First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund
$47.24+0.12 (+0.25%)
- 0.59%
- $540M
- +11.7%
- 0.11%
- 0.2M sh
- $48.39
- low $39.83high $69.20
The ETF.net QCLN Grade
B
Score 55 out of 100
- 6 of 17
Score 55 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C50 out of 100Rank 8 of 17Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C44 out of 100Rank 9 of 17Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A89 out of 100Rank 1 of 17Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D27 out of 100Rank 13 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A78 out of 100Rank 4 of 17
Our read on QCLN
BLaunched in 2007, an early arrival in clean energy that still runs the theme the old-fashioned way: a concentrated book of about 40 stocks tracking the Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index.
The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield of its designated clean-energy index, before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- A 2007 launch date means a long, public record across multiple clean-energy cycles, not a fund built for last year's headlines.
- Straightforward job: track a published Nasdaq clean-energy index. No manager hunches, no derivative sleeve, no structural quirks flagged in our review.
- Getting in and out is one of its stronger suits: among the more tradable funds in the clean-energy group.
- The 0.59% fee sits right on the clean-energy category median, and income is paid on a quarterly schedule.
Worth knowing
- About 40 holdings is a narrow bench. Single names carry real weight, and portfolio construction is the weakest part of the package.
- The ride is demanding even by thematic standards; volatility is the biggest trade-off here.
- Cost-first shoppers have cheaper doors into the theme: ICLN and FRNW both charge 0.39%.
QCLN Holdings
- Stocks
- 58
- 61%
- BE
Sectors
- Technology31.6%
- Industrials20.7%
- Consumer Discretionary15.5%
- Utilities11.7%
- Energy11.4%
- Materials7.6%
- Financials1.6%
Geography
- United States90.68%
- Israel3.88%
- Bermuda3.01%
- Chile1.03%
- India0.58%
- Brazil0.36%
- Canada0.29%
- Sweden0.12%
- 0.04%
QCLN Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
QCLN$11,165
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | QCLN |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.7% |
| 1 month | −4.8% |
| 3 months | −15.4% |
| 1 year | +11.7% |
| 3 years | +5.6% |
| 5 years | −5.9% |
| 10 years | +13.0% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | QCLN |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.7% | |
| 2025 | +31.8% | |
| 2024 | −18.9% | |
| 2023 | −10.0% | |
| 2022 | −30.4% | |
| 2021 | −3.2% | |
| 2020 | +184.0% |
QCLN in the news
QCLN Dividends
- 0.11%
- $0.05
- $0.0068 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
QCLN Risk
- 35.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.18
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −69.5%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 2.11
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QCLN Cost
0.59%
QCLN0.59%
- The middle half of Clean Energy funds
- Median 0.59%
8 of the 17 Clean Energy funds charge less.
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- BFANFirst Trust Global Wind Energy ETFExpense ratio 0.61%1 year return +13.1%
- CACESALPS Clean Energy ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return −18.6%
- CPBWInvesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETFExpense ratio 0.63%1 year return −10.7%
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