---
ticker: "BFXU"
name: "First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/BFXU"
grade: "C"
score: 40
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "S&P 500 Accelerated"
category_rank: "7 of 12"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# BFXU: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF

Grade **C**, Score 40 of 100. Rank 7 of 12 in S&P 500 Accelerated.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 97 | 1 of 12 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 67 | 3 of 11 |
| Tradability | 27 | 10 of 12 |
| Holdings | 70 | 1 of 5 |
| Durability | 23 | 11 of 12 |

## Top holdings

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

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | UXJL | FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - July | 25.00% |
| 2 | UXOC | FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - October | 24.98% |
| 3 | UXAP | FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - April | 24.97% |
| 4 | UXJA | FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - January | 24.91% |
| 5 | — | US Dollar | 0.14% |

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