Which resets first, QMMY or QQJN?

QMMY ends its outcome period on May 21, 2027 and QQJN on May 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, QMMY or QQJN?

QMMY charges 0.90% a year and QQJN charges 0.30%, so QQJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

QMMY vs QQJN: which one stands where?

As of Oct 1, 2026 QMMY can fall 4.5% before its buffer engages and QQJN 0.0%, and QMMY resets 10 days sooner. FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer ETF - May and Corgi Growth & Technology 15% Structured Buffer ETF.

QMMYBetween buffer and cap

QMMY: reference +4.4% since period start, fund +3.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +17.7%; Between buffer and cap.

QQJNBuffer working

QQJN: reference −0.4% since period start, fund +1.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +18.5%; Buffer working.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · QMMY scores higherIf the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

QMMY 83.8

QQJN 73.9

0.2, the lowest in this set99.8, the highest

A percentile among the 293 buffer ETFs with a live outcome period. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All buffer ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

Where each one stands today

QMMY resets first, on May 21, 2027, 233 days from now; QQJN runs to May 31, 2027, 243 days. A fall from here reaches QMMY’s buffer after 4.5% and QQJN’s after 0.0%. Both track QQQ, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Every figure is ETFIQ’s own, from the issuer’s published outcome-period terms. A buffer ETF holds FLEX options on its reference index rather than shares, so there is no holdings overlap between two of them to report.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Gap to the reference
Window	QMMY	QQJN	QMMY	QQJN
3 months	+2.6%	+2.5%	+0.5 pts	+0.3 pts
6 months	+8.1%	not published	−18.8 pts	not published
1 year	+10.3%	not published	−13.5 pts	not published

QMMY and QQJN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

QMMY

FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer ETF - May · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on QQQ and caps the gain at 17.7%, over a period ending May 21, 2027

QQJN

Corgi Growth & Technology 15% Structured Buffer ETF · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on QQQ and caps the gain at 18.5%, over a period ending May 31, 2027

Issuer First Trust Corgi

Reference index QQQ QQQ

Buffer 15% 15%

Outcome period May 18, 2026 to May 21, 2027 Jun 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027

Days left 233 243

Starting cap +17.7% +18.5%

Can still gain 12.6% not published

Fall before buffer 4.5% 0.0%

Protection left, index points 15.0% of 15.0% 14.6% of 15.0%

Index return this period +4.4% −0.4%

Fund return this period +3.7% +1.6%

State today Open Buffer working

Expense ratio 0.90% 0.30%

Net assets $155m $1m

QMMY and QQJN on the same fields, as of Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

QMMY in plain words

From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 12.6% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 4.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, QQQ can fall 4.2% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 233 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On May 21, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

QQJN in plain words

Protection left, in index points: 14.6% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 243 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On May 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, QMMY or QQJN?: QMMY ends its outcome period on May 21, 2027 and QQJN on May 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, QMMY or QQJN?: QMMY charges 0.90% a year and QQJN charges 0.30%, so QQJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

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Invesco QQQ Trust →QMMY on its own →QQJN on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

QMMY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗First Trust page for QMMY ↗Corgi website ↗

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