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QSPT · FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - September
First Trust · Buffer desk
Open the live card on ETFIQQQQ had already risen past this fund's cap of +17.0% for the period on Sep 4, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 0.5% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 14.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, QQQ can fall 16.6% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 14 days remained on Sep 4, 2026. On Sep 18, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
| Reference index | QQQ |
|---|---|
| Buffer | |
| Outcome period | Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026 |
| Starting cap | +17.0% |
| QQQ return since period start | +20.0% |
| Fund return since period start | +15.5% |
| Band state today (ETFIQ) | At cap |
| Can still gain (issuer, fund price) | 0.5% |
| Fall before buffer (issuer, fund price) | 14.2% |
| Fall to the buffer in index terms (ETFIQ) | 16.6% |
| Protection left in index points (ETFIQ) | 10.0% of 10.0% |
| Days left in period | 14 |
| Expense ratio | 0.90% |
Questions people ask
- How much can QSPT still gain?
- Nothing more in index terms on Sep 4, 2026. QQQ has already passed the cap of +17.0% for this period, which runs from Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026.
- How far can QSPT fall before the buffer helps?
- 14.2% in fund-price terms on Sep 4, 2026, by the issuer's figure. In index terms QQQ can fall 16.6% from that level before the buffer begins. Losses until that point are the holder's.
- How much of the QSPT buffer is left?
- 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer sat below the QQQ level on Sep 4, 2026. That is an ETFIQ calculation in index points, on one definition for every issuer.
- When does QSPT reset?
- The outcome period ends on Sep 18, 2026, 14 days from the data on Sep 4, 2026. A new cap is set the next day and the buffer starts again.
- What does QSPT cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.90% a year.
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