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

Miscellaneous Sector | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
53.61 USD +0.39 (0.733%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:18 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:13 p.m. EDT

QCLN has shown some recent momentum with price movements hovering around its 50-day average, but there is volatility and a recent dip. The fund has a moderate dividend yield, with a history of dividend payouts, suggesting some income potential. However, the short-term forecast shows minimal predicted price change, and the long-term outlook is uncertain due to the sector's volatility. Investors should consider the sector's growth potential and the fund's exposure to clean energy, but remain cautious given the mixed options activity and forecasted low directional movement.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.043640
AutoARIMA0.044001
MSTL0.049241
AutoTheta0.065557

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 11.03
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.694
Excess Kurtosis -0.59
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 33.49

As of April 11, 2026, 4:13 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests a mixed sentiment. The recent calls show some positioning around the current price, with notable interest in strikes slightly above the current price, indicating potential bullish sentiment. However, the puts show limited activity, with some focus on strikes below the current price, suggesting cautiousness. The IV levels are relatively low, indicating uncertainty or lack of strong directional bias among speculators.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.02% 0.24% 0.58% 0.43%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.007 0.015254
2025-12-12 0.044 0.097080
2025-09-25 0.032 0.076383
2025-06-26 0.017 0.051517
2025-03-27 0.020 0.067523
2024-12-13 0.040 0.111172
2024-09-26 0.078 0.219461
2024-06-27 0.177 0.508380
2023-12-22 0.082 0.195168
2023-09-22 0.026 0.061683
2023-06-27 0.159 0.326603
2023-03-24 0.052 0.107340
2022-12-23 0.086 0.180828
2022-09-23 0.058 0.100643
2022-06-24 0.011 0.020246
2021-06-24 0.007 0.010811
2020-12-24 0.071 0.102959
2020-09-24 0.018 0.046946
2020-06-25 0.070 0.248844
2020-03-26 0.054 0.261609
2019-12-13 0.029 0.126195
2019-09-25 0.114 0.537642
2019-06-14 0.024 0.123516
2019-03-21 0.044 0.220142
2018-12-18 0.083 0.476693
2018-09-14 0.032 0.164605
2018-06-21 0.057 0.299576
2018-03-22 0.010 0.052311
2017-12-21 0.031 0.157832
2017-09-21 0.016 0.088319
2017-06-22 0.026 0.151441
2017-03-23 0.019 0.122662
2016-12-21 0.015 0.100720
2016-09-21 0.084 0.603413
2016-06-22 0.052 0.388118
2016-03-23 0.041 0.301397
2015-12-23 0.038 0.252393
2015-09-23 0.025 0.185619
2015-06-24 0.025 0.137331
2015-03-25 0.028 0.162942
2014-12-23 0.050 0.310597
2014-09-23 0.038 0.210246
2014-06-24 0.032 0.173389
2014-03-25 0.015 0.077999
2013-12-18 0.010 0.062856
2013-09-20 0.014 0.094703
2013-06-21 0.038 0.302423
2013-03-21 0.011 0.108009
2012-12-21 0.043 0.497714
2012-09-21 0.073 0.853301
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-03-31
dividendYield 0.22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 90.0
All Time Low 7.83
Ask 53.77
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 76,390
Average Daily Volume3 Month 83,706
Average Volume 83,706
Average Volume10Days 76,390
Beta3 Year 1.8
Bid 53.57
Bid Size 1
Category Miscellaneous Sector
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 54.18
Day Low 53.37
Dividend Date 1,490,918,400
Dividend Yield 0.22
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.6009951
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 48.5636
Fifty Day Average Change 5.046402
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.10391326
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 109.89747
Fifty Two Week High 54.18
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.5699997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0105204815
Fifty Two Week Low 24.99
Fifty Two Week Low Change 28.62
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.1452582
Fifty Two Week Range 24.99 - 54.18
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,171,463,400,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0362491
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
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 REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_32676659
Nav Price 53.24
Net Assets 544,016,700.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.56
Open 53.98
Phone 630-241-4141
Previous Close 53.22
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.3899994
Regular Market Change Percent 0.732806
Regular Market Day High 54.18
Regular Market Day Low 53.37
Regular Market Day Range 53.37 - 54.18
Regular Market Open 53.98
Regular Market Previous Close 53.22
Regular Market Price 53.61
Regular Market Time 1,776,449,910
Regular Market Volume 52,976
Short Name First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge G
Source Interval 15
Symbol QCLN
Three Year Average Return 0.0327657
Total Assets 544,016,704
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 33.485424
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 4.32232
Trailing Three Month Returns 4.32232
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 43.88615
Two Hundred Day Average Change 9.72385
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.22156991
Type Disp ETF
Volume 52,976
Yield 0.0022
Ytd Return 4.32232