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FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January (QCJA) Price, Holdings & Fees

$496.32+0.45%+$2.22End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January (QCJA) closed at $496.32 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.45% from the previous close of $494.10.

Share price, past year

1Y −15.73%

52-week range $485.82 – $601.58. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$496.32
Sep 30, 2026$498.60
Aug 31, 2026$516.23
Jul 31, 2026$518.34
Jun 30, 2026$532.80
May 29, 2026$556.63
Apr 30, 2026$558.94
Mar 31, 2026$559.01
Feb 27, 2026$559.75
Jan 30, 2026$571.72
Dec 31, 2025$571.31
Nov 28, 2025$579.59
Oct 31, 2025$589.31

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.90%
as of Aug 31, 2025
Net assets
$85.3M
as of May 31, 2026
Holdings
17
as of May 31, 2026
52-week range
$485.82 – $601.58

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January's expense ratio is 0.90%: $90.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January held 17 investments worth $85.28M as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., at 60.95% of the fund.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.60.95%$51.98M
2CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.36.89%$31.46M
3CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.8.90%$7.59M
4CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.4.62%$3.94M
5CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.1.38%$1.18M
6DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS0.85%$725.28K
7CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.0.84%$713.79K
8CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.0.20%$172.24K
9CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.0.10%$89.43K
10CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.−0.03%−$29.73K
11CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.−0.07%−$57.26K
12CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.−0.28%−$237.28K
13CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.−0.46%−$391.98K
14CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.−0.57%−$489.50K
15CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.−1.11%−$942.75K
16CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.−4.58%−$3.91M
17CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.−7.57%−$6.45M

Top 17 of 17 holdings, as of May 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Derivatives99.22%
Cash and short-term investments0.85%
FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January holdings by country, largest 1
Country% of fund
United States100.07%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January's total return was +6.18%, as reported to the SEC.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
May 31, 2026+2.32%
Apr 30, 2026+5.74%
Mar 31, 2026−1.86%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January
Ticker
QCJA
Exchange
BATS
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII
SEC series ID
S000084430
SEC CIK
0001667919
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII, the trust behind FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is QCJA's price?

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January (QCJA) closed at $496.32 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.45% from the previous close of $494.10.

What is QCJA's expense ratio?

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January's expense ratio is 0.90%: $90.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does QCJA hold?

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January held 17 investments worth $85.28M as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., at 60.95% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC..

How has QCJA performed?

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - January's total return was +6.18%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of May 31, 2026 (filed Jul 22, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Aug 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures