First
Trust
Exchange-Traded
Fund VIII |
Ticker
Symbol: |
FCEF |
Exchange: |
Nasdaq |
Maximum
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering
price) |
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Management
Fees(1) |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees |
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Other
Expenses |
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Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses |
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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 |
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Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
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Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
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Russell
3000® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
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Blended
Benchmark(1) (reflects no
deduction for fees, expenses
or
taxes) |
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Average
Annual |
Cumulative | ||
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1
Year |
5
Years |
Inception
(9/27/2016) |
5
Years |
Inception
(9/27/2016) |
Fund
Performance |
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Net Asset
Value |
-14.62% |
4.59% |
6.11% |
25.18% |
42.07% |
Market
Price |
-14.39% |
4.56% |
6.11% |
24.95% |
42.06% |
Index
Performance |
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Russell
3000®
Index |
-13.28% |
11.29% |
12.28% |
70.69% |
98.63% |
Blended
Benchmark(1) |
-14.38% |
3.90% |
5.38% |
21.10% |
36.44% |
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Year
Ended August 31, | ||||
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2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$25.70 |
$20.12 |
$21.75 |
$22.26 |
$21.66 |
Income
from investment operations: |
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|
|
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Net
investment income (loss) |
0.87 |
0.65 |
0.82 |
0.82 |
0.78 |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.53) |
6.07 |
(1.29) |
(0.18) |
0.93 |
Total
from investment operations |
(3.66) |
6.72 |
(0.47) |
0.64 |
1.71 |
Distributions
paid to shareholders from: |
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|
|
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Net
investment income |
(1.26) |
(0.84) |
(1.10) |
(0.96) |
(1.01) |
Net
realized gain |
(0.11) |
(0.30) |
(0.06) |
(0.19) |
(0.10) |
Total
Distributions |
(1.37) |
(1.14) |
(1.16) |
(1.15) |
(1.11) |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$20.67 |
$25.70 |
$20.12 |
$21.75 |
$22.26 |
Total
Return (a) |
(14.62)% |
34.19% |
(2.04)% |
3.18% |
8.09% |
Ratios/supplemental
data: |
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Net
assets, end of period (in 000’s) |
$28,005 |
$38,675 |
$33,301 |
$37,085 |
$45,754 |
Ratios
to average net assets: |
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Ratio of
total expenses to average net assets (b) |
0.85% |
0.85% |
0.85% |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Ratio of
net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
3.87% |
2.79% |
4.01% |
3.92% |
3.14% |
Portfolio
turnover rate (c) |
16% |
8% |
6% |
13% |
15% |
First
Trust
Exchange-Traded
Fund VIII |