First
Trust
Exchange-Traded
Fund VIII |
Ticker
Symbol: |
ERM |
Exchange: |
NYSE
Arca |
Maximum
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering
price) |
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Management
Fees |
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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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Fee
Waiver(1)
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver |
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1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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1
Year |
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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S&P
500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
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Hedge Fund
Research HFRI Equity Hedge Index(1) (reflects no
deduction for
fees,
expenses or taxes) |
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Average
Annual |
Cumulative
|
|
1 Year
|
Inception
(4/10/2017)
|
Inception
(4/10/2017)
|
Fund
Performance
|
|
|
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Net Asset
Value |
41.52% |
7.34% |
36.47% |
Market
Price |
41.78% |
7.36% |
36.58% |
Index
Performance
|
|
|
|
S&P
500® Index
|
31.17% |
18.18% |
108.22% |
Hedge Fund
Research HFRI Equity Hedge Index(1)
|
26.92% |
10.09% |
51.84% |
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Year
Ended August 31, |
Period
Ended
8/31/2017(a)
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2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 | |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$18.27 |
$19.69 |
$23.32 |
$20.50 |
$20.05 |
Income
from investment operations: |
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|
|
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Net
investment income (loss) |
0.29 |
0.33 |
0.39 |
0.30 |
0.10 |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
7.24 |
(1.36) |
(3.56) |
2.80 |
0.39 |
Total
from investment operations |
7.53 |
(1.03) |
(3.17) |
3.10 |
0.49 |
Distributions
paid to shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
(0.27) |
(0.39) |
(0.46) |
(0.28) |
(0.04) |
Net
realized gain |
— |
— |
(b)(0.00)
|
— |
— |
Total
distributions |
(0.27) |
(0.39) |
(0.46) |
(0.28) |
(0.04) |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$25.53 |
$18.27 |
$19.69 |
$23.32 |
$20.50 |
Total
Return (c) |
41.52% |
(5.36)% |
(13.68)% |
15.23% |
2.44% |
Ratios/supplemental
data: |
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Net
assets, end of period (in 000’s) |
$11,487 |
$11,875 |
$20,669 |
$27,988 |
$10,250 |
Ratios
to average net assets: |
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Ratio of
total expenses to average net assets (d)
|
0.65% |
0.65% |
0.65% |
0.65% |
(e)0.65%
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Ratio of
net expenses to average net assets (d)
|
0.65% |
0.65% |
0.59% |
0.64% |
(e)0.65%
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Ratio of
net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
1.27% |
1.61% |
1.89% |
1.52% |
(e)1.81%
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Portfolio
turnover rate (f)
|
79% |
81% |
207% |
121% |
8% |
First
Trust
Exchange-Traded
Fund VIII |