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First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (QCLN)

Miscellaneous Sector | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
48.89 USD -1.66 (-3.284%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 49.37 +0.48 (0.982%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:53 a.m. EDT

The clean energy sector is showing signs of a potential rebound, with the fund trading near its 52-week lows but supported by a robust long-term recovery trend. Over the last nine years, the asset has delivered a massive 152% cumulative gain, erasing previous declines and ending the most recent year on a positive note. While the trailing P/E of 33 suggests the market is pricing in continued growth, the technical setup is compelling: the price is hovering just below key moving averages, creating a classic springboard scenario. Options data confirms this sentiment, with traders aggressively buying calls at higher strikes while keeping put protection minimal. However, the dividend yield is negligible at 0.17%, offering no income cushion during the volatility. For investors willing to ride the cyclical bounce in green energy, the risk-reward profile looks favorable now, though the lack of immediate earnings acceleration warrants caution.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.145366
AutoARIMA0.145366
MSTL0.160355
AutoTheta0.170935

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 3.61
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.290
Excess Kurtosis -0.05
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 31.76

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:53 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside breakout, evidenced by heavy open interest concentration in out-of-the-money calls at strikes 60 and 70 for the September expiration. This bullish skew contrasts sharply with the muted put activity, which is clustered near the money or slightly out-of-the-money, suggesting limited hedging demand compared to speculative leverage.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.02% 0.19% 0.47% 0.42%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.007 0.015254
2025-12-12 0.044 0.097066
2025-09-25 0.032 0.076299
2025-06-26 0.017 0.051422
2025-03-27 0.020 0.067363
2024-12-13 0.040 0.110834
2024-09-26 0.078 0.218549
2024-06-27 0.177 0.505137
2023-12-22 0.082 0.192941
2023-09-22 0.026 0.060861
2023-06-27 0.159 0.322058
2023-03-24 0.052 0.105498
2022-12-23 0.086 0.177539
2022-09-23 0.058 0.098639
2022-06-24 0.011 0.019823
2021-06-24 0.007 0.010584
2020-12-24 0.071 0.100781
2020-09-24 0.018 0.045907
2020-06-25 0.070 0.243224
2020-03-26 0.054 0.255078
2019-12-13 0.029 0.122725
2019-09-25 0.114 0.522217
2019-06-14 0.024 0.119344
2019-03-21 0.044 0.212458
2018-12-18 0.083 0.459071
2018-09-14 0.032 0.157791
2018-06-21 0.057 0.286720
2018-03-22 0.010 0.049925
2017-12-21 0.031 0.150559
2017-09-21 0.016 0.084122
2017-06-22 0.026 0.144124
2017-03-23 0.019 0.116564
2016-12-21 0.015 0.095602
2016-09-21 0.084 0.572207
2016-06-22 0.052 0.365939
2016-03-23 0.041 0.283149
2015-12-23 0.038 0.236465
2015-09-23 0.025 0.173491
2015-06-24 0.025 0.128139
2015-03-25 0.028 0.151844
2014-12-23 0.050 0.289017
2014-09-23 0.038 0.195072
2014-06-24 0.032 0.160562
2014-03-25 0.015 0.072115
2013-12-18 0.010 0.058072
2013-09-20 0.014 0.087445
2013-06-21 0.038 0.279001
2013-03-21 0.011 0.099368
2012-12-21 0.043 0.457447
2012-09-21 0.073 0.780749
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.17
dividendDate 2017-03-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 90.0
All Time Low 7.83
Ask 51.37
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 171,670
Average Daily Volume3 Month 223,726
Average Volume 223,726
Average Volume10Days 171,670
Beta3 Year 2.16
Bid 51.33
Bid Size 10
Category Miscellaneous Sector
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 50.37
Day Low 48.69
Dividend Date 1,490,918,400
Dividend Yield 0.17
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.5394863
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 53.645
Fifty Day Average Change -4.755001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.08863829
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 31.424736
Fifty Two Week High 69.2
Fifty Two Week High Change -20.309998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2934971
Fifty Two Week Low 36.69
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.200001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.33251572
Fifty Two Week Range 36.69 - 69.2
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,171,463,400,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0493802
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -1.66
Fullday Change Percent -3.28388
Fullday Price 49.37
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,170,892,800
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 securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to track the performance of small, mid and large capitalization clean energy companies that are publicly traded in the United States. It is non-diversified.
Long Name First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_32676659
Nav Price 50.53
Net Assets 586,610,050.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.59
Open 50.37
Phone 630-241-4141
Post Market Change 0.47999954
Post Market Change Percent 0.98179495
Post Market Price 49.37
Post Market Time 1,787,961,567
Previous Close 50.55
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.66
Regular Market Change Percent -3.28388
Regular Market Day High 50.37
Regular Market Day Low 48.69
Regular Market Day Range 48.69 - 50.37
Regular Market Open 50.37
Regular Market Previous Close 50.55
Regular Market Price 48.89
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 151,056
Short Name First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge G
Source Interval 15
Symbol QCLN
Three Year Average Return 0.0419878
Total Assets 586,610,048
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 31.757347
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -15.93041
Trailing Three Month Returns -15.93041
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 51.8856
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.9956017
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.05773474
Type Disp ETF
Volume 151,056
Yield 0.0017
Ytd Return 10.58166