0.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Xometry Inc                                  | Xometry Inc CLASS A COM                                     | CUSIP: 98423F109<br>LEI: 5493006JFRGU7YRRXE44 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     40295 | NS      | $1652699.43   | 0.75%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Semtech Corporation                          | Semtech Corporation COM                                     | CUSIP: 816850101<br>LEI: 549300J7WUY317SW6O61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     24176 | NS      | $2181158.72   | 0.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| IDEAYA Biosciences Inc.                      | IDEAYA Biosciences Inc. COM                                 | CUSIP: 45166A102<br>LEI: 549300ULW08F62IJML11 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     42370 | NS      | $1364314.00   | 0.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Carpenter Technology Corporation             | Carpenter Technology Corporation COM                        | CUSIP: 144285103<br>LEI: DX6I6ZD3X5WNNCDJKP85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4204 | NS      | $1673486.28   | 0.76%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ouster Inc                                   | Ouster Inc COM NEW                                          | CUSIP: 68989M202<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     32695 | NS      | $619570.25    | 0.28%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| MDA Space Ltd                                | MDA Space Ltd COM                                           | CUSIP: 55293N109<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |     31847 | NS      | $923389.06    | 0.42%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AbbVie Inc.                                  | AbbVie Inc. COM                                             | CUSIP: 00287Y109<br>LEI: FR5LCKFTG8054YNNRU85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12656 | NS      | $2937204.48   | 1.33%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc.                  | Advanced Micro Devices Inc. COM                             | CUSIP: 007903107<br>LEI: R2I72C950HOYXII45366 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     25184 | NS      | $5042088.64   | 2.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Oracle Corp.                                 | Oracle Corp. COM                                            | CUSIP: 68389X105<br>LEI: 1Z4GXXU7ZHVWFCD8TV52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     50132 | NS      | $7289192.80   | 3.30%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Merck & Co., Inc                             | Merck & Co., Inc COM                                        | CUSIP: 58933Y105<br>LEI: 4YV9Y5M8S0BRK1RP0397 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16894 | NS      | $2091815.08   | 0.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Rubrik Inc.                                  | Rubrik Inc. CL A                                            | CUSIP: 781154109<br>LEI: 254900TRGK2WTBYMYU27 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14897 | NS      | $774048.12    | 0.35%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc.                   | Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc. COM                              | CUSIP: 604749101<br>LEI: 254900YZKR40F7F27K81 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     27223 | NS      | $2512410.67   | 1.14%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Arista Networks Inc                          | Arista Networks Inc COM SHS                                 | CUSIP: 040413205<br>LEI: 635400H1WKBLOQERUU95 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     15898 | NS      | $2122383.00   | 0.96%             |  |  |  | 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