First
Trust
Exchange-Traded
Fund VIII |
Ticker
Symbol: |
FFEB |
Exchange: |
Cboe
BZX |
Management
Fees |
|
Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
Other
Expenses |
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
You
should only
consider this investment if: |
You
should not
consider this investment if: |
•you
fully understand the risks inherent in an investment in
the
Fund; |
•you
do not fully understand the risks inherent in an
investment
in the Fund; |
•you
desire to invest in a product with a return that
depends
upon the performance of the Underlying ETF
over
the Target Outcome Period; |
•you
do not desire to invest in a product with a return that
depends
upon the performance of the Underlying ETF
over
the Target Outcome
Period; |
You
should only
consider this investment if: |
You
should not
consider this investment if: |
•you
are willing to hold shares for the duration of the
Target
Outcome Period in order to achieve the outcomes
that
the Fund seeks to provide; |
•you
are unwilling to hold shares for the duration of the
Target
Outcome Period in order to achieve the outcomes
that
the Fund seeks to provide; |
•you
fully understand that investments made when the
Fund
is at or near to the cap may have limited to no
upside; |
•you
do not fully understand that investments made when
the
Fund is at or near to the cap may have limited to no
upside; |
•you
are willing to forgo any gains in excess of the cap; |
•you
are unwilling to forgo any gains in excess of the
cap; |
•you
are not seeking an investment that provides
dividends
to shareholders; |
•you
are seeking an investment that provides dividends to
shareholders; |
•you
fully understand that investments made after the
Target
Outcome Period has begun may not fully benefit
from
the buffer; |
•you
do not fully understand that investments made after
the
Target Outcome Period has begun may not fully
benefit
from the buffer; |
•you
are willing to accept the risk of losing your entire
investment;
and |
•you
are unwilling to accept the risk of losing your entire
investment;
and |
•you
have visited the Fund’s website and understand the
investment
outcomes available to you based upon the
time
of your purchase. |
•you
have not visited the Fund’s website and do not
understand
the investment outcomes available to you
based
upon the timing of your
purchase. |
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1
Year |
Since
Inception |
Inception
Date |
Return
Before Taxes
|
- |
|
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions
|
- |
|
|
Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
|
- |
|
|
S&P
500®
Index - Price Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
- |
|
|
|
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Average
Annual |
Cumulative |
|
1
Year |
Inception
(2/21/2020) |
Inception
(2/21/2020) |
Fund
Performance |
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|
|
Net
Asset Value |
13.79% |
8.07% |
31.49% |
Market
Price |
13.99% |
8.07% |
31.49% |
Index
Performance |
|
|
|
S&P
500®
Index - Price Return |
13.97% |
8.90% |
35.05% |
|
Year
Ended August 31, |
Period
Ended
8/31/2020(a)
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|
2023 |
2022 |
2021 | |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$35.45 |
$37.46 |
$31.48 |
$30.68 |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income (loss) |
(0.31
)(b) |
(0.22
) |
(0.30
) |
(0.08
) |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
5.20 |
(1.79
) |
6.28 |
0.88 |
Total
from investment operations |
4.89 |
(2.01
) |
5.98 |
0.80 |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$40.34 |
$35.45 |
$37.46 |
$31.48 |
Total
Return(c) |
13.79
% |
(5.37
)% |
19.00
% |
2.61
% |
Ratios/supplemental
data: |
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|
|
|
Net
assets, end of period (in 000’s) |
$386,234 |
$303,079 |
$258,453 |
$210,925 |
Ratios
to average net assets: |
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|
|
|
Ratio
of total expenses to average net assets |
0.85
% |
0.85
% |
0.85
% |
0.85
%(d) |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net
assets |
(0.82
)% |
(0.84
)% |
(0.85
)% |
(0.85
)%(d) |
Portfolio
turnover rate(e)
|
0
% |
0
% |
0
% |
0
% |
First
Trust
Exchange-Traded
Fund VIII |