---
ticker: "BFEW"
name: "First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/BFEW"
grade: "C"
score: 40
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "S&P 500 Laddered Buffer"
category_rank: "11 of 18"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# BFEW: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF

Grade **C**, Score 40 of 100. Rank 11 of 18 in S&P 500 Laddered Buffer.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 82 | 1 of 18 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 70 | 4 of 18 |
| Tradability | 30 | 16 of 18 |
| Holdings | 39 | 15 of 18 |
| Durability | 23 | 15 of 18 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 5 positions. These are the largest 5, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | RSMR | FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - March | 25.03% |
| 2 | RSSE | FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September | 25.03% |
| 3 | RSJN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - June | 24.99% |
| 4 | RSDE | FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - December | 24.93% |
| 5 | — | US Dollar | 0.01% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/BFEW. Please cite the page URL.