---
ticker: "DLMY"
name: "First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - May"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/DLMY"
grade: "C"
score: 53
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "S&P 500 Dual Directional"
category_rank: "6 of 19"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# DLMY: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - May

Grade **C**, Score 53 of 100. Rank 6 of 19 in S&P 500 Dual Directional.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 50 | 1 of 19 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 50 | 9 of 17 |
| Tradability | 73 | 2 of 19 |
| Holdings | Not scored | — |
| Durability | 29 | 14 of 19 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 4 positions. These are the largest 4, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | 2027-05-21 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 7.42 | 99.43% |
| 2 | — | 2027-05-21 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 739.20 | 5.05% |
| 3 | — | 2027-05-21 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 646.80 | 4.26% |
| 4 | — | US Dollar | 0.81% |

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