10/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/10/2025 14:38
Rule 497(e)
Registration Nos. 333-210186 and 811-23147
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
(the "Trust")
FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - October
(the "Fund")
Supplement To the Fund's Prospectus
Dated October 10, 2025
As described in the Fund's prospectus, Fund shareholders are subject to an upside return cap that represents the maximum percentage return an investor can achieve from an investment in the Fund for a given buffer and Target Outcome Period. On October 17, 2025, the Fund's current Target Outcome Period will end, and a new Target Outcome Period will begin as of October 20, 2025. The new Target Outcome Period will end on October 16, 2026. While the actual caps and buffers will not be determined until the first day of the new Target Outcome Period, set forth below are the anticipated cap and buffer ranges for the Fund for the Target Outcome Period beginning on October 20, 2025. A supplement to the Fund's prospectus will be filed on October 20, 2025 that will include the actual cap and buffer for the new Target Outcome Period, which may be higher or lower than the anticipated cap and buffer ranges set forth below.
Fund |
Anticipated cap (before fees and expenses) |
Anticipated cap (after fees and expenses, excluding brokerage commissions, trading fees, taxes and extraordinary expenses not included in the Fund's management fee) |
Anticipated (before fees and expenses) |
Anticipated (after fees and expenses, excluding brokerage commissions, trading fees, taxes and extraordinary expenses not included in the Fund's management fee) |
FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - October (OCTM) | 7.00% | 6.15% | 34.10% - 100.00% | 33.25% - 99.15% |
Please Keep this Supplement with your Fund Prospectus for Future Reference