First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund
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First Trust NASDAQ® Cln Edge® GrnEngyETF (QCLN)
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Exchange-traded fund
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Gender equality score
46
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Group ranking
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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
22/40
Equal compensation and work life balance
6/30
Policies promoting gender equality
18/20
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
0/10
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Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
- 1. First Solar Inc8.22% of assets$41.89M invested
- 2. Sunrun Inc1.82% of assets$9.29M invested
- 3. Albemarle Corp3.47% of assets$17.7M invested
- 4. Acuity Inc3.84% of assets$19.56M invested
- 5. Tesla Inc9.69% of assets$49.39M invested
- 6. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc1.74% of assets$8.89M invested
- 7. Rivian Automotive Inc Class A7.48% of assets$38.12M invested
- 8. Brookfield Renewable Partners LP3.34% of assets$17.04M invested
- 9. Ormat Technologies Inc2.67% of assets$13.61M invested
- 10. Universal Display Corp3.12% of assets$15.89M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
- 1. Power Integrations Inc1.03% of assets$5.25M invested
- 2. Lucid Group Inc Shs3.31% of assets$16.89M invested
- 3. Advanced Energy Industries Inc2.93% of assets$14.94M invested
- 4. Nextracker Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A4% of assets$20.39M invested
- 5. Itron Inc2.6% of assets$13.26M invested
- 6. Allegro Microsystems Inc Ordinary Shares2.47% of assets$12.58M invested
- 7. EnerSys1.93% of assets$9.85M invested
- 8. MP Materials Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A5% of assets$25.5M invested
- 9. Enphase Energy Inc2.11% of assets$10.77M invested
- 10. SolarEdge Technologies Inc1% of assets$5.11M invested
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