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First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy ETF Units (QCLN : TSX)

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019

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Close
(03-10-2026)
$21.00
Change
$0.31 (1.50%)
Open $21.10
Day Range $21.10 - $21.10
Volume 114

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 30, 2014): 1.51%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -1.56% 4.09% 26.90% 7.85% 50.35% 18.08% -3.08% -3.07% -6.42% -3.73% -3.48% -2.59% -1.59% 1.48%
Benchmark 4.47% 6.01% 10.76% 6.27% 13.66% 15.37% 14.56% 11.17% 9.79% 12.87% 10.79% 10.60% 10.03% 11.84%
Category Average 1.78% 4.31% 4.31% 4.21% 6.98% 6.54% 7.49% 4.70% 4.93% 7.48% 5.76% 5.28% 5.61% 7.08%
Category Rank 329 / 329 93 / 329 1 / 309 46 / 329 1 / 303 8 / 272 267 / 267 250 / 250 243 / 243 203 / 203 194 / 194 181 / 181 161 / 161 159 / 159
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -6.25% -7.12% 8.36% 7.41% 9.83% 6.46% 12.22% 11.71% -2.75% -3.48% 9.56% -1.56%
Benchmark -6.25% -5.32% 5.58% 3.68% 3.25% 2.29% 2.31% 0.93% 1.19% -0.25% 1.73% 4.47%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

20.81% (October 2021)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-23.87% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 14.10% 9.75% -4.63% 19.32% 3.21% -9.92% -25.60% -12.24% -12.13% 25.60%
Benchmark 14.08% 8.66% -2.87% 21.65% 11.78% 20.00% -11.77% 13.76% 24.39% 7.19%
Category Average 9.80% 10.84% -7.63% 15.90% 4.61% 23.16% -17.30% 11.64% 13.19% 1.07%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 1
Category Rank 51/ 158 82/ 161 105/ 181 107/ 192 160/ 199 243/ 243 241/ 249 267/ 267 271/ 271 1/ 300

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.60% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-25.60% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 92.11
Income Trust Units 4.01
International Equity 2.86
Canadian Equity 0.93
Cash and Equivalents 0.10

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 25.80
Industrial Goods 21.30
Consumer Goods 14.03
Energy 12.93
Basic Materials 10.51
Other 15.43

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.51
Latin America 5.08
Africa and Middle East 0.91
Europe 0.51

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
First Trust NASDAQ Cln Eg Grn Enrgy Idx ETF (QCLN) 99.91
US DOLLAR 0.07
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.02

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy ETF Units

Median

Other - U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 30.99% 33.46% 27.05%
Beta 1.29% 1.35% 1.17%
Alpha -0.17% -0.15% -0.09%
Rsquared 0.39% 0.40% 0.49%
Sharpe -0.07% -0.12% 0.12%
Sortino -0.06% -0.17% 0.11%
Treynor -0.02% -0.03% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency - - 73.03%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 25.34% 30.99% 33.46% 27.05%
Beta 1.35% 1.29% 1.35% 1.17%
Alpha 0.26% -0.17% -0.15% -0.09%
Rsquared 0.44% 0.39% 0.40% 0.49%
Sharpe 1.65% -0.07% -0.12% 0.12%
Sortino 3.73% -0.06% -0.17% 0.11%
Treynor 0.31% -0.02% -0.03% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 99.89% - - 73.03%

Fund Details

Start Date October 30, 2014
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $23.10
52 Week Low $11.29
Annual Dividend $0.02
Annual Yield -
Index StrataQuant® Financials Index
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

The Fund will seek to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of an index of U.S. listed companies designed to track the performance of clean energy companies engaged in manufacturing, development, distribution and installation of emerging clean-energy technologies including, but not limited to, solar photovoltaics, biofuels and advanced batteries, initially the NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of each First Trust Index ETF is to invest in and hold, directly or indirectly, a proportionate share of the Constituent Securities of the applicable Index, or Other Securities, to seek to replicate the performance of such Index. The First Trust ETFs may also hold cash and cash equivalents or other money market instruments to fund current liabilities. The Manager may use a sampling methodology in selecting investments for the First Trust Index ETFs.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

First Trust Advisors LP

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

FT Portfolios Canada Co.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

TSX Trust Company

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.73%
Management Fee 0.15%

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