First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund
QCLN

$35.59

0.85%

Market Cap: $749M

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Funds holding %

of 6,728 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

406% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.08M | Put options by funds: $214K

5.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.8% [Q1] → 24.87% (-5.94%) [Q2]

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 208 [Q1] → 194 (-14) [Q2]

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $244M [Q1] → $179M (-$64.9M) [Q2]

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 35

49% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 83

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