Performance analysis of QCAP (FT VEST NASDAQ-100 CONSERVATIVE BUFFER ETF - APRIL)
Annual Return
Since Apr 22, 2024, QCAP has had an average annual return of +10.96%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +23.32% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.32% | +7.13% | +10.40% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.45% | +0.28% | +0.46% | +1.40% | +2.60% | +0.04% | +5.32% | ||||||
| 2025 | +0.97% | +0.13% | -1.47% | -1.45% | +2.84% | +1.88% | +0.70% | +0.72% | +0.92% | +0.55% | +0.37% | +0.82% | +7.13% |
| 2024 | +0.60% | +2.72% | +2.08% | -0.07% | +0.91% | +1.20% | +0.06% | +2.12% | +0.36% | +10.40% |
Drawdown analysis of QCAP (FT VEST NASDAQ-100 CONSERVATIVE BUFFER ETF - APRIL)
The maximum drawdown for the QCAP was -9.17%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 43 trading sessions.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9.17% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 43 | Jun 10, 2025 | 77 |
| -4.28% | Jul 10, 2024 | 18 | Aug 5, 2024 | 32 | Sep 19, 2024 | 50 |
| -0.94% | Apr 29, 2024 | 2 | May 1, 2024 | 2 | May 3, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.83% | Oct 28, 2025 | 17 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 21 |
| -0.81% | Dec 16, 2024 | 3 | Dec 19, 2024 | 3 | Dec 24, 2024 | 6 |
| -0.75% | Oct 29, 2024 | 2 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 6 |
| -0.67% | Nov 13, 2024 | 2 | Nov 15, 2024 | 6 | Nov 25, 2024 | 8 |
| -0.62% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 7 | Oct 21, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.60% | Jan 6, 2025 | 3 | Jan 10, 2025 | 3 | Jan 15, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.57% | Jun 18, 2024 | 3 | Jun 24, 2024 | 6 | Jul 2, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.56% | Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | Jan 27, 2025 | 8 | Feb 6, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.54% | Dec 26, 2024 | 4 | Jan 2, 2025 | 2 | Jan 6, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.49% | May 28, 2024 | 2 | May 30, 2024 | 4 | Jun 5, 2024 | 6 |
| -0.46% | Sep 30, 2024 | 3 | Oct 3, 2024 | 4 | Oct 9, 2024 | 7 |
| -0.46% | Feb 2, 2026 | 3 | Feb 5, 2026 | 4 | Feb 11, 2026 | 7 |
| -0.46% | Aug 13, 2025 | 6 | Aug 21, 2025 | 4 | Aug 27, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.42% | Oct 22, 2024 | 1 | Oct 23, 2024 | 4 | Oct 29, 2024 | 5 |
| -0.42% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 3 | May 22, 2026 | 6 |
| -0.39% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 | Aug 4, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.37% | Apr 24, 2026 | 2 | Apr 28, 2026 | 2 | Apr 30, 2026 | 4 |
| -0.36% | Apr 22, 2026 | 1 | Apr 23, 2026 | 1 | Apr 24, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.35% | Jun 10, 2025 | 3 | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 | Jun 16, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.31% | Oct 14, 2024 | 1 | Oct 15, 2024 | 3 | Oct 18, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.30% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.30% | Mar 25, 2026 | 2 | Mar 27, 2026 | 2 | Mar 31, 2026 | 4 |