# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001667919
**File Stem:** 0001445546-25-008476
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001445546-25-008476.hdr.sgml**: 20251223

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001445546-25-008476

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251223

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251222

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251223

**FILER**: 

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

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

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-210186
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251593719

**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 Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF (Series ID: S000083823)

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| Class Name                                    | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF | EIPI          | C000247844 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF (Series ID: S000083823)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                    | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000247844 | FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF | EIPI            |

Rule 497(e)

Registration Nos. 333-210186 and 811-23147

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII

(the "*Trust*")

FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF

(the *"Fund"*)

Supplement To the Fund's Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated April 1, 2025

Dated December 22, 2025

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Fund's Summary Prospectus, Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, Saul Ballesteros, Portfolio Manager of Energy Income Partners, LLC, the Fund's investment sub-advisor (*"EIP"*), is a member of the Fund's portfolio management team beginning on or about December 22, 2025.

Saul Ballesteros joined EIP as a partner in 2006. Mr. Ballesteros previously managed the Trading and Operations division and specializes in EIP's options strategies. His prior roles included, a Proprietary Trader in Commodities and Derivatives, a Portfolio Manager at Enron Corporation, then Mirant Corporation and then FPL Group Inc. He was a Manager of Financial Planning at IBM from 1991-1994. He received a BS from Duke University and an MBA from Northwestern University.

As of December 22, 2025, Saul Ballesteros did not own any shares of the Fund.

As of October 31, 2025, Saul Ballesteros managed the investment vehicles (other than the Fund) with the number of accounts and assets set forth in the table below:

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| **Portfolio Manager** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Registered<br> Investment<br> Companies<br> Number of<br> Accounts<br> ($ Assets in<br> Thousands)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Other<br> Pooled<br> Investment<br> Vehicles<br> Number of<br> Accounts<br> ($ Assets in<br> Thousands)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Other<br> Accounts<br> Number of<br> Accounts<br> ($ Assets in<br> Thousands)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Registered<br> Investment<br> Companies<br> With<br> Performance<br> Fees<br> Number of<br> Accounts<br> ($ Assets in<br> Thousands)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Other<br> Pooled<br> Investment<br> Vehicles<br> With<br> Performance<br> Fees<br> Number of<br> Accounts<br> ($ Assets in<br> Thousands)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Other<br> Accounts<br> With<br> Performance<br> Fees<br> Number of<br> Accounts<br> ($ Assets in<br> Thousands)** |
| Saul Ballesteros | 3 ($1003000) | 2 ($204000) | 107 ($898000) | N/A | 2 ($204000) | N/A |

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Please Keep this Supplement with Your Fund Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and

Statement of Additional Information for Future Reference