# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001667919
**File Stem:** 0000940400-26-014516
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 17002
**Document Hash:** ae5298defe56f2e41b1024a1ac709c84
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000940400-26-014516.hdr.sgml**: 20260423

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000940400-26-014516

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260228

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260423

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260423

**PERIOD START**: 20261130

**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:** 26888474

**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

### FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF (Series ID: S000090298)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                       | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000257285 | FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF | FBDC            |

## Nport-Ex

**FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF (FBDC)**

**Portfolio of Investments**

**February 28, 2026 (Unaudited)**

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Shares** | **Description** | **Value** |
| **COMMON STOCKS — BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT** <br> **COMPANIES — 99.7%** | **COMMON STOCKS — BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT** <br> **COMPANIES — 99.7%** | **COMMON STOCKS — BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT** <br> **COMPANIES — 99.7%** |
|  | **Capital Markets — 99.7%**  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 186486 | Ares Capital Corp. | $3472369 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 67816 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bain Capital Specialty Finance, <br> Inc. | 875505 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 196676 | Barings BDC, Inc. | 1659946 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 113827 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Blackstone Secured Lending <br> Fund | 2718189 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 169535 | Blue Owl Capital Corp. | 1914050 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 48154 | Capital Southwest Corp. | 1053128 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 28874 | Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. | 365545 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 111908 | FS KKR Capital Corp. | 1208606 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 73938 | Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. | 669878 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 244122 | Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | 2927023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 223807 | Hercules Capital, Inc. | 3180298 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 23721 | Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. | 318336 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 75291 | Main Street Capital Corp. | 4276529 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 94952 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MidCap Financial Investment <br> Corp. | 919135 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 47450 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Morgan Stanley Direct Lending <br> Fund | 702260 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 191902 | New Mountain Finance Corp. | 1468050 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 50859 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nuveen Churchill Direct <br> Lending Corp. | 654555 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 61045 | Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. | 692250 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 153935 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sixth Street Specialty Lending, <br> Inc. | 2666154 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 41384 | SLR Investment Corp. | 596757 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 32553 | Trinity Capital, Inc. | 481459 |
|  | **Total Common Stocks —** <br> **Business Development** <br> **Companies** | 32820022 |
|  | (Cost $39,914,588) |  |
| **MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.1%** | **MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.1%** | **MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.1%** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37137 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dreyfus Government Cash <br> Management Fund, <br> Institutional Shares - <br> 3.55% (a) | 37137 |
|  | (Cost $37,137) |  |
|  | **Total Investments — 99.8%** | 32857159 |
|  | (Cost $39,951,725) |  |
|  | **Net Other Assets and** <br> **Liabilities — 0.2%** | 80339 |
|  | **Net Assets — 100.0%** | $32937498 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Rate shown reflects yield as of February 28, 2026.

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**Valuation Inputs**

The Fund is subject to fair value accounting standards that define fair value, establish the framework for measuring fair value and provide a three-level hierarchy for fair valuation based upon the inputs to the valuation as of the measurement date. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Level 1 – Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Level 2 – Level 2 inputs are observable inputs, either directly or indirectly. (Quoted prices for similar investments, valuations based on interest rates and yield curves, or valuations derived from observable market data.)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Level 3 – Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that may reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the investment.

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of February 28, 2026 is as follows:

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Total** <br>**Value at** <br>**2/28/2026**<br>| **Level 1** <br>**Quoted** <br>**Prices**<br>| **Level 2** <br>**Significant** <br>**Observable** <br>**Inputs**<br>| **Level 3** <br>**Significant** <br>**Unobservable** <br>**Inputs**<br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Common Stocks — <br> Business Development <br> Companies\*<br>| $32820022 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $32820022 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $— | &nbsp;&nbsp; $— |
| Money Market Funds | 37137 | &nbsp;&nbsp; 37137 | &nbsp;&nbsp; — | &nbsp;&nbsp; — |
| Total Investments | $32857159 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $32857159 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $— | &nbsp;&nbsp; $— |

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\* See Portfolio of Investments for industry breakout.

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## 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:** FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000090298

- **c. LEI of Series:** 25490047JTRKDN6GJZ18

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

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2026-11-30

- **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:** $32964832.36

**Total Liabilities:** $28219.70

**Net Assets:** $32936612.66

**Cash Not Reported:** $941.27

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000257285 | 0.39%                | -0.65%               | -11.28%              |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $-18608.59               | $-712388.23                                |
| Month 2  | $139605.79               | $-396289.01                                |
| Month 3  | $-68699.41               | $-4333934.84                               |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Trinity Capital Inc.                     | Trinity Capital Inc. COM                            | CUSIP: 896442308<br>LEI: 549300YGT4SBRQYDVU48 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     32553 | NS      | $481458.87    | 1.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.                  | Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. SHS                         | CUSIP: 38147U107<br>LEI: 6D01AGSGBNZIJSN77043 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     73938 | NS      | $669878.28    | 2.03%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Bain Capital Specialty Finance Inc       | Bain Capital Specialty Finance Inc COM STK          | CUSIP: 05684B107<br>LEI: 549300V2JL72R0EYBK64 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     67816 | NS      | $875504.56    | 2.66%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Blackstone Secured Lending Fund          | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund COMMON STOCK        | CUSIP: 09261X102<br>LEI: 549300KM7KWQHVBNH962 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    113827 | NS      | $2718188.76   | 8.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Main Street Capital Corp.                | Main Street Capital Corp. COM                       | CUSIP: 56035L104<br>LEI: 5493001FS9QJLJNF3E20 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     75291 | NS      | $4276528.80   | 12.98%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ares Capital Corp.                       | Ares Capital Corp. COM                              | CUSIP: 04010L103<br>LEI: WEQ82666OJYSI5GUAB47 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    186486 | NS      | $3472369.32   | 10.54%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc       | Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc COM              | CUSIP: 83012A109<br>LEI: 549300TX61566GJWCN05 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    153935 | NS      | $2666154.20   | 8.09%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Hercules Capital Inc                     | Hercules Capital Inc COM                            | CUSIP: 427096508<br>LEI: 549300UJ5OC256GR2B73 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    223807 | NS      | $3180297.47   | 9.66%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.               | Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. COM                      | CUSIP: 225655109<br>LEI: 549300VPIZMU6OEE0V68 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     28874 | NS      | $365544.84    | 1.11%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| MidCap Financial Investment Corp         | MidCap Financial Investment Corp COM NEW            | CUSIP: 03761U502<br>LEI: 5493005P14I7WFB3FW47 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     94952 | NS      | $919135.36    | 2.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund       | Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund COM SHS          | CUSIP: 61774A103<br>LEI: 549300QEX22T2J8IB029 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     47450 | NS      | $702260.00    | 2.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Capital Southwest Corporation            | Capital Southwest Corporation COM                   | CUSIP: 140501107<br>LEI: 54930023YZ4YEJEDBO56 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     48154 | NS      | $1053127.98   | 3.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| SLR Investment Corp.                     | SLR Investment Corp. COM                            | CUSIP: 83413U100<br>LEI: BJOT6DX9ML6BR3Z0O636 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     41384 | NS      | $596757.28    | 1.81%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Blue Owl Capital Corp.                   | Blue Owl Capital Corp. COM                          | CUSIP: 69121K104<br>LEI: 2549000BD79OOCPF2L94 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    169535 | NS      | $1914050.15   | 5.81%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Barings BDC Inc.                         | Barings BDC Inc. COM                                | CUSIP: 06759L103<br>LEI: 549300GSF4KFZP6ONG49 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    196676 | NS      | $1659945.44   | 5.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp     | Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp COM SHS        | CUSIP: 67090S108<br>LEI: 254900X3ULEP6XX7HG39 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     50859 | NS      | $654555.33    | 1.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds SH BEN INT | CUSIP: 262006208<br>LEI: 549300F7IDB6WRO7VJ11 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |     37137 | PA      | $37136.59     | 0.11%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp.          | Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. COM                 | CUSIP: 67401P405<br>LEI: 549300J6MGCEU5928620 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     61045 | NS      | $692250.30    | 2.10%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| FS KKR Capital Corp                      | FS KKR Capital Corp COM                             | CUSIP: 302635206<br>LEI: 549300TYRSI1T21B1360 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    111908 | NS      | $1208606.40   | 3.67%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Kayne Anderson BDC Inc                   | Kayne Anderson BDC Inc COM SHS                      | CUSIP: 48662X105<br>LEI: 213800L27Z3YODNCUQ03 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     23721 | NS      | $318335.82    | 0.97%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| New Mountain Finance Corporation         | New Mountain Finance Corporation COM                | CUSIP: 647551100<br>LEI: 549300L1MPTT1H7SES77 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    191902 | NS      | $1468050.30   | 4.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Golub Capital BDC Inc.                   | Golub Capital BDC Inc. COM                          | CUSIP: 38173M102<br>LEI: 2549005WE0QLGK9APF78 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    244122 | NS      | $2927022.78   | 8.89%             |  |  |  | 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