---
ticker: "XIJN"
name: "First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/XIJN"
grade: "B"
score: 63
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Other Floor Protected"
category_rank: "8 of 24"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# XIJN: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June

Grade **B**, Score 63 of 100. Rank 8 of 24 in Other Floor Protected.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 35 | 16 of 24 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 93 | 1 of 24 |
| Tradability | 85 | 1 of 24 |
| Holdings | Not scored | — |
| Durability | 85 | 1 of 24 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 12 positions. These are the largest 12, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | 2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 | 102.62% |
| 2 | — | 2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 | 3.10% |
| 3 | — | US Dollar | 0.76% |
| 4 | — | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 | 0.56% |
| 5 | — | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 | 0.56% |
| 6 | — | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/24/2026 | 0.55% |
| 7 | — | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 | 0.55% |
| 8 | — | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 | 0.55% |
| 9 | — | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 | 0.55% |
| 10 | — | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 04/15/2027 | 0.55% |
| 11 | — | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 05/13/2027 | 0.54% |
| 12 | — | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 06/10/2027 | 0.54% |

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