# QCOC (FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Conservative Buffer ETF - October)

First Trust · Buffer ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

As of Sep 11, 2026, QCOC has reached its cap.

## Key facts

- QCOC, past the cap, price drift left: 1.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- QCOC, fall before the buffer: 10.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- QCOC, protection left, index points: 20.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- QCOC, days to reset: 35, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- QCOC, net assets: $63m (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- QCOC, expense ratio: 0.90% (issuer page, Sep 11, 2026).

## QCOC over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Total return | QQQ | Gap to QQQ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | +2.5% | −0.8% | +3.3 pts |
| 6 months | +9.8% | +20.7% | −10.9 pts |
| 1 year | +11.5% | +23.0% | −11.5 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reference index | QQQ | ETFIQ |
| Buffer | 20% | ETFIQ |
| Outcome period | Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Starting cap | +12.4% | ETFIQ |
| QQQ return since period start | +18.4% | ETFIQ |
| Fund return since period start | +10.4% | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $63m | issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Band state today | At cap | ETFIQ |
| Can still gain | 1.0% | issuer, fund price |
| Fall before buffer | 10.3% | issuer, fund price |
| Fall to the buffer in index terms | 15.5% | ETFIQ |
| Protection left in index points | 20.0% of 20.0% | ETFIQ |
| Days left in period | 35 | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.90% | issuer page, Sep 11, 2026 |

## Questions

### How much can QCOC still gain?

Nothing more in index terms on Sep 11, 2026. QQQ has already passed the cap of +12.4% for this period, which runs from Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026.

### How far can QCOC fall before the buffer helps?

10.3% in fund-price terms on Sep 11, 2026, by the issuer's figure. In index terms QQQ can fall 15.5% from that level before the buffer begins. Losses until that point are the holder's.

### How much of the QCOC buffer is left?

20.0% of the 20.0% buffer sat below the QQQ level on Sep 11, 2026. That is an ETFIQ calculation in index points, on one definition for every issuer.

### When does QCOC reset?

The outcome period ends on Oct 16, 2026, 35 days from the data on Sep 11, 2026. A new cap is set the next day and the buffer starts again.

### What does QCOC cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.90% a year.


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