First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund

QCLN

Valor de mercado US$ 494 mi

The global energy transition is advancing, but fossil fuels still outperform renewables on return rates, slowing structural change. Renewables have achieved cost competitiveness and scale, yet overcoming the price barrier requires robust public policy and carbon pricing.

Six months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, governments across Europe and Asia are scrambling to accelerate a renewables build-out in a bid to cut dependence on fossil fuel imports, providing a fresh impetus to the global energy transition.

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Idx Fd ETF performance is closely tied to U.S. political outcomes and federal clean energy policy. QCLN outperformed the S&P 500 and iShares Russell 3000 ETF over the past year, rebounding as the 2026 midterm elections approach. Historical spikes in the CELS Index, which QCLN tracks, followed Democratic policy momentum and major climate-related legislation.

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China plans to increase wind and solar power generation by 53% over the next five years, under a renewable energy plan ​released on Thursday that for the first time makes its green power ‌target binding.

While volatile oil prices have taken much of the spotlight in the energy sector this year, increasing global energy security concerns amid geopolitical tensions, soaring data center energy demand, and substantial international investment have propelled clean energy ETF gains in 2026.

Trump administration policies that have stalled permits for renewable energy projects are putting more than $121 billion of investment at risk and slowing development of ​wind, solar and storage capacity needed to meet rising power demand, according ‌to a report published on Monday.

Solar bulls love to point at the 12-month chart for Invesco Solar ETF (NYSEARCA:TAN) and call it a comeback story.

The European Union's ban on public funding for Chinese-made solar inverters could affect more than a fifth of new solar capacity, exposing a growing tension between energy security fears and the bloc's race to meet climate targets.

The U.S. has added some of the world's largest solar ​and battery manufacturers to a list ‌of companies it believes are aiding China's military.