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First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN)

Miscellaneous Sector | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
24.31 USD +0.45 (1.889%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:17 a.m. EDT

The First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF presents a classic case of a sector caught between strong long-term tailwinds and short-term stagnation. Fundamentally, the business has recovered nicely from its multi-year slump, posting a +8.31% gain last year and a cumulative +45.78% rise over the last nine years. The market has clearly reassessed the asset's quality, moving it from a deep value trap to a solid growth story with a 2.5x P/E ratio. However, the short-term outlook remains murky. The price has been flat to slightly down over the last two months, trading below its 50-day average, which suggests the recent recovery hasn't yet translated into broad-based momentum. The options market confirms this apathy; there is virtually no speculative capital flowing in, leaving the ETF to drift without a clear catalyst. While the long-term thesis on renewables remains intact, the immediate path forward lacks the explosive velocity required for a high-conviction entry.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.070975
AutoTheta0.083008
MSTL0.120429
AutoARIMA0.134830

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 8.40
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.252
Excess Kurtosis -1.17
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 24.32

As of July 11, 2026, 4:17 a.m. EDT: Options flow shows a distinct lack of speculative positioning. Call volume and open interest are negligible across all expirations, with no significant out-of-the-money bets indicating a bullish breakout. Put activity is similarly sparse, though there is a modest concentration of open interest at strikes significantly above the current price (26.0 and 28.0), suggesting a defensive hedge against a potential rally rather than a bet on a crash. Implied volatility is extremely low, reflecting a market that sees this ETF as a low-beta, low-conviction holding with limited immediate directional risk.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.35% 1.12% 1.32% 1.48%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.087 0.354235
2025-12-12 0.055 0.269608
2025-09-25 0.093 0.492324
2025-06-26 0.107 0.583743
2025-03-27 0.021 0.136364
2024-12-13 0.025 0.163185
2024-09-26 0.047 0.260677
2024-06-27 0.127 0.774863
2024-03-21 0.026 0.170157
2023-12-22 0.038 0.234713
2023-09-22 0.079 0.527370
2023-06-27 0.125 0.729288
2023-03-24 0.041 0.241176
2022-12-23 0.044 0.258065
2022-09-23 0.087 0.545455
2022-06-24 0.096 0.549199
2022-03-25 0.033 0.173137
2021-12-23 0.056 0.277916
2021-09-23 0.143 0.655963
2021-06-24 0.113 0.524849
2021-03-25 0.052 0.243104
2020-12-24 0.027 0.119416
2020-09-24 0.034 0.201780
2020-06-25 0.093 0.655391
2020-03-26 0.040 0.322581
2019-12-13 0.103 0.718772
2019-09-25 0.057 0.428571
2019-06-14 0.102 0.776847
2019-03-21 0.092 0.700152
2018-12-18 0.057 0.486348
2018-09-14 0.063 0.508475
2018-06-21 0.147 1.153846
2018-03-22 0.040 0.304183
2017-09-21 0.055 0.418569
2017-06-22 0.241 1.884285
2017-03-23 0.047 0.377814
2016-12-21 0.559 4.903509
2016-09-21 0.048 0.354767
2016-06-22 0.050 0.397141
2016-03-23 0.050 0.445236
2015-12-23 0.067 0.581093
2015-09-23 0.038 0.371094
2015-06-24 0.144 1.222411
2015-03-25 0.019 0.172884
2014-12-23 0.146 1.406551
2014-09-23 0.028 0.237893
2014-06-24 0.063 0.479817
2014-03-25 0.028 0.236887
2013-12-18 0.019 0.175926
2013-09-20 0.017 0.166830
2013-06-21 0.040 0.483676
2013-03-21 0.005 0.064935
2012-12-21 0.025 0.359195
2012-09-21 0.088 1.271676
2011-06-21 0.058 0.561471
2010-06-22 0.092 0.875357
2009-12-22 0.267 1.783567
2009-06-23 0.055 0.393983
2008-12-23 0.041 0.340249
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.94

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 29.45
All Time Low 5.45
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 93,530
Average Daily Volume3 Month 104,619
Average Volume 104,619
Average Volume10Days 93,530
Beta3 Year 0.98
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 300
Category Miscellaneous Sector
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 24.46
Day Low 24.28
Dividend Yield 0.94
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.999497
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 25.4708
Fifty Day Average Change -1.1608009
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.04557379
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 31.121899
Fifty Two Week High 27.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.9899998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1095238
Fifty Two Week Low 18.14
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.34013233
Fifty Two Week Range 18.14 - 27.3
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,214,573,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0410565
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,213,574,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the common stocks and depositary receipts that comprise the index. The index provides a benchmark for investors interested in tracking public companies throughout the world that are active in the wind energy industry. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the index, a security must be issued by a company that is actively engaged in some aspect of the wind energy industry. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_46091667
Nav Price 24.34
Net Assets 304,370,880.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.6
Open 24.34
Phone 630-241-4141
Previous Close 23.8593
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.450699
Regular Market Change Percent 1.88899
Regular Market Day High 24.46
Regular Market Day Low 24.28
Regular Market Day Range 24.28 - 24.46
Regular Market Open 24.34
Regular Market Previous Close 23.8593
Regular Market Price 24.31
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,200
Regular Market Volume 43,744
Short Name First Trust Global Wind Energy
Source Interval 15
Symbol FAN
Three Year Average Return 0.1303794
Total Assets 304,370,880
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 24.322233
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 1.49314
Trailing Three Month Returns 1.49314
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 22.91485
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.3951492
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.060884066
Type Disp ETF
Volume 43,744
Yield 0.0094
Ytd Return 21.7819