QCLN — First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-28
QCLN — First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Energy Equity · $544.02M AUM · 0.59% expense ratio · 62.6% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
QCLN Fund Overview
QCLN — First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund is a US ETF managed by First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund, categorised as United States Energy Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
- Category: United States Energy Equity
- Assets under management: $544.02M
- 1-year return: 62.6%
- Ticker: QCLN
- SEC CIK: 0001329377
- SEC series ID: S000015169
- Share class ID: C000041643
QCLN Holdings
Top 10 holdings of First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 7.94% |
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 7.73% |
| Tesla Inc | 7.67% |
| Bloom Energy Corporation | 7.23% |
| First Solar Inc | 7.11% |
| Nextpower, Inc. | 4.76% |
| Albemarle Corp | 4.17% |
| Rivian Automotive Inc | 4.08% |
| Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | 3.99% |
| Brookfield Renewable Partners LP | 3.88% |
QCLN Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.1% |
QCLN Performance
Total returns for QCLN (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 4.3% |
| 1 year | 62.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -3.2% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -7.1% |
QCLN Risk Information
Risk metrics for QCLN, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 21.5%
QCLN Costs and Fees
QCLN costs about $59 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.59%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.59%
- Portfolio turnover: 23%
- Brokerage commissions: 2.91 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
QCLN Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund had net outflows of $65.58M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$9.13M |
| 2026-02 | −$40.24K |
| 2026-01 | −$4.80M |
| 2025-12 | −$6.81M |
| 2025-11 | $797.40K |
| 2025-10 | $408.66K |
QCLN Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
QCLN Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.