Exchange-traded fund
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund
TickerQCLNsocially responsible
Fund manager
First Trust
Gun grade: No holdings flagged for our civilian firearm screens. Assigned a grade of A.
How we track gun investments
A
0
gun stocks found
0%
of assets flagged
Data as of 2/28/23
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Civilian firearms
Gun manufacturers
Gun manufacturers
Manufacturers of civilian firearms
0 direct stock holdings
Major gun retailers
Major gun retailers
Largest public retailers of civilian firearms
0 direct stock holdings
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund $QCLN has no gun manufacturer or major gun retailer stock holdings!
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on QCLN at Morningstar.com
Current fund
QCLN
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund
Family
First Trust
Category
Miscellaneous Sector
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 2/28/23
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
10% more in annualized returns
Less invested in civilian firearms 
0.49% less invested
Current fund
QCLN
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund
Family
First Trust
Category
Miscellaneous Sector
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 2/28/23
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
10% more in annualized returns
Less invested in civilian firearms 
0.49% less invested
Current fund
QCLN
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund
Family
First Trust
Category
Miscellaneous Sector
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 2/28/23
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
10% more in annualized returns
Less invested in civilian firearms 
0.49% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gun investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Civilian firearm
This fund
QCLN - First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund
-9.65%
27%
23%
18%
0% 
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
-8.15%
8.81%
5.88%
8.09%
0.49% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-1.5%
18%
17%
10%
0.49%  lower
Find more financial data on QCLN at Morningstar.com
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