DQSE ETF — FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - September

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - September (DQSE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DQSE is an ETF linked to Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ). its expense ratio is 0.90%.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF - September uses options on Invesco QQQ Trust to seek capped gains from positive returns or limited declines, with a further 10% buffer against losses beyond an inverse-performance threshold. Its approximately annual target outcomes are before fees and expenses, depend on full-period holding, and are not guaranteed. The expense ratio is 0.90%.

DQSE performance

Returns are updating. DQSE's total return appears here after the next nightly update.

DQSE key facts

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/21/2026

Expense ratio

0.90%

Last close

$30.21 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$9,218,713

Average volume

4036.0

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: First Trust or company page; Index: Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

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