FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETF - May (QMMY) is an exchange-traded fund sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P. and advised by First Trust Advisors L.P., designed to seek capital appreciation through a target outcome strategy tied to the Nasdaq-100 segment, with exposure implemented through FLEX Options referencing the Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1. The fund seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the underlying ETF up to a predetermined upside cap while buffering, before fees and expenses, the first 15% of losses over each target outcome period; the current period shown on the fund materials runs from May 19, 2025 through May 15, 2026, with a new cap established at the start of each outcome period.
The fund primarily invests in FLEX Options and related positions linked to Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1, and its disclosed holdings emphasize call and put option exposure rather than a traditional stock portfolio; the ETF is non-diversified and may also hold cash. The fund’s principal risks include option risk, counterparty risk, market risk, buffer limitations if shares are bought or sold outside the target outcome period, and the possibility that investors could lose all or part of their investment.
QMMY is part of First Trust’s Vest Target Outcome ETF lineup, which is distributed by First Trust Portfolios L.P., an affiliate of the adviser; the underlying strategy is marketed to investors seeking defined-upside, buffered downside exposure to large-cap growth technology-heavy U.S. equities through exchange-traded options structures. The fund was launched in 2024, with inception dated May 17, 2024 and first trade date May 20, 2024, and it is listed on an exchange in the United States.
Recent company and product developments include the continuation of the current May 2025-May 2026 target outcome period, updated holdings disclosures showing the fund’s option-based structure and concentrated exposure to QQQ-related FLEX Options, and ongoing portfolio updates to the First Trust Moderate Buffer ETF allocation products that include QMMY among the underlying holdings. Publicly available fund pages also show current asset levels and market activity, indicating that QMMY remains an actively traded offering within First Trust’s expanding target outcome platform.