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About First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund
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Inception date
Feb 8, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
QCLN holds a broad portfolio of US-listed firms in the clean energy industry. Eligible companies must be manufacturers, developers, distributors, or installers of one of the following four sub-sectors: advanced materials (that enable clean-energy or reduce the need for petroleum products), energy intelligence (smart grid), energy storage and conversion (hybrid batteries), or renewable electricity generation (solar, wind, geothermal, etc). Because there is subjectivity in classifying companies as clean energy, potential investors would be well-served by reviewing the funds portfolio to make sure your definition of clean energy matches QCLNs.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Electronic Technology
Consumer Durables
Producer Manufacturing
Stocks99.96%
Electronic Technology42.52%
Consumer Durables24.88%
Producer Manufacturing12.67%
Utilities9.99%
Process Industries4.54%
Non-Energy Minerals2.44%
Finance1.88%
Commercial Services0.45%
Retail Trade0.30%
Industrial Services0.29%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.04%
Cash0.04%
Stock breakdown by region
North America96.50%
Latin America1.29%
Asia1.03%
Europe0.64%
Middle East0.54%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
QCLN invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Electronic Technology, with 42.52% stocks, and Consumer Durables, with 24.88% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
QCLN top holdings are Rivian Automotive, Inc. Class A and Tesla, Inc., occupying 10.55% and 9.28% of the portfolio correspondingly.
QCLN last dividends amounted to 0.02 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.04 USD in dividends, which shows a 102.54% decrease.
QCLN assets under management is 418.14 M USD. It's risen 23.93% over the last month.
QCLN fund flows account for −268.01 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, QCLN pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.00%. The last dividend (Mar 31, 2025) amounted to 0.02 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
QCLN shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Feb 8, 2007, and its management style is Passive.
QCLN expense ratio is 0.56% meaning you'd have to pay 0.56% of your investment to help manage the fund.
QCLN follows the NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
QCLN invests in stocks.
QCLN price has risen by 18.00% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −13.95% decrease. See more dynamics on QCLN price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −7.86% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −10.01% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −7.86% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −10.01% in a year.
QCLN trades at a premium (0.03%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.