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QCJLFT Vest NASDAQ-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - July

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Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the Invesco QQQ Trust up to a cap of 12.06% while providing a buffer against the first 20% of losses.

By First Trust · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.90%

#4,877 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$100M

#3,096 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+11.2%

Track Record

2 years

#3,613 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,117+11.2%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

Nasdaq-100 Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 104.5% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.QQQ 7 C5.6
66.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.QQQ 7 C5.6
22.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.QQQ 7 C5.6
12.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.QQQ 7 P561.25
2.4%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.QQQ 7 P561.25
0.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.QQQ 7 P561.25
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.QQQ 7 P449
-0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.QQQ 7 P449
-0.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.QQQ 7 C628.94
-0.2%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.8%
Cash
1.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
6.1%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-11.2%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the Invesco QQQ Trust up to a cap of 12.06% while providing a buffer against the first 20% of losses.
Strategy
Invests primarily in FLEX Options referencing the Invesco QQQ Trust to provide a buffer against the first 20% of losses and upside participation up to a cap of 12.06%. Employs a target outcome strategy to achieve these pre-determined investment outcomes over the Target Outcome Period.
Inception date
July 19, 2024
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18