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Performance analysis of QCLN (FIRST TRUST NASDAQ CLEAN EDGE GREEN ENERGY INDEX FUND)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, QCLN has had an average annual return of -0.08%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.

Over the past 5 years, QCLN has had an average annual return of -3.70%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.

Over the past 10 years, QCLN has had an average annual return of +14.10%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.

Since Feb 14, 2007, QCLN has had an average annual return of +5.69%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +10.81% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+19.12%+31.81%-18.87%-10.02%-30.37%-3.21%+183.98%+42.66%-12.37%+32.33%-2.70%-6.21%
20142013201220112010200920082007
-3.15%+93.92%-1.91%-41.60%+2.18%+42.33%-65.79%+65.50%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+10.47%-1.73%-3.99%+26.21%+13.06%-7.52%-13.39%+19.12%
2025-1.18%-9.39%-5.73%-3.04%+8.87%+8.27%+7.96%+7.42%+10.77%+10.87%-2.36%-1.72%+31.81%
2024-17.69%+1.27%-1.34%-6.75%+16.82%-9.52%+7.68%-3.69%+2.04%-7.68%+7.30%-4.50%-18.87%
2023+18.61%-3.95%-2.74%-13.92%+6.76%+6.93%+6.66%-12.88%-10.27%-21.25%+9.02%+15.44%-10.02%
2022-15.98%+4.57%+8.20%-19.19%+6.80%-6.38%+19.41%+2.84%-11.04%-1.05%+4.44%-19.70%-30.37%
2021+13.73%-8.46%-6.17%-5.47%-3.64%+10.77%-3.54%+0.34%-6.55%+23.66%-0.39%-11.85%-3.21%
2020+5.94%-0.65%-23.28%+22.10%+9.88%+10.72%+17.43%+24.13%+2.45%+6.83%+33.79%+10.90%+183.98%
2019+10.27%+7.72%-3.81%+4.33%-10.25%+12.36%+5.31%-4.42%+1.29%+2.19%+4.85%+8.63%+42.66%
2018+2.22%-4.33%-1.62%-1.85%+5.17%-3.00%+2.42%+2.71%-3.75%-5.02%+4.54%-9.51%-12.37%
2017+2.77%+5.22%+0.66%+0.30%+3.81%+3.81%+4.81%-1.11%+2.66%+6.08%-0.20%-0.15%+32.33%

Drawdown analysis of QCLN (FIRST TRUST NASDAQ CLEAN EDGE GREEN ENERGY INDEX FUND)

The maximum drawdown for the QCLN was -76.18%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 2828 trading sessions.

The current QCLN drawdown is -38.47%.

Since Feb 14, 2007 QCLN has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 2 times
  • 40% or more: 3 times
  • 30% or more: 3 times
  • 20% or more: 3 times
  • 10% or more: 7 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-76.18%Dec 31, 2007226Nov 20, 20082828Feb 19, 20203054
-71.73%Feb 9, 20211045Apr 8, 2025OngoingOngoingOngoing
-45.03%Feb 20, 202019Mar 18, 202075Jul 6, 202094
-14.52%Jul 13, 200724Aug 16, 200732Oct 2, 200756
-13.10%Sep 1, 20204Sep 8, 202016Sep 30, 202020
-12.32%Nov 8, 20079Nov 21, 200711Dec 7, 200720
-10.75%Feb 26, 20075Mar 5, 200725Apr 10, 200730
-7.89%Jan 22, 20215Jan 29, 20216Feb 8, 202111
-6.91%Oct 20, 20206Oct 28, 20206Nov 5, 202012
-6.58%Nov 27, 20204Dec 3, 20208Dec 15, 202012
-5.73%Jan 12, 20213Jan 15, 20213Jan 21, 20216
-5.66%Apr 25, 20074May 1, 200723Jun 4, 200727
-4.82%Dec 10, 20075Dec 17, 20074Dec 21, 20079
-4.36%Jun 4, 20073Jun 7, 20076Jun 15, 20079
-4.25%Dec 23, 20203Dec 29, 20204Jan 5, 20217
-4.13%Oct 29, 20075Nov 5, 20071Nov 6, 20076
-4.10%Jul 20, 20209Jul 31, 20202Aug 4, 202011
-3.27%Oct 18, 20071Oct 19, 20072Oct 23, 20073
-2.66%Nov 9, 20201Nov 10, 20201Nov 11, 20202
-2.65%Dec 26, 20072Dec 28, 20071Dec 31, 20073
-2.54%Aug 10, 20201Aug 11, 20201Aug 12, 20202
-2.04%Oct 10, 20073Oct 15, 20073Oct 18, 20076
-1.96%Oct 2, 20072Oct 4, 20071Oct 5, 20073
-1.87%Jul 10, 20201Jul 13, 20201Jul 14, 20202
-1.85%Nov 6, 20071Nov 7, 20071Nov 8, 20072