QCJL First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - July
Quote as of Oct 30, 2026 19:42 UTC · Quotes are refreshed hourly from the data provider, so during market hours a price can be up to about 1–2 hours old; each quote shows its own timestamp.
| Previous Close | 25.81 | Day Range | 25.30 – 25.48 |
| 52-Week Range | 23.03 – 26.38 | Volume | 9.62K |
| Avg Volume | 29.09K | AUM | $104.7M (Oct 31, 2026) |
| Expense Ratio | 0.90% | Yield (TTM) | — |
| NAV | 25.85 | Premium/Discount | -2.05% indicative |
| Inception | Jul 19, 2024 | Holdings | 5 |
| Issuer | First Trust | Exchange | CBOE |
| Category | Buffer | Index Tracked | Nasdaq-100 |
| CUSIP | 33740F219 | ISIN | US33740F2193 |
| Structure | Buffer / Defined Outcome | ||
| Management | Not stated in source data | ||
About this ETF
Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLexible EXchange® Options that reference the price performance of the Invesco QQQ TrustSM, Series 1. The fund is non-diversified.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 31, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Tiingo (this fund's daily price history; the history from Financial Modeling Prep was found to be wrong; Data Sources). Live quote: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -2.55% | +1.15% | +3.12% | +7.12% | +8.04% | — | — | — | +10.76% |
| Total return | -2.55% | +1.15% | +3.12% | +7.12% | +8.04% | — | — | — | +10.76% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 30, 2026. Calculated by ETF Explorer from Tiingo daily prices. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.90% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $90.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings list retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · The data provider's latest disclosed portfolio for this fund. Issuers publish holdings daily or monthly, so the portfolio date can be earlier; holdings are not live positions. 5 holdings stored.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2027-07-16 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 C 6.94 | — | 96.78% | 1.46K | $99.8M |
| 2 | 2027-07-16 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 P 695.32 | — | 6.61% | 1.46K | $6.8M |
| 3 | US Dollar | — | 0.95% | 974.63K | $974.6K |
| 4 | 2027-07-16 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 P 556.25 | — | -1.99% | -1.46K | -$2.1M |
| 5 | 2027-07-16 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 C 809.35 | — | -2.35% | -1.46K | -$2.4M |
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Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | — | Paid (last 12 months) | — |
| Frequency | — | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | — | Last payment | — |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
No distributions in our database for this fund; it may not pay them, or history has not loaded yet.
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 6.61% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.604 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -4.00% / — | Sortino 1Y | 0.882 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.51 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.838 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 4.52% | Risk-free rate used | 4.00% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Nov 01, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 9.62K | Average volume | 29.09K |
| AUM | $104.7M | Premium/Discount | -2.05% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Week | $1.6M | +1.57% | $103.9M → $104.7M |
| 1 Month | $4.8M | +4.67% | $103.0M → $104.7M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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Latest News for QCJL
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.