FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD VIII VEST US SMALL CAP MODERATE BUFFR ETF AUG

The investment objective of the FT Cboe Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August (the “Fund”) is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) that match the price return of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (the "Underlying ETF"), up to a predetermined upside cap of 19.07% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 15% of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from August 21, 2023 through August 16, 2024.