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QCLN vs ICLN

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund vs iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

QCLN

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund

First Trust

Annual cost

0.59%

Fund size

$739M

ICLN

iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.39%

Fund size

$2.5B

Key differences

  • ICLN costs 0.20% less per year.
  • ICLN is significantly larger than QCLN — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • QCLN covers north america markets; ICLN covers global.
  • Over the last 3 years, QCLN has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

QCLNICLN
Annual cost (TER)0.59%0.39%
Fund size (AUM)$739M$2.5B
Since20072008
Dividend yield0.17%1.30%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americaglobal
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+118.3%+87.9%
CAGR 3Y+12.8%+9.3%
CAGR 5Y+3.2%+2.5%
Sharpe 3Y0.420.34
Volatility 1Y34.72%25.93%
Max drawdown-71.73%-66.75%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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