First
Trust
Exchange-Traded
Fund VIII |
Ticker
Symbol: |
BUFD |
Exchange: |
Cboe
BZX |
Management
Fees(1) |
|
Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
Other
Expenses |
|
Acquired
Fund Fees and 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 SPY over certain Target
Outcome
Periods; |
•you
do not desire to invest in a product with a return that
depends
upon the performance of SPY over certain Target
Outcome
Periods; |
•you
fully understand that investments made when an
Underlying
ETF is at or near to its cap may have limited to
no
upside; |
•you
do not fully understand that investments made when
an
Underlying ETF is at or near to its cap may have limited
to
no upside; |
•you
are willing to forgo any gains in excess of an
Underlying
ETF’s cap; |
•you
are unwilling to forgo any gains in excess of an
Underlying
ETF’s 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 by the Fund
in
an Underlying ETF after a Target Outcome Period has
begun
may not fully benefit from the Underlying ETF’s
buffer; |
•you
do not fully understand that investments made by the
Fund
in an Underlying ETF after a Target Outcome Period
has
begun may not fully benefit from the Underlying ETF’s
buffer; |
•you
are willing to accept the risk of losing your entire
investment |
•you
are unwilling to accept the risk of losing your entire
investment |
|
|
Average
Annual |
Cumulative |
|
1
Year |
Inception
(1/20/2021) |
Inception
(1/20/2021) |
Fund
Performance |
|
|
|
Net Asset
Value |
-5.40% |
-0.87% |
-1.40% |
Market
Price |
-5.63% |
-0.87% |
-1.40% |
Index
Performance |
|
|
|
S&P
500® Index -
Price Return |
-12.55% |
1.65% |
2.68% |
|
Year
Ended August 31, |
Period
Ended
8/31/2021(a)
|
|
2022 | |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$20.92 |
$20.07 |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
Net
investment income (loss) |
(0.03) |
(0.01) |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(1.10) |
0.86 |
Total
from investment operations |
(1.13) |
0.85 |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$19.79 |
$20.92 |
Total
Return(b) |
(5.40)% |
4.24% |
Ratios/supplemental
data: |
|
|
Net
assets, end of period (in 000’s) |
$541,132 |
$161,109 |
Ratios
to average net assets: |
|
|
Ratio of
total expenses to average net assets(c) |
0.20% |
0.20%(d) |
Ratio of
net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.20)% |
(0.20)%(d) |
Portfolio
turnover rate(e) |
2% |
6% |
First
Trust
Exchange-Traded
Fund VIII |