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QCJL

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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - July

First Trust · Inception 2024-07-19 · SEC filings

$26.06−0.09 (−0.34%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM EDT

History starts Jul 22, 2024.
Intraday session: down, 9 prints from 26.15 to 26.06. Range 26.00 to 26.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$26.00$26.10$26.1510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.90%
Fund size
$103M
1Y return
+12.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
Holdings
4
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$26.05
52W range
low $23.01high $26.15

QCJL Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 5:38 PM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
4
Top-10 weight
106%
Largest holding
2027-07-16 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 C 6.9499.7%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0012027-07-16 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 C 6.9499.72%1,428$102M1
0022027-07-16 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 P 695.325.10%1,428$5M1
003US Dollar0.99%1,012,590$1M394

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

QCJL Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

QCJL$11,242
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. QCJL $11,242. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$-867$5,636$12,139Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for QCJL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQCJL
Year to date+10.2%
1 month+37257.1%
3 months+4.6%
1 year+12.4%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for QCJL
YearReturn barQCJL
2026 YTD+10.2%
2025+13.1%
2024+4.1%

History from Jul 22, 2024

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QCJL Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
Last 12 months
Payout per share
Last 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

QCJL Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
70.1%
Annualised · 25 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−0.58
vs 3-month T-bills · 25 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−99.7%
26 months · trough Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
−0.05
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

QCJL Cost

Expense Ratio
0.90%