---
ticker: "DQJN"
name: "First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - June"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/DQJN"
grade: "D"
score: 27
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "S&P 500 Dual Directional, 9-12% Buffer"
category_rank: "11 of 11"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# DQJN: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - June

Grade **D**, Score 27 of 100. Rank 11 of 11 in S&P 500 Dual Directional, 9-12% Buffer.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 4 | 11 of 11 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 23 | 11 of 11 |
| Tradability | 79 | 1 of 11 |
| Holdings | Not scored | — |
| Durability | 26 | 11 of 11 |

## Top holdings

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

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | 2027-06-17 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 C 7.42 | 97.31% |
| 2 | — | 2027-06-17 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 P 740.63 | 10.19% |
| 3 | — | 2027-06-17 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 P 648.05 | 8.99% |
| 4 | — | US Dollar | 0.94% |

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