---
ticker: "DECM"
name: "First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - December"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/DECM"
grade: "C"
score: 44
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "S&P 500 Max Buffer"
category_rank: "12 of 20"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# DECM: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - December

Grade **C**, Score 44 of 100. Rank 12 of 20 in S&P 500 Max Buffer.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 21 | 12 of 20 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 41 | 12 of 20 |
| Tradability | 88 | 2 of 20 |
| Holdings | Not scored | — |
| Durability | 70 | 7 of 20 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 3 positions. These are the largest 3, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.79 | 107.51% |
| 2 | — | US Dollar | 0.48% |
| 3 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.57 | 0.38% |

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