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QMFE

GradeDChicago Board Options Exchange

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETF - February

Buffered · First Trust · Inception 2025-02-21 · SEC filings

$24.95−0.03 (−0.12%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT

History starts Feb 24, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 5 prints from 24.98 to 24.95. Range 24.93 to 24.98. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$24.94$24.96$24.9810 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.90%
Fund size
$45M
1Y return
+15.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
—
Holdings
4
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$24.96
52W range
low $21.45high $24.98

The ETF.net QMFE Grade

D

33/ 100

Rank 17 of 20 in Nasdaq-100 Buffer 15%⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for QMFE. Scores out of 100: Cost 5, Risk 67, Mission not scored, Tradability 47, Holdings not scored, Durability 55. Strongest: Risk (67). Weakest: Cost (5). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 33 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 5
    Category rank19/20 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 67
    Category rank5/17 · top 29%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 47
    Category rank12/20 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    Not scored
    —

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 55
    Category rank12/20 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

QMFE Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 5:38 PM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
4
Top-10 weight
109%
Largest holding
2027-02-19 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 C 6.08107.3%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—2027-02-19 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 C 6.08107.32%672$48M1
002—2027-02-19 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 P 608.801.25%672$556K1
003—US Dollar0.62%278,287$278K394

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

QMFE Performance

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

QMFE$11,533
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. QMFE $11,533. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 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 QMFE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQMFE
Year to date+12.3%
1 month+1.8%
3 months+3.0%
1 year+15.3%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per 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 QMFE
YearReturn barQMFE
2026 YTD+12.3%
2025+11.6%

History from Feb 24, 2025

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QMFE Dividends

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

No distributions in the last 12 months.

QMFE Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
8.2%
Annualised · 18 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.
1.39
vs 3-month T-bills · 18 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.
−11.8%
18 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
0.60
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.

QMFE Cost

Expense ratio0.90%
  • The middle half of Nasdaq-100 Buffer 15% funds
  • Median 0.79%

12 of the 15 Nasdaq-100 Buffer 15% funds charge less.

QMFE costs $90.00 a year on $10,000. The median Nasdaq-100 Buffer 15% fund costs $79.00.