FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QCLN)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index. The QCLN ETF contains 53 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the North America region.
Price $51.44 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 0.13% |
| Expense ratio | 0.6% |
| Average spread | 0.078% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.678% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -16.0% | 4.6% | 8.2% | -19.2% | 6.8% | -6.4% | 19.4% | 2.8% | -11.0% | -9.7% | -20.5% | ||
| 2021 | 13.7% | -8.5% | -6.2% | -5.5% | -3.6% | 10.8% | -3.5% | 0.3% | -6.6% | 23.7% | -0.4% | -11.9% | 2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -0.6% | -23.3% | 22.1% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 17.4% | 24.1% | 2.4% | 6.8% | 33.8% | 10.9% | 120.3% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | 7.7% | -3.8% | 4.3% | -10.3% | 12.4% | 5.3% | -4.4% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 8.6% | 38.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -4.3% | -1.6% | -1.8% | 5.2% | -3.0% | 2.4% | 2.7% | -3.7% | -5.0% | 4.5% | -9.5% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | 5.2% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.8% | -1.1% | 2.6% | 6.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 28.6% |
| 2016 | -10.6% | -0.7% | 4.2% | 0.6% | -1.2% | -2.6% | 8.2% | -3.1% | 1.6% | -4.0% | 4.5% | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | -3.7% | 10.9% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 3.8% | -5.7% | -7.6% | -11.0% | -7.4% | 6.6% | -0.9% | 8.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | 10.2% | -1.7% | -7.1% | -1.0% | 10.2% | -7.1% | 9.7% | -8.7% | -4.3% | -2.7% | -2.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 7.9% | 19.8% | -1.3% | 12.0% | -5.4% | 8.9% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 70.3% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | 1.5% | -1.8% | -6.0% | -14.3% | 7.5% | -6.2% | 4.7% | -1.8% | -3.1% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | 1.4% | -1.2% | 0.7% | -5.2% | -5.0% | -9.7% | -10.1% | -19.3% | 11.5% | -7.9% | -6.7% | -49.1% |
| 35.2% | 31.1% | -21.7% | -1.9% | 13.8% | 31.5% | 35.4% | 9.3% | -41.6% | 35.2% | 40.4% | 7.2% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.07 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.21 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.21 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.18 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.09 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.19 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.12 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.14 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.07 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.12 | ||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.37 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Tesla Inc | 10.81% |
| Enphase Energy, Inc. | 7.57% |
| Albemarle Corporation | 7.03% |
| NIO Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | 6.84% |
| ON Semiconductor Corporation | 5.56% |
| Plug Power Inc. | 5.26% |
| SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. | 4.10% |
| XPeng, Inc. ADR Sponsored Class A | 3.71% |
| Wolfspeed Inc | 3.64% |
| First Solar, Inc. | 3.09% |
| Sunrun Inc. | 2.88% |
| Brookfield Renewable Partners LP | 2.69% |
| Universal Display Corporation | 2.12% |
| ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. Class A | 1.89% |
| Acuity Brands, Inc. | 1.78% |
| Top 15 Weights | 68.97% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| QCLN | FCVT | IPO | IRBO | LOUP | XKCP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund | First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF | Renaissance IPO ETF | iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF | Innovator Loup Frontier Tech ETF | SPDR Kensho Clean Power ETF |
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust | Renaissance | iShares | Innovator | N/A |
| Price | $51.44 | $31.24 | $27.62 | $23.47 | $27.3818 | $77.34 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.6% |  0.95% | 0.6% |  0.47% | 0.7% | 0.45% |
| Average Spread | 0.078% | 0.704% | 0.181% | 0.469% | 0.402% | 0.155% |
| AUM | $1,987,520,000 | $181,545,000 | $203,644,000 | $229,236,000 | $37,714,900 | $0 |
| Shares | 38,637,717 | 5,811,299 | 7,373,065 | 9,767,189 | 1,377,372 | 0 |
| Average Daily Volume | 259,403 | 45,953 | 43,923 | 45,010 | 8,600 | 25,650 |
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| Inception Date | 2007-02-08 | 2015-11-03 | 2013-10-14 | 2018-06-26 | 2018-07-25 | 2018-10-22 |
| Index Tracked | NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index | No Underlying Index | Renaissance IPO Index | NYSE FactSet Global Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Index | Loup Frontier Tech Index | S&P Kensho Clean Power Index |
| Category | Alternative Energy Equities | Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds | All Cap Equities | Global Equities | Global Equities | Alternative Energy Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Bond | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid/Small Caps | Large/Mid/Small Caps | Large/Mid/Small Caps | |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | |
| Region | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America | |
| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | Broad | Broad | Broad | Broad |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $0.069 | $10.221 | $0 | $1.047 | $0 | $1.196 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.001% | 0.327% | 0.000% | 0.045% | 0.000% | 0.015% |
| Number of Holdings | 53 | 0 | 72 | 104 | 29 | 42 |
| YTD Return | -24.23% | -22.22% | -52.25% | -43.02% | -48.91% | -13.52% |
| Beta | 1.41 | 0.73 | 1.38 | 1.05 | 1.30 | 1.42 |
| Upside Beta | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.63 | 0.91 |
| Downside Beta | -0.17 | -0.02 | -0.27 | 0.40 | 0.57 | 1.23 |
| Volatility 1Y | 47.98% | 18.35% | 52.88% | 33.79% | 39.99% | 38.72% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | 1.71 | 0.73 | -0.09 | -0.12 | 0.22 | 1.38 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |