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First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund

34.68 USD
+0.73
2.15%
At close Dec 20, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
34.71
+0.03
0.09%
1 day
2.15%
5 days
-3.45%
1 month
3.58%
3 months
-0.57%
6 months
-0.12%
Year to date
-16.29%
1 year
-15.80%
5 years
41.38%
10 years
100.93%
0
Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

32% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $237K | Put options by funds: $180K

4.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.26% [Q2] → 23.19% (-4.07%) [Q3]

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 195 [Q2] → 179 (-16) [Q3]

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $197M [Q2] → $175M (-$21.1M) [Q3]

46% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 35

59% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 80

Research analyst outlook

We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for QCLN.

Financial journalist opinion

Positive
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