Performance analysis of QCJA (FT VEST NASDAQ-100 CONSERVATIVE BUFFER ETF - JANUARY)
Annual Return
Since Jan 21, 2025, QCJA has had an average annual return of +11.68%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +17.28% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.33% | +10.69% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.57% | -0.77% | -2.14% | +5.95% | +2.37% | -0.55% | +5.33% | ||||||
| 2025 | -0.08% | -0.86% | -2.82% | +0.52% | +4.02% | +2.90% | +1.17% | +0.81% | +1.84% | +1.10% | +0.64% | +1.12% | +10.69% |
Drawdown analysis of QCJA (FT VEST NASDAQ-100 CONSERVATIVE BUFFER ETF - JANUARY)
The maximum drawdown for the QCJA was -10.67%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 38 trading sessions.
The current QCJA drawdown is -0.66%.
Since Jan 21, 2025 QCJA has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -10.67% | Feb 18, 2025 | 35 | Apr 8, 2025 | 38 | Jun 3, 2025 | 73 |
| -4.97% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 10 | Apr 14, 2026 | 52 |
| -1.71% | Oct 29, 2025 | 16 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 20 |
| -1.60% | Jun 1, 2026 | 7 | Jun 10, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -1.24% | Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | Jan 27, 2025 | 8 | Feb 6, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.00% | Aug 14, 2025 | 5 | Aug 21, 2025 | 5 | Aug 28, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.00% | Jan 16, 2026 | 1 | Jan 20, 2026 | 3 | Jan 23, 2026 | 4 |
| -0.98% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -0.97% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 3 | Aug 6, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.74% | Jun 11, 2025 | 2 | Jun 13, 2025 | 5 | Jun 23, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.71% | Aug 28, 2025 | 3 | Sep 3, 2025 | 3 | Sep 8, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.63% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 2 | Dec 19, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.61% | Feb 6, 2025 | 1 | Feb 7, 2025 | 4 | Feb 13, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.40% | Apr 17, 2026 | 2 | Apr 21, 2026 | 1 | Apr 22, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.34% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 1 | May 20, 2026 | 4 |
| -0.34% | Jun 4, 2025 | 1 | Jun 5, 2025 | 1 | Jun 6, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.30% | Jul 3, 2025 | 1 | Jul 7, 2025 | 2 | Jul 9, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.28% | Apr 27, 2026 | 1 | Apr 28, 2026 | 2 | Apr 30, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.26% | Jun 30, 2025 | 1 | Jul 1, 2025 | 2 | Jul 3, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.25% | Oct 21, 2025 | 1 | Oct 22, 2025 | 1 | Oct 23, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.24% | Sep 19, 2025 | 3 | Sep 24, 2025 | 4 | Sep 30, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.21% | Apr 22, 2026 | 1 | Apr 23, 2026 | 1 | Apr 24, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.19% | Jul 21, 2025 | 1 | Jul 22, 2025 | 2 | Jul 24, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.14% | Jul 9, 2025 | 2 | Jul 11, 2025 | 1 | Jul 14, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.14% | Jan 12, 2026 | 2 | Jan 14, 2026 | 1 | Jan 15, 2026 | 3 |