First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (NASDAQ:QCLN) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s Why

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (NASDAQ:QCLN – Get Free Report) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 158,296 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 5% from the previous session’s volume of 150,152 shares.The stock last traded at $62.2540 and had previously closed at $61.67.

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund Trading Up 2.1%

The business’s 50-day moving average is $58.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $51.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $793.16 million, a PE ratio of 23.20 and a beta of 1.62.

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First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 26th were given a dividend of $0.0068 per share. This represents a $0.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 26th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Private Trust Co. NA purchased a new position in First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund by 31.4% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund in the 4th quarter valued at about $75,000. Finally, Comerica Bank boosted its position in First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund by 18.7% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 3,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,000 after buying an additional 530 shares during the last quarter.

About First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund

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First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (the Fund), formerly First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge U.S. Liquid Series Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index (the Index) (formerly NASDAQ Clean Edge U.S. Liquid Series Index). The Index is an equity index designed to track the performance of clean energy companies that are publicly traded in the United States, and includes companies engaged in the manufacturing, development, distribution and installation of clean-energy technologies, including, but not limited to, solar photovoltaics, biofuels and advanced batteries.

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