FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF

Open-end / ETF

Registrant

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII

Class ticker

FBDC

Net Assets

$35,108,382

Holdings

Latest Report

Aug 31, 2026

Net Assets Over Time

Holding	Symbol	Balance	Value	% of Fund	Side	Category
MAIN STREET CAPITAL CORP	MAIN	75,291	$4,436,146	12.64%	Long	EC
HERCULES CAPITAL INC	HTGC	223,807	$3,947,955	11.25%	Long	EC
ARES CAPITAL CORP	ARCC	167,958	$3,370,917	9.60%	Long	EC
GOLUB CAPITAL BDC INC	GBDC	244,122	$3,212,646	9.15%	Long	EC
SIXTH STREET SPECIALTY LENDING INC	TSLX	153,935	$2,903,214	8.27%	Long	EC
BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND	BXSL	92,374	$2,310,274	6.58%	Long	EC
BLUE OWL CAPITAL CORP	OBDC	196,435	$2,264,896	6.45%	Long	EC
BARINGS BDC INC	BBDC	196,676	$1,856,621	5.29%	Long	EC
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP	CSWC	65,350	$1,671,000	4.76%	Long	EC
DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS	262006208	1,529,494	$1,529,494	4.36%	Long	STIV
NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORP	NMFC	191,902	$1,464,212	4.17%	Long	EC
MIDCAP FINANCIAL INVESTMENT CORP	MFIC	94,952	$931,479	2.65%	Long	EC
BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE INC	BCSF	67,816	$815,148	2.32%	Long	EC
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORP	OCSL	61,045	$809,457	2.31%	Long	EC
MORGAN STANLEY DIRECT LENDING FUND	MSDL	47,450	$728,358	2.07%	Long	EC
KAYNE ANDERSON BDC INC	KBDC	48,650	$662,127	1.89%	Long	EC
NUVEEN CHURCHILL DIRECT LENDING CORP	NCDL	50,859	$636,246	1.81%	Long	EC
SLR INVESTMENT CORP	SLRC	41,384	$527,232	1.50%	Long	EC
GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORP	GAIN	21,454	$355,278	1.01%	Long	EC
BLUE OWL TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORP	OTF	30,328	$354,231	1.01%	Long	EC
MSC INCOME FUND INC	MSIF	26,492	$341,482	0.97%	Long	EC