First
Trust
Exchange-Traded
Fund VIII |
Ticker
Symbol: |
AGQI |
Exchange: |
NYSE
Arca |
Maximum
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering
price) |
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Management
Fees |
|
Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees |
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Other
Expenses(1)
|
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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1
Year |
5
Years |
Since
Inception |
Inception
Date |
Return
Before Taxes(1)
|
- |
- |
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions(1)
|
- |
- |
- |
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares(1)
|
- |
- |
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|
MSCI
Europe Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
- |
|
|
|
MSCI
ACWI High Dividend Yield Index (reflects no deduction for
fees,
expenses or taxes) |
- |
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MSCI
ACWI Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
- |
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Period
Ended
6/30/2023
(Unaudited) |
Year
Ended December 31, | ||||
|
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 | |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$12.87 |
$15.14 |
$13.67 |
$16.18 |
$14.66 |
$19.87 |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income (loss) |
0.32 |
0.56 |
0.62 |
0.35 |
0.82 |
0.74 |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
0.95 |
(2.11
) |
1.57 |
(1.90
) |
2.15 |
(4.50
) |
Total
from investment operations |
1.27 |
(1.55
) |
2.19 |
(1.55
) |
2.97 |
(3.76
) |
Distributions
paid to shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
(0.42
) |
(0.51
) |
(0.70
) |
(0.41
) |
(1.08
) |
(0.70
) |
Net
realized gain |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
(0.75
) |
Return
of capital |
— |
(0.21
) |
(0.02
) |
(0.55
) |
(0.37
) |
— |
Total
distributions paid to Common
Shareholders: |
(0.42
) |
(0.72
) |
(0.72
) |
(0.96
) |
(1.45
) |
(1.45
) |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$13.72 |
$12.87 |
$15.14 |
$13.67 |
$16.18 |
$14.66 |
Market
value, end of period |
$13.11 |
$11.28 |
$13.28 |
$11.80 |
$14.93 |
$12.64 |
Total
return based on net asset value (a) |
10.31
% |
(9.56
)% |
17.01
% |
(7.79
)% |
22.24
% |
(19.36
)% |
Total
return based on market value (a) |
20.18
% |
(9.63
)% |
18.90
% |
(13.74
)% |
30.82
% |
(26.64
)% |
Ratios
to average net assets/supplemental
data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
assets, end of period (in 000’s) |
$236,468 |
$221,838 |
$260,878 |
$235,505 |
$278,738 |
$252,663 |
Ratio
of total expenses to average net assets |
3.27
%(b) |
2.32
% |
1.93
% |
2.15
% |
1.99
% |
1.91
% |
Ratio
of total expenses to average net assets
excluding
interest expense |
1.86
%(b) |
1.69
% |
1.64
% |
1.71
% |
1.69
% |
1.65
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to
average
net assets |
4.81
%(b) |
4.26
% |
4.23
% |
2.82
% |
5.37
% |
4.19
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate |
16
% |
22
% |
33
% |
43
% |
64
% |
44
% |
Indebtedness: |
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Total
loans outstanding (in 000’s) |
$73,975 |
$73,139 |
$75,882 |
79,232 |
$100,524 |
$87,650 |
Asset
Coverage per $1,000 of indebtedness (c)
|
$4,197 |
$4,033 |
$4,438 |
$3,972 |
$3,773 |
$3,883 |
First
Trust
Exchange-Traded
Fund VIII |