---
ticker: "XJAN"
name: "First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - January"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/XJAN"
grade: "C"
score: 42
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "S&P 500 Accelerated, 15% Buffer"
category_rank: "6 of 7"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# XJAN: First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - January

Grade **C**, Score 42 of 100. Rank 6 of 7 in S&P 500 Accelerated, 15% Buffer.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 39 | 2 of 7 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 39 | 6 of 6 |
| Tradability | 51 | 6 of 7 |
| Holdings | Not scored | — |
| Durability | 41 | 5 of 7 |

## Top holdings

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

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | 2027-01-15 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.93 | 103.94% |
| 2 | — | 2027-01-15 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 691.67 | 13.22% |
| 3 | — | 2027-01-15 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 691.67 | 0.65% |
| 4 | — | US Dollar | 0.46% |

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