QCLNFirst Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2007
Annual Cost
0.59%
#3,221 of 6,035 · average
Fund Size
$558M
#1,582 of 6,035 · large
Return (1Y)
+22.9%
Track Record
19 years
#438 of 6,035 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,604+16.0%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Focus
ESG
Index tracked
Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 58.6% of fundmoderately concentrated
Monolithic Power Systems Inc.
7.9%
ON Semiconductor Corp.
7.7%
Tesla Inc
7.7%
Bloom Energy Corporation
7.2%
First Solar Inc
7.1%
NEXTPOWER INC
4.8%
Albemarle Corp
4.2%
Rivian Automotive Inc
4.1%
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
4.0%
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS LP
3.9%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Technology
40.1%
Industrials
22.8%
Consumer Cyclical
16.2%
Basic Materials
10.1%
Utilities
8.8%
Financial Services
1.9%
Energy
0.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
41.1%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-71.7%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.12Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.18Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index.
- Strategy
- Invests at least 90% of net assets in securities that comprise the Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index using an indexing investment approach. Focuses on companies classified as manufacturers, developers, distributors, and installers of clean-energy technologies, with significant investments in industrial and information technology sectors.
- Inception date
- February 8, 2007
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-17