Performance analysis of QCJL (FT VEST NASDAQ-100 CONSERVATIVE BUFFER ETF - JULY)
Annual Return
Since Jul 22, 2024, QCJL has had an average annual return of +12.21%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +17.54% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6.88% | +13.10% | +4.12% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.58% | -0.40% | -1.56% | +5.12% | +1.41% | +0.44% | +1.22% | +6.88% | |||||
| 2025 | +1.26% | -0.70% | -3.53% | +0.84% | +5.19% | +3.58% | +1.32% | +0.87% | +1.88% | +1.15% | +0.07% | +0.68% | +13.10% |
| 2024 | -0.89% | +0.90% | +1.49% | -0.30% | +2.58% | +0.31% | +4.12% |
Drawdown analysis of QCJL (FT VEST NASDAQ-100 CONSERVATIVE BUFFER ETF - JULY)
The maximum drawdown for the QCJL was -11.17%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 33 trading sessions.
Since Jul 22, 2024 QCJL has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -11.17% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 33 | May 27, 2025 | 67 |
| -4.09% | Jul 22, 2024 | 12 | Aug 7, 2024 | 8 | Aug 19, 2024 | 20 |
| -4.01% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 8 | Apr 10, 2026 | 50 |
| -3.02% | Aug 21, 2024 | 11 | Sep 6, 2024 | 9 | Sep 19, 2024 | 20 |
| -2.31% | Oct 29, 2025 | 16 | Nov 20, 2025 | 8 | Dec 3, 2025 | 24 |
| -1.66% | Dec 16, 2024 | 18 | Jan 14, 2025 | 5 | Jan 22, 2025 | 23 |
| -1.50% | Oct 29, 2024 | 2 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 6 |
| -1.22% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.21% | Nov 12, 2024 | 3 | Nov 15, 2024 | 9 | Nov 29, 2024 | 12 |
| -1.17% | Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | Jan 27, 2025 | 8 | Feb 6, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.10% | Dec 10, 2025 | 5 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.09% | Aug 14, 2025 | 5 | Aug 21, 2025 | 10 | Sep 5, 2025 | 15 |
| -0.96% | Jul 30, 2025 | 4 | Aug 5, 2025 | 3 | Aug 8, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.94% | Jan 9, 2026 | 6 | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 | Jan 26, 2026 | 10 |
| -0.93% | Sep 26, 2024 | 3 | Oct 1, 2024 | 6 | Oct 9, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.86% | Jun 10, 2025 | 3 | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 | Jun 16, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.72% | Jun 16, 2025 | 3 | Jun 20, 2025 | 2 | Jun 24, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.66% | Oct 22, 2024 | 1 | Oct 23, 2024 | 2 | Oct 25, 2024 | 3 |
| -0.52% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 9 |
| -0.49% | Sep 19, 2025 | 4 | Sep 25, 2025 | 2 | Sep 29, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.44% | Feb 6, 2025 | 1 | Feb 7, 2025 | 1 | Feb 10, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.43% | Dec 26, 2025 | 4 | Jan 2, 2026 | 2 | Jan 6, 2026 | 6 |
| -0.38% | Jun 4, 2025 | 1 | Jun 5, 2025 | 1 | Jun 6, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.36% | Dec 6, 2024 | 2 | Dec 10, 2024 | 1 | Dec 11, 2024 | 3 |
| -0.34% | Oct 21, 2025 | 1 | Oct 22, 2025 | 2 | Oct 24, 2025 | 3 |