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QMARCboeFirst TrustC

$37.55−0.22 (−0.58%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C46/ 100

Rank 7 of 12 in Nasdaq-100 Buffer 9-12%

C46/100Rank 7 of 12inNasdaq-100 Buffer 9-12%
Intraday session: down, 78 prints from 37.77 to 37.55. Range 37.53 to 37.99. Use the arrow keys to read each point.37.7037.9038.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.90%
Fund size
$618M
1Y total return
+16.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
3
Avg volume · 30D
7.99K sh
52W range
low $31.91high $38.75
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net QMAR Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 46 out of 100

Category
Nasdaq-100 Buffer 9-12%⁠
Rank
7 of 12
Six-pillar profile for QMAR. Scores out of 100: Cost 15, Risk 70, Mission not scored, Tradability 70, Holdings 53, Durability 82. Strongest: Durability (82). Weakest: Cost (15). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 46 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F15 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 12

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 12

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 12

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 6

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 12

Our read on QMAR

ETF.net Research

In short

CA one-year seatbelt on the Nasdaq-100. QMAR absorbs the first 10% of losses in the Nasdaq-100 tracker it references and hands back the upside above a cap reset every March, one of four quarterly entry points in First Trust's buffer lineup.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to match the price return of the Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 before fees and expenses, subject to a 20.86% upside cap, while buffering the first 10% of losses during the March 23, 2026–March 19, 2027 outcome period.

Why people hold it

  • The buffer is the whole product: the first 10% of the reference fund's decline is absorbed, before fees, across a defined one-year outcome period that resets each March.ftportfolios.com
  • It references the Invesco QQQ Trust itself rather than a paper index, so the payoff is pinned to the same Nasdaq-100 vehicle most investors already hold.sec.gov
  • Running since 2021, it has now cycled through several complete outcome periods, and its March, June, September and December siblings let you stagger start dates instead of betting on one.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.90% a year it sits at the expensive end of the Nasdaq-100 buffer shelf: QBUF charges 0.79%, PQAP and PQJA 0.50%, QTR 0.25%.
  • The stated cap and buffer apply to buyers who hold a full outcome period. Come in mid-period and you inherit whatever cushion and upside room are left, not the headline terms.sec.gov
  • Volume is light next to the biggest buffer funds, which can mean wider spreads, and the options structure isn't built to throw off income.

QMAR Performance

Launched Mar 19, 2021

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

Not enough history yet.
QMAR$11,631
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. QMAR $11,631. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 QMAR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQMAR
Year to date+14.4%
1 month−1.7%
3 months+2.3%
1 year+16.3%
3 yearsper year+16.3%
5 yearsper year+11.0%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 QMAR
YearReturn barQMAR
2026 YTD+14.4%
2025+10.9%
2024+16.1%
2023+35.5%
2022−16.6%
2021+12.3%

History from Mar 22, 2021

QMAR in the news

QMAR Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

QMAR Risk

Risk pillarA70 out of 100Rank 2 of 12 in Nasdaq-100 Buffer 9-12%
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
8.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
1.33
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
−19.8%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
0.55
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

QMAR Cost

Compare QMAR and QTR

Overpaying vs QTR, cheapest in Nasdaq-100 Buffer 9-12%

$11,881

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • QMAR 0.90%

    $17,040

  • QTR 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • QMAR 0.90%
  • QTR 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530QMAR $17,040QTR $5,159

Year by year

YearQMARQTROverpaying
10$1,593$455$1,138
20$6,015$1,769$4,246
30$17,040$5,159$11,881

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