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100.00000000 772.53000000 USD 2027-02-19 XXXX -8796.11000000 N N N 2026-04-23 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII Derek Maltbie Derek Maltbie Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer